Nadal, Murray advance to Barca Open quarter-finals Third seed Rafael Nadal remained on course for a 10th Barcelona Open title after reaching the quarter-finals with a 6-3 6-4 victory over Kevin Anderson on Thursday. World number one Andy Murray also advanced as he stepped up his recovery from an elbow […]
Golf: Spieth/Palmer share lead New Orleans team event Jordan Spieth and fellow American Ryan Palmer birdied three of their final five holes to grab a share of the lead after the opening-round foursomes matches at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans on Thursday. World number five Spieth and good friend […]
Hamilton hopes Zanardi can inspire injured British teen Triple world champion Lewis Hamilton pointed to Alex Zanardi as a beacon of hope as Formula One teams and drivers showed support on Friday for British teenager Billy Monger, who lost his legs in a Formula Four accident. Drivers and teams attached […]
Sharapova eases past Makarova into Stuttgart quarters Former world number one Maria Sharapova eased past fellow Russian Ekaterina Makarova 7-5 6-1 on Thursday to reach the Stuttgart Grand Prix quarter-finals and continue her winning comeback from a 15-month doping ban. The 30-year-old Russian, who has won five Grand Slams and […]
Motor racing: Alonso says Indy 500 is even bigger than he thought Fernando Alonso had a hunch that entering next month's Indianapolis 500 was going to be a big deal but on Thursday he confessed to a misjudgement – the race was even bigger than he had imagined. Speaking to […]
Sony sees profit nearing 20-year-old record with 73 percent jump this year Sony Corp said on Friday it expects annual operating profit to surge 73.2 percent, closing in on a two decade-old record, as its cash-cow image sensor business recovers from quake damage and enjoys strong demand from smartphone vendors. […]
Amazon revenue soars as cloud, retail businesses dominate Amazon.com Inc's (AMZN.O) retail and cloud-computing sales rose in the first quarter, inching above Wall Street's expectations and sending the company's shares to an all-time high in extended trading. The world's largest online retailer said on Thursday net sales rose 23 percent […]
Tesla's Klaus Grohmann ousted after clash with CEO Musk – sources Tesla executive Klaus Grohmann was ousted last month after a clash with Chief Executive Elon Musk over the strategy of Grohmann's firm, which Tesla had acquired in November, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters. The Silicon Valley […]
Google parent Alphabet's profit up 29 percent on strong ad sales Google parent Alphabet Inc (GOOGL.O) posted a surge in profit and revenue on Thursday as its core advertising business continued to grow at an extraordinary rate and problems such as an advertiser boycott of YouTube had little impact. Alphabet's […]
Japan's Sharp posts narrower loss for the year, cost cuts paying off Sharp Corp on Friday reported a narrower annual loss for the year ended in March, as a cost-cutting drive by Taiwanese owner Foxconn started to show results. The liquid crystal display manufacturer booked an annual net loss of […]
