[ad_1] MOSCOW (Reuters) – Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday that Russia would take measures to defend the interests of the athletes who were disqualified and stripped of medals from the 2014 Sochi Winter…

[ad_1] (Reuters) – Olympic hopeful Satoko Miyahara clinched an emphatic victory in the ladies’ competition at Skate America on Sunday ahead of Japanese compatriot Kaori Sakamoto. Nov 26, 2017; Lake Placid, NY, USA; Kaori Sakamoto…

[ad_1] LILLE, France (Reuters) – France won their 10th Davis Cup title when Lucas Pouille crushed Steve Darcis 6-3 6-1 6-0 to give the hosts a 3-2 victory in the final against neighbours Belgium on…

[ad_1] HONG KONG (Reuters) – Australian Wade Ormsby won his maiden European Tour title with a two-under-par 68 in the final round of the Hong Kong Open on Sunday after Rafa Cabrera-Bello bogeyed the 18th…

[ad_1] ABU DHABI (Reuters) – British teenage gamer Brendon Leigh became Formula One’s first eSports champion after winning the finale in Abu Dhabi on Saturday. The 18-year-old kitchen manager from Reading, who had never before…

[ad_1] LILLE, France (Reuters) – France captain Yannick Noah gambled on an untested pair for the pivotal Davis Cup final doubles against Belgium on Saturday but Richard Gasquet and Pierre-Hugues Herbert’s win ensured he was…

[ad_1] SYDNEY (Reuters) – Former world number one Jason Day will take a one-stroke lead into the final day of the Australian Open after firing up on the back nine and shooting a third-round two-under…

[ad_1] (Reuters) – Frenchman Adrien Theaux, still mourning the death of team mate David Poisson in a training crash, posted the fastest time in final practice on Friday for the opening men’s alpine World Cup…

[ad_1] LILLE, France (Reuters) – Jo-Wilfried Tsonga demolished Steve Darcis 6-3 6-2 6-1 to bring France level at 1-1 with Belgium after the first day of the Davis Cup final on Friday. Tennis – Davis…

[ad_1] JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s Supreme Court increased Oscar Pistorius’ murder sentence on Friday to 13 years and five months after the state argued his original sentence of six years for killing his girlfriend…

[ad_1] MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Bernard Tomic has been offered the chance to win a wild card for January’s Australian Open in a 16-man playoff in Melbourne next month but has not said whether he will…

[ad_1] ABU DHABI (Reuters) – Double world champion Fernando Alonso has become the first Formula One driver to launch his own eSport virtual racing team. Formula One F1 – Brazilian Grand Prix 2017 – Sao…

[ad_1] (Reuters) – European Team captain Thomas Bjorn tapped into Paul Casey’s vast match play experience on Thursday in naming the Englishman as one of his two wildcard selections for January’s EurAsia Cup against hosts…

[ad_1] SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea is considering scrapping a regular military exercise with U.S. forces next year to minimize the risk of an aggressive North Korean reaction during the Winter Olympics in the South,…

[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Jean Todt is sure to be re-elected for a third term as president of Formula One’s governing body after the International Automobile Federation (FIA) said on Wednesday that no other candidates…

[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Polish driver Robert Kubica will test for Williams again in Abu Dhabi next week as he presses for a Formula One comeback with the former world champions. Rallying – Rally of…

[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – A Dutch sales manager whose teenage hopes of a motorsport career ended when the money ran out won an eSports competition on Tuesday to become a McLaren Formula One simulator driver.…

[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Players will have an additional five seconds between points at next year’s Australian Open but time-wasters will have nowhere to hide thanks to the introduction of shot-clocks. Serbia’s Novak Djokovic serves…

[ad_1] FUKUOKA/TOKYO, Japan – (Reuters) – A probe into an assault by a sumo grand champion against a junior wrestler threatens to stain the image of Japan’s ancient national sport just as its popularity was…

[ad_1] FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (Reuters) – The aircraft piloted by Roy Halladay made a sharp dive before crashing into the Gulf of Mexico earlier this month, killing the retired baseball star, federal investigators said on…

[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Beaten but exhilarated, Belgium’s David Goffin believes his exceptional run at the ATP Finals has strengthened him for the last great challenge of his breakthrough season — helping his country win…

[ad_1] PRAGUE (Reuters) – Czech tennis player Jana Novotna, a Wimbledon champion in 1998 and 16-time grand slam winner in doubles and mixed doubles, has died at the age of 49 after a long battle…

[ad_1] (The Sports Xchange) – Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant missed Sunday night’s game against the Brooklyn Nets with a sprained left ankle, the team announced. Nov 18, 2017; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Golden State…

[ad_1] (Reuters) – Double Formula One world champion Fernando Alonso turned rookie for a day on Sunday when he tried out Toyota’s world endurance championship car in a test that could lead to a Le…

[ad_1] TOKYO (Reuters) – U.S. Open champion Brooks Koepka stormed to victory at the Japan Tour’s Dunlop Phoenix Tournament on Sunday, finishing with an eagle flourish to retain the title by nine shots after a…

[ad_1] BOGOTA (Reuters) – A Colombian soccer match between Junior and Deportivo Pasto was postponed on Saturday after the visitors’ bus was attacked, leaving a player and two members of the backroom staff injured, the…

[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – As if clocking up a first victory over Rafael Nadal was not enough, David Goffin continued breaking new ground by stunning Roger Federer at the ATP Finals on Saturday to claim…

[ad_1] TOKYO (Reuters) – Defending champion Brooks Koepka will take a four-stroke lead into the final day of the Dunlop Phoenix Tournament after firing a sizzling seven-under-par 64 in the third round on Saturday. FILE…

[ad_1] (Reuters) – Verizon Communications Inc, no. 1 U.S. wireless carrier, is close to a new deal with the National Football League for digital streaming rights, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the matter. FILE…

[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – At the start of the year there would have been long odds on Jack Sock, Grigor Dimitrov and David Goffin all earning enough points to qualify for the ATP Finals, let…