Pliskova beats Wozniacki for first time in Doha WTA final (Yahoo Sports)
Karolina Pliskova beat Caroline Wozniacki for the first time and won their Qatar Open final 6-3, 6-4 on Saturday. Wozniacki won all three previous encounters in 2013 and 2014, but couldn’t hold a rally with Pliskova in the final and dropped her first sets of the week. ”I was waiting for a good result here […]
Yahoo! First edition of Gulliver’s Travels set to fetch up to £30,000 when it’s auctioned
A FIRST edition of Gulliver’s Travels is set to fetch up to £30,000 when it goes under the hammer at auction next month. Daily Express :: Books Feed
Westbrook, Durant All-Star reunion off to awkward start (Yahoo Sports)
Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant had plenty to say at their first All-Star appearance. Reunited on the Western Conference All-Star team, the former Oklahoma City Thunder teammates – until Durant left for Golden State last summer – will have to practice together on Saturday and play together on Sunday. Westbrook smirked and responded to questions […]
Basilashvili upsets No. 1 seed Karlovic in Memphis Open (Yahoo Sports)
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Nikoloz Basilashvili beat top-seeded Ivo Karlovic 7-6 (2), 6-3 on Thursday to advance to the Memphis Open quarterfinals. Yahoo Sports – Tennis News
NBA chooses Anthony as Love’s All-Star replacement (Yahoo Sports)
Carmelo Anthony of the New York Knicks is an All-Star again. The NBA announced Wednesday night that Anthony has been picked to replace Cleveland forward Kevin Love on the Eastern Conference roster Sunday for the All-Star Game in New Orleans. Injury replacements are chosen by NBA Commissioner Adam Silver. Yahoo Sports – NBA News
NBA chooses Anthony as Love’s All-Star replacement (Yahoo Sports)
Carmelo Anthony of the New York Knicks is an All-Star again. The NBA announced Wednesday night that Anthony has been picked to replace Cleveland forward Kevin Love on the Eastern Conference roster Sunday for the All-Star Game in New Orleans. Injury replacements are chosen by NBA Commissioner Adam Silver. Yahoo Sports – NBA News
After anthem mistake, US leads Germany in Fed Cup (Yahoo Sports)
After an outdated stanza of the German national anthem was sung during the opening ceremonies, the United States took a 1-0 lead and was ahead in the other opening match in its best-of-5 Fed Cup quarterfinal Saturday. Alison Riske beat Andrea Petkovic 7-6 (10), 6-2, and CoCo Vandeweghe led Julia Goerges 6-3, 3-1 when rain […]
Durant leads Warriors to win in return to Oklahoma City (Yahoo Sports)
Kevin Durant scored 34 points while being booed throughout his return to Oklahoma City, and the Golden State Warriors beat the Thunder 130-114 in a chippy game on Saturday night. It was Durant’s first game back since he left the Thunder after eight seasons in Oklahoma City to join the rival Warriors as a free […]
Defending champion Gasquet reaches Open Sud de France semis (Yahoo Sports)
MONTPELLIER, France (AP) — Two-time defending champion Richard Gasquet of France beat big-serving countryman Kenny De Schepper 6-2, 5-7, 6-4 to reach the semifinals of the Open Sud de France on Friday. Yahoo Sports – Tennis News
Rafael Nadal pulls out of ABN Amro tennis tournament (Yahoo Sports)
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Australian Open finalist Rafael Nadal has pulled out of next week’s ABN Amro tennis tournament, saying he needs to rest. Yahoo Sports – Tennis News