Golf Once rising talent Ishikawa seeks form after back injury Japan's Ryo Ishikawa, once one of the brightest young talents in golf, is struggling to retain his PGA Tour exemption after a back injury and loss of form with his driver. Ishikawa has only seven tournaments, including this week, to […]
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Celtics' Thomas draws inspiration from sister's death Isaiah Thomas has been the Boston Celtics' best player all season but the point guard has ramped up his production in the playoffs despite playing only days after his sister died in a car crash. Since the April 15 crash, Thomas has produced […]
Machado launches tirade against Red Sox Baltimore Orioles infielder Manny Machado blasted the Boston Red Sox in an expletive-laden rant after pitcher Chris Sale deliberately threw at him on Tuesday in the latest episode of bad blood between the teams. Sale fired a fastball at the knees of Machado during […]
Johnson eyes Wells Fargo win and entry into elite club World number one Dustin Johnson returns to competitive action at this week's Wells Fargo Championship needing a win to join an elite group that includes some of the game's greatest players. Johnson has been sidelined due to a freak accident […]
Motor racing: The first win is the hardest, Lauda tells Bottas Valtteri Bottas waited 81 races for his first Formula One win to come along but it will get easier for the Finn after Sunday's success in Russia, according to former world champion Niki Lauda. "To win the first grand […]
Highlights of Sunday's NBA games Highlights of Sunday's National Basketball Association games: Jazz 104, Clippers 91 Gordon Hayward scored 26 points and collected eight rebounds to lead seven Utah players in double figures, and the Jazz eliminated the Los Angeles Clippers from the Western Conference playoffs with a 104-91 road […]
Major League Baseball roundup New York Mets ace Noah Syndergaard left his start in the second inning Sunday against the Washington Nationals with an apparent injury to his right side. The Mets' official status update is a "possible lat strain." Syndergaard is heading back to New York City from Washington […]
Soccer: Chelsea on course for the title as Spurs beat Arsenal Chelsea remain on course for the Premier League title after a 3-0 win at Everton left them four points clear of second-placed Tottenham Hotspur, who beat local rivals Arsenal 2-0 on Sunday. Goals by Pedro, Gary Cahill and Willian […]
Vettel keeps Ferrari on top in final Russian practice Formula One frontrunner Sebastian Vettel kept Ferrari ahead of champions Mercedes in final Russian Grand Prix practice on Saturday. The German, who is seven points clear of Mercedes's Lewis Hamilton after winning two of the first three races, lapped the Sochi […]
Chinese snooker world watches idol Ding with high hopes At the World Snooker College in Beijing, students train eight hours a day and the green felt tables rarely fall silent. But on Friday night, students and teachers put their cues down and crowded around a TV set to watch China's […]
