Norman says bad back contributed to ’96 Masters meltdown
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – It is an excuse 17 years in the making but former world number one Greg Norman has finally come up with an explanation for his infamous final-round flop at the 1996 U.S. Masters which gifted Briton Nick Faldo the famed ‘Green Jack…
Nadal moves one set away from U.S. Open triumph
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Rafa Nadal won a tightly-fought third set in the U.S. Open men’s final against world number one Novak Djokovic to move within one set of claiming the championship on Monday.
Presidency row takes spotlight off ‘good year’
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Cycling is on the road to recovery from the Lance Armstrong doping scandal but a good season for the sport has been overshadowed by a bitter presidency campaign, incumbent Pat McQuaid said on Monday.
Djokovic levels men’s final against Nadal
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic turned up the intensity and outslugged French Open champion Rafa Nadal to win the second set of the U.S. Open men’s final and level the match 2-6 6-3 on Monday.
Bach calm as presidential vote looms
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – In the dwindling hours before a vote to decide who lands the most powerful job in world sport, the man heavily tipped to become the ninth president of the International Olympic Committee, Germany’s Thomas Bach, exudes an easy c…
Rodman to try ‘basketball diplomacy’ with North Korea
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Former NBA player Dennis Rodman hopes some “basketball diplomacy” will open doors with North Korea and possibly lead to dialogue between its leader Kim Jong-un and U.S. President Barack Obama.
Super Bowl contenders flex muscles in Week One
(Reuters) – It may have only been the first week of the National Football League season but that is all that was needed for Super Bowl contenders to reveal themselves while other hopefuls got off to a rocky start.
Serena lucky in love on the tennis court
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Serena Williams admits that having love in her life has been a key to her rousing success over an exhilarating 13 months in which she has won Olympic gold, two U.S. Open titles and a French Open.
Asian Olympic double to unlock continent’s potential
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Asia’s success in landing the Olympic double with the 2020 summer Games in Tokyo and South Korea’s Pyeongchang hosting the 2018 winter Olympics will unlock the continent’s potential, Pyeongchang Games chief said on Monday.
Istanbul rejection as 2020 host was unfair: Erdogan
ANKARA (Reuters) – The choice of Tokyo instead of Istanbul to host the 2020 Olympic Games was unfair and showed that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is ignoring the Muslim world, Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan was quoted as saying on M…
