Toronto selected as host of 2016 All-Star Game
TORONTO (Reuters) – Toronto was selected as the host of the National Basketball Association’s (NBA) 2016 All-Star Game, marking the first time the showcase event will be held outside of the United States, the league said on Monday.
Nadal breathing down Djokovic’s neck in China
(Reuters) – Rafa Nadal starts the final push to what he hopes will be a return to the top of the world rankings when he gets under way at the China Open on Tuesday.
Comcast to bid for Houston sports network if court forces sale
(Reuters) – Comcast Corp is prepared to bid if it can force a sale of the financially troubled, regional-sports network that carries the games of the Houston Astros baseball team and the Houston Rockets, the city’s basketball team, court papers show.
Munich decides to bid for 2022 Winter Olympics
BERLIN (Reuters) – Bavarian capital Munich, which hosted the 1972 Summer Olympics, will make a bid to stage the Winter Games half a century later in 2022, the German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) said on Monday.
Fernandez-Castano replaces injured Hanson in Seve Trophy
(Reuters) – Spaniard Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano will replace the injured Peter Hanson in the Continental Europe team for this week’s Seve Trophy near Paris, the European Tour announced on Monday.
Azarenka undone by double faults and Petkovic
(Reuters) – A deluge of double faults coupled with bad time management left Victoria Azarenka cursing her luck as she floundered in the first round of the China Open following a 6-4 2-6 6-4 defeat by Germany’s Andrea Petkovic on Monday.
Oracle sailors learned flying for America’s Cup comeback
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The come-from-behind victory of Larry Ellison’s America’s Cup team is a tale of learning how to fly a boat – and pushing the equipment, the rules and the crew to the very limit in the process.
Season that promised so much delivers little for Blue Jays
TORONTO (Reuters) – A season that promised so much and delivered so little for Toronto Blue Jays fans came to a dreary end on Sunday with the city’s World Series dreams buried under the rubble of a last place finish.
Manning sets record with four more TD passes
(Reuters) – Unstoppable Peyton Manning continued his electric start to the NFL season by throwing four touchdown passes as the Denver Broncos moved to 4-0 with a 52-20 crushing of the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday.
Indians grab wild card, Rays-Rangers to duel
(Reuters) – The Cleveland Indians claimed an American League wild card berth, while the Tampa Bay Rays and Texas Rangers extended the season for one more game by finishing in a tie for the league’s second wild card spot on Sunday.
