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MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Petra Kvitova compared the atmosphere created by Greek Maria Sakkari’s supporters on Rod Laver Arena to “a soccer match” but cut through the noise and battled back from a set down to reach the Australian Open quarter-finals … Continue reading Kvitova silences ‘soccer’ crowd to beat Sakkari in Melbourne
FILE PHOTO: Former Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant speaks to reporters at a Major League Soccer event in downtown Los Angeles, U.S. January 15, 2020. REUTERS/Rory Carroll (Reuters) – LeBron James passed Kobe Bryant to become the third-highest career … Continue reading James passes Bryant for third on career scoring list
Tennis – Australian Open – Fourth Round – Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia – January 26, 2020 – Czech Republic’s Petra Kvitova celebrates winning her match against Greece’s Maria Sakkari. REUTERS/Edgar Su MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Highlights of the seventh day at … Continue reading Highlights: Day seven at the Australian Open
(Reuters) – World 800 meters champion Donavan Brazier outran even the pacesetter as he romped to victory in the 600m at the Boston Indoor Grand Prix on Saturday. FILE PHOTO: Athletics – World Athletics Championships – Doha 2019 – Men’s … Continue reading Athletics: Brazier romps to 600m victory at Boston Indoors
The Los Angeles Dodgers might consider the Houston Astros frauds and cheaters, but they want nothing to do with hanging a “fake banner” to represent a championship they did not win on the field. Oct 9, 2019; Los Angeles, CA, … Continue reading MLB notebook: Dodgers don’t want ‘fake banner’
If the words of Cy Young Award winner Jacob deGrom and National League Rookie of the Year Pete Alonso mean anything, the New York Mets ultimately made the right choice by hiring Luis Rojas as manager. Feb 21, 2019; Port … Continue reading Mets stars go to bat for new manager Rojas
Dec 15, 2019; Nashville, TN, USA; Houston Texans wide receiver Will Fuller (15) lines up during the first half against the Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports Houston Texans wide receiver Will Fuller, who had … Continue reading Texans WR Fuller undergoes sports hernia surgery
A Notre Dame football signee is among three teenagers accused of breaking into a business and stealing nine guns, according to a report on Saturday. Lexington, Ky., television station WKYT said Landen Bartleson, 18, and two 16-year-olds face charges of … Continue reading Notre Dame signee faces burglary, other charges
(Reuters) – Alysa Liu successfully defended her women’s title at the U.S. Figure Staking Championships in North Carolina on Friday after the 14-year-old delivered a brilliant free skate routine. Jan 24, 2020; Greensboro, North Carolina, USA; Alysa Liu poses withe … Continue reading Figure skating: Liu defends U.S. title with flawless free skate
FILE PHOTO: Brazil’s Joao Souza reacts after he won a point during his Davis Cup tennis match against Argentina’s Leonardo Mayer in Buenos Aires, March 8, 2015. REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci (Reuters) – Brazilian Joao Souza has been banned from tennis for … Continue reading Tennis: Brazil’s Souza gets life ban for match-fixing
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Sixth seed Belinda Bencic’s hopes of exploiting a string of upsets at the Australian Open lasted exactly 49 minutes on Saturday, just long enough for a ruthless Anett Kontaveit to administer a 6-0 6-1 third-round thrashing at … Continue reading Bencic bandwagon shudders to a halt in Kontaveit rout
WELLINGTON (Reuters) – Double shot-put champion Valerie Adams qualified for her fifth Olympic Games on Saturday after the New Zealander spent almost two years out of competition. FILE PHOTO: Athletics – Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women’s Shot Put … Continue reading Olympics: New Zealand’s double shot-put champ Adams qualifies for fifth Games
