Category: Sports

(Reuters) – Matias Perrone of Argentina became the footgolf world champion in Marrakesh, Morocco on Sunday, beating Briton Ben Clarke by two shots to claim the title. Perrone succeeded his compatriot Christian Otero, who won the event two years ago. Sophie Brown won the women’s tournament in a 1-2-3 for Britain from Claire Williams and […]

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Belgium became the sixth nation to win the men’s hockey World Cup after winning a penalty shootout 3-2 against three-times champions Netherlands at Bhubaneswar’s Kalinga Stadium on Sunday. A goalless stalemate in regulation time forced the shootout which also resulted in a 2-2 deadlock after five penalties each in the all-European […]

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Belgium won a tense penalty shootout 3-2 against three-times champions Netherlands to win their first men’s hockey World Cup title at Bhubaneswar’s Kalinga Stadium on Sunday. A goalless stalemate in regulation time forced the shootout which also resulted in a 2-2 deadlock after five penalties each. Florent van Aubel then converted […]

(Reuters) – Saul “Canelo” Alvarez proved too strong for Rocky Fielding as he delivered a third round TKO on Saturday to easily win their WBA super middleweight title fight at Madison Square Garden. The 28-year-old Mexican, a heavy favorite, imposed his will from the opening bell, delivering punishing body shots and knocking down his outmatched […]

(Reuters) – Netherlands battled past two-time defending champions Australia in a penalty shootout to set up an all-European World Cup final against Belgium in Bhubaneswar, India on Saturday. After the scores were level at 2-2 in regular time, the Dutch won 4-3 in the sudden death shootout. Belgium had thrashed England 6-0 earlier on Saturday […]

(Reuters) – Portuguese Antonio Felix da Costa held off a late charge from defending world champion Jean-Eric Vergne to win the opening race of the Formula E season in Saudi Arabia on Saturday. DS Techeetah’s Vergne snatched the lead at the halfway stage of the Ad Diriyah ePrix but a drive-through penalty meant he finished […]

The Baltimore Orioles officially named Chicago Cubs bench coach Brandon Hyde their manager on Friday, a move that had been anticipated for days. The club will introduce the 20th manager in club history at a Monday news conference at Oriole Park. “After conducting an intensive search, I believe that we have found the ideal leader […]

(Reuters) – Ten significant golf rule changes for 2019, with the U.S. Golf Association’s reason for implementing the changes: Old rule – Five-minute limit searching for lost ball. New rule – Three-minute limit searching for lost ball. Reason – To speed up play.   Old – Two-stroke penalty for grounding club, moving loose impediment or […]

Seattle Mariners general manager Jerry Dipoto was hospitalized as a precaution in Las Vegas on Wednesday after coming down with an illness Tuesday, the team said. Dipoto, in town for Major League Baseball’s Winter Meetings, was undergoing tests at a Vegas-area hospital, and the team noted that it was “out of an abundance of caution.” […]

(Reuters) – Some of the world’s top swimmers will gather at a brainstorming summit in London next week hosted by the International Swimming League (ISL), which is looking to challenge world governing body FINA’s control over international competitions. ISL, who will host the two-day event from Dec. 18-19, are proposing to organize events outside the […]