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Motor racing: Fernley leaves McLaren after Indy 500 failure

Editorial Bureau May 21, 2019

LONDON (Reuters) – Bob Fernley, who was appointed last year to run McLaren’s Indianapolis 500 effort, has left the team after double Formula One world champion Fernando Alonso failed to qualify for next weekend’s race. A team spokesman said the former Force India deputy

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Murray plays down his chances of playing singles at Wimbledon

Editorial Bureau May 21, 2019

(Reuters) – Former world number one Andy Murray has all but ruled out playing singles at Wimbledon this year and said he will focus on doubles when he makes his comeback from hip-resurfacing surgery. The Scot has not played since his first-round exit from the Australian Open in January, but said last month he was […]

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Kompany knew his City time was up after Leicester goal

Editorial Bureau May 21, 2019

LONDON (Reuters) – Vincent Kompany said he knew he “was done” at Manchester City as soon as he fired in the spectacular winner against Leicester City in their penultimate Premier League game of the season on May 6. The Belgian called time on his 11-year stay at City on Sunday to become player-manager at Anderlecht […]

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Former F1 champion Lauda dead at 70

Editorial Bureau May 21, 2019

(Reuters) – Three-times Formula One champion Niki Lauda, regarded as one of the finest racers of all time and who later became a successful airline entrepreneur, has died at 70 after battling declining health. Austrian Lauda, who was hospitalised in January for about 10 days while suffering from influenza and had a lung transplant last […]

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Kompany to leave Man City and join Anderlecht as player-manager

Editorial Bureau May 20, 2019

(Reuters) – Belgian defender Vincent Kompany said on Sunday he would be leaving Manchester City and joining Anderlecht as player-manager after helping the Premier League club to become the first team to win the English domestic treble. Club captain Kompany, 33, leaves having won four Premier League titles, two FA Cups and four League Cups […]

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Woakes bags five wickets as England beat Pakistan in final ODI

Editorial Bureau May 20, 2019

(Reuters) – England pacer Chris Woakes claimed five wickets while batsmen Joe Root and Eoin Morgan hit half-centuries to help the hosts defeat Pakistan by 54 runs in the fifth and final one-day international (ODI) at Headingley on Sunday. Root made 84 and Morgan scored 76 as England made 351-9 in 50 overs before Woakes […]

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Imperious Nadal blows away Djokovic to land ninth Rome title

Editorial Bureau May 20, 2019

ROME (Reuters) – Rafael Nadal proved that he would still be the man to beat when the French Open begins later this month after he humbled Novak Djokovic 6-0 4-6 6-1 in the Italian Open final on Sunday to win a record 34th ATP Masters 1000 title. The Spaniard, who had shared the record of […]

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Koepka survives to win PGA after crowd sense a collapse

Editorial Bureau May 20, 2019

N.Y. (Reuters) – A coronation almost turned into a calamity but Brooks Koepka survived to win the PGA Championship for a second consecutive year on Sunday and establish himself as golf’s new top dog. The American, who had held a seven-stroke lead at the start of the final round, almost lost control of the title […]

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Sanchez Vicario says world No. 1 Osaka facing pressure of instant fame

Editorial Bureau May 18, 2019

BENGALURU (Reuters) – Naomi Osaka’s fluctuating form before the French Open is a sign that the newest star in women’s tennis is struggling with the pressure of being number one, Spanish tennis great Arantxa Sanchez Vicario said. Osaka, 21, took the tennis world by storm when she beat Serena Williams in the U.S. Open final […]

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Woods pays price for being inadequately prepared for PGA Championship

Editorial Bureau May 18, 2019

N.Y. (Reuters) – Tiger Woods acknowledged after missing the cut at the PGA Championship on Friday that he had paid the price for not being adequately prepared for another major quest so soon after winning the Masters. A month after claiming his 15th major title at Augusta National, Woods crashed back to earth in his […]