Golf | Broberg wins BMW Masters title in playoff over Reed

Kristoffer Broberg wasn’t happy with his putting last week when he was practicing at home in Sweden, so he made an abrupt change. He looked in his coach’s wife’s bag

Djokovic stretches ATP finals winning streak to 15

Novak Djokovic stretched his winning streak to 15 straight at theATP finals by beating Kei Nishikori 6-1, 6-1 yesterday. The top-ranked Serb has not lost at the season-ending tournament at the O2

Doping | Russian Sports Minister Mutko rules out Olympic boycott 

Russia has no intention of boycotting the Olympics. Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko, speaking to The Associated Press yesterday in a telephone interview, said there will “not in any case... never” be

FIFA passes Sheikh Salman as election candidate 

Sheikh Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa was listed as an official FIFA presidential candidate yesterday, while Musa Bility of Liberia was left out after failing an integrity check. FIFA announced the

Basketball | US colleges head to China to grow fan base

Forty years ago, former basketball star Bill Walton made a decision he still regrets today. His UCLA college team was invited to play an exhibition game in China in 1973,

Opinion – Extra Time | Ronaldo says he’s afraid of nothing, but won’t discuss FIFA

The most important date of the year for Cristiano Ronaldo has nothing to do with Real Madrid’s big “clasico” games against Barcelona. Or crucial Champions League matches. Or representing Portugal

Golf | Ryder Cup carrot dangled in front of Knox

Russell Knox was the center of attention after winning the HSBC Champions, and not just with the sponsors. After his press conference, he posed with four flight attendants from Emirates Airlines.

Football | Pressure grows on Beckenbauer to speak out on corruption

Pressure is growing on Franz Beckenbauer to speak out on the latest corruption allegations surrounding the 2006 World Cup in Germany. The former Bayern Munich great, who captained and coached Germany

Horse racing | Pat Eddery, 11-time flat racing champion, dies at 63

Racing manager Teddy Grimthorpe, who worked alongside Eddery throughout his career, confirmed the death yesterday, saying “everyone at Juddmonte (Farms) is very shocked and saddened by it.” The cause of death

Macau Grand Prix | Defending champion admits ‘winning in Macau requires luck’

Reigning European Formula Three Champion and two-time winner of the Macau Grand Prix, Felix Rosenqvist, has said that “winning in Macau requires a massive amount of luck”, ahead of the

266 players to participate in local badminton open

Part of the BWF Grand Prix Gold Series, the tournament organized by the Badminton Federation of Macau is being held this month, from November 24 to 29 at the Tap

Boxing | Bradley stops Rios in 9th round of title bout

Timothy Bradley won a fight he needed badly Saturday night, stopping Brandon Rios in the ninth round to stake his claim for a title in a welterweight division that is

MotoGP | Lorenzo wins season ending Valencia GP, secures title 

Jorge Lorenzo won his third MotoGP title with a victory at the season-ending Valencia GP yesterday as Valentino Rossi failed to make up enough ground on his Yamaha teammate from the back

Tennis | Venus Williams beats Pliskova to win WTA Elite Open in Hengqin

Top-seeded Venus Williams beat Karolina Pliskova 7-5, 7-6 to win the WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai yesterday. The tournament was played at the newly built International Zhuhai Hengqin International Tennis Center,

Golf | Scott says caddie’s book won’t be a distraction

Adam Scott hasn’t read caddie Steve Williams’ book about Tiger Woods and doesn’t expect it to be a distraction when Williams is working for him. “I haven’t been lucky enough to

Football | Belgium moves to No. 1 in FIFA rankings for 1st time

Belgium has moved up to No. 1 in the FIFA rankings for the first time. Despite only reaching the World Cup quarterfinals last year, Belgium rose two places after two wins

Football | Chelsea and Roma score late, stay alive in Champions League

GROUP E With Messi watching from the Camp Nou stands, Neymar converted a penalty on the half-hour mark, then set up Suarez’s strike in the 60th and scored his second goal

Golf Lahiri wearing 3 hats this World Championship

One year after Anirban Lahiri made his debut in the World Golf Championships, progress is measured by how much is at stake in the HSBC Champions. He no longer is simply

Tennis in Zhuhai | Vinci beats Kuznetsova 6-4, 6-4 at WTA Elite

U.S. Open finalist Roberta Vinci won her first match at the WTA Elite Trophy, beating Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-4, 6-4 yesterday. One break in each set proved enough for the fourth-seeded Italian,

Football | Real Madrid, Man City ensure Champions League progress

GROUP A Nacho scored two minutes after coming on for Real Madrid against PSG, capitalizing on a mistake from goalkeeper Kevin Trapp to score from a tight angle after Toni Kroos’

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