Reuters: World of Sport

Cuche becomes oldest man to win downhill

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 09:11:55 +0530

LAKE LOUISE, Alberta (Reuters) - Swiss Didier Cuche blitzed to victory in the season-opening men's World Cup downhill on Saturday, laying down his marker as an Olympic medal threat.

Davydenko stuns Federer at World Tour Finals

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 22:59:41 +0530

LONDON (Reuters) - Nikolay Davydenko ended seven years of pain against Roger Federer on Saturday, beating the world number one 6-2 4-6 7-5 to reach the final of the ATP World Tour Finals for a second successive year.

Humbled Nadal looking for Davis Cup tonic

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 01:03:39 +0530

LONDON (Reuters) - Rafael Nadal looked almost apologetic as he waved to the 17,500 fans inside London's O2 Arena on Friday after losing his third consecutive match at the ATP World Tour Finals without winning a set.

Chinese world number one Wang to miss Masters

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:15:31 +0530

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Chinese women's world number one Wang Yihan will skip next month's Super Series Masters finals in Malaysia and represent her country in the East Asian Games instead, Malaysian media reported on Friday.

Bryans on verge of taking number one doubles spot

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 09:17:41 +0530

LONDON (Reuters) - Americans Bob and Mike Bryan stood one match away from ending the season ranked on top of the world as they reached the doubles final at the ATP World Tour Finals with a 6-4 6-4 win over Mahesh Bhupathi and Mark Knowles.

Cuche finally finds winning formula

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 08:25:57 +0530

LAKE LOUISE, Alberta (Reuters) - Didier Cuche is not exactly sure how or why his ski racing career is hitting top gear when the 35-year-old Swiss should be slowing down, but he is certainly enjoying the ride.

Federer squeezes into semis, agony for Murray

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 07:32:56 +0530

LONDON (Reuters) - World number one Roger Federer squeezed into the semi-finals of the ATP World Tour Finals on Thursday despite a 6-2 6-7 6-3 defeat by Juan Martin del Potro but Briton Andy Murray literally missed out by a fraction.

Superb Denman back to winning ways

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 21:30:24 +0530

LONDON (Reuters) - Denman, Cheltenham Gold Cup winner in 2008 but dethroned in March by famed stable companion Kauto Star, returned to his best with a magnificent victory in the Hennessy Gold Cup at Newbury on Saturday.

Murray calls for action on slow play

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 02:20:06 +0530

LONDON (Reuters) - Andy Murray called on umpires to get tough on players taking too long between points on Thursday after being made to work hard for victory against a determined Fernando Verdasco at the ATP World Tour Finals.

Dokic to play Hobart as warmup to Australian Open

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 08:37:44 +0530

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Former world number four Jelena Dokic will play at the Hobart International as she fine tunes her preparations for next year's Australian Open, organisers said on Friday.