Hingis serves up double disappointment on return
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Two matches. Two full houses. Two losses. Martina Hingis proved she could still put backsides on seats in her return to the U.S. Open on Friday, even if her service game recalled more the struggles of the past than the triumphs.
Noise no problem as Murray reaches third round
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Andy Murray entered the U.S. Open determined to enjoy every moment but there were times in his second-round triumph over Leonardo Mayer on Friday when all the old frustrations, aggravations and self-admonishment returned.
Young American legacy of Williams sisters emerges
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The legacy of the championship years of the Williams sisters is beginning to emerge, with 10 American women now ranked in the top 100 and members of the younger set beginning to knock on the door of grand slam success.
Spain seeking lift with Madrid’s 2020 ‘austerity bid’
MADRID (Reuters) – For a sports-obsessed country in the grip of a debilitating recession and stained by allegations of political corruption, winning the right to host the 2020 Olympic Games in Madrid is exactly the tonic Spain needs.
IOC top job up for grabs as VP Bach eyes win
(Reuters) – The departure of International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge after 12 years with his sure hand on the tiller marks the end of an era for the global sports organization, and sees six candidates vying to replace him on September 1…
IOC session new stage on Buenos Aires bidding journey
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentine Jose Zubiaur, one of the 13 members of Baron Pierre de Coubertin’s first International Olympic Committee in 1894, would no doubt have been thrilled to see his home city of Buenos Aires host the body’s 2013 congress.
Wrestling eyes quickfire return to the 2020 Games mat
(Reuters) – From an ignominious Olympic exit to a Games return in less than eight months, wrestling can complete a remarkable turnaround when the International Olympic Committee next month votes in one new sport for the 2020 Games.
2020 Games bidders locked in tight race ahead of vote
(Reuters) – The race for three cities hoping to land the 2020 summer Olympics will go down to the wire after two years of campaigning as Istanbul, Madrid and Tokyo grapple with their own problems ahead of the September 7 vote.
Istanbul clings to bid hopes as blows rain down
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Along the picturesque Bosphorus Straits dividing Europe and Asia, Istanbul is undergoing a transformation which should fill Turkey with confidence in its bid to become the first Muslim country to stage the Olympics in 2020.
Once-reluctant Japanese get behind Tokyo’s bid
TOKYO (Reuters) – Tokyo knows better than most how an Olympic Games can rebrand a city. It did it once already at the 1964 Games, shaking off a war-ravaged reputation and showing a modern face to the world.
