Tiger targets sixth win to lock up Player of Year
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Tiger Woods heads into this week’s Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club with his sights set on a sixth victory of the season which, in all likelihood, would secure him PGA Tour Player of the Year honors.
France, Spain set up tasty Euro semi-final
LJUBLJANA (Reuters) – Holders Spain and 2011 runners-up France set up a mouth-watering European basketball championship semi-final clash after enjoying contrasting wins in the Stozice Arena on Wednesday.
Giants versus Panthers a clash of desperate teams
EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey (Reuters) – Two teams with high aspirations and time running out on them collide on Sunday when the New York Giants visit the Carolina Panthers.
Woods wants more chat over TV’s role in rules issues
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Television evidence has played an increasingly significant role in deciding rules violations on the PGA Tour and Tiger Woods, the most scrutinized player of his era, believes further discussions are needed over its use.
Painful wrist a concern for Stenson at East Lake
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Swede Henrik Stenson holds one of the coveted top-five positions in the FedExCup points standings going into this week’s season-ending Tour Championship but has growing concern over tendinitis in his left wrist.
Scott eager to end ‘great year’ with a flourish
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Masters champion Adam Scott has already enjoyed the best year of his career but knows he could make it a sensational campaign if he can end the 2013 PGA Tour season with a flourish at this week’s Tour Championship.
Cavendish sprints to first stage win in Tour of Britain
(Reuters) – Briton Mark Cavendish won his first stage of the Tour of Britain on Wednesday after a fierce sprint finish into Llanberis at the foot of Mount Snowdon in Wales.
Brazil approves term limits for heads of sports confederations
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Leaders of Brazil’s sporting confederations, many of whom have been in power for decades, will have their time in office restricted under new legislation enacted on Tuesday.
Wild finish looms for teams chasing playoff berths
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Major League Baseball is heading toward a fantastic finish to determine the postseason landscape with less than two weeks to go in the marathon, 162-game regular season.
Heavy wind forces pause in America’s Cup showdown
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – High winds on San Francisco Bay forced a postponement of 34th America’s Cup sailing on Tuesday, delaying a potential final showdown between series leader Emirates Team New Zealand and defender Oracle Team USA.
