Benitez arrives in Spain for talks on Real Madrid contract (Yahoo Sports)
MADRID (AP) — Rafa Benitez has arrived in Spain where he is expected to sign a contract to become Real Madrid’s new coach.
Benitez arrives in Spain for talks on Real Madrid contract (Yahoo Sports)
Four Canadian cities to host preseason games
A record five teams will play four preseason games in four Canadian cities ahead of the 2015-16 National Basketball Association season, the league said on Monday. The games are part of the NBA Canada Series aimed at growing the game in the country and will open with the Toronto Raptors facing eight-times All-Star Chris Paul and the Los Angeles Clippers in Vancouver on Oct. 4. Former NBA Most Valuable Player
Golf-World Rankings
June 1 (Infostrada Sports) – The World Rankings 1. (1) Rory McIlroy (Britain) 12.99 2. (2) Jordan Spieth (U.S.) 9.06 3. (4) Bubba Watson (U.S.) 6.88 4. (3) Henrik Stenson (Sweden) 6.78 5. (5) Jim Furyk (U.S.) 6.73 6. (6) Justin Rose (Britain) 6.15 7. (9) Rickie Fowler (U.S.) 5.94 8. (10) Dustin Johnson (U.S.) 5.91 9. (7) Sergio Garcia (Spain) 5.90 10. (8) Jason Day (Australia) 5.89 11. (12)
Nordqvist comes from behind to win ShopRite Classic
Sweden’s Anna Nordqvist rallied to fire a two-under 69 and win the LPGA Tour’s ShopRite Classic by one shot for her first win of the season on Sunday. It marked the third win for Nordqvist since February 2014 and the fifth of her career on the US LPGA Tour. Nordqvist finished at eight-under 205 to beat Christel Boeljon, of the Netherlands, by one stroke at the Stockton Seaview Golf Club
Wedding bells turn to victory bell for Bowditch at PGA Byron Nelson
Steven Bowditch cruised to a four-shot win at the Byron Nelson Championship by closing with a 64 at Las Colinas, the same resort where he celebrated his wedding in 2011. “We took some wedding pictures here at TPC so it is a special place and I get to take some more pictures here,” said Bowditch, who was married at the Dallas area golf resort in 2011. Americans Charley Hoffman (65),
Australian Bowditch wins Byron Nelson by four
(Reuters) – The four-stroke victory by Steven Bowditch at the AT&T Byron Nelson on Sunday might rank as only his second best experience at the TPC Four Seasons Resort Las Colinas. Four years after getting married at the resort, Bowditch became the latest Australian to win the PGA Tour stop in Irving, Texas, when he pulled away with a decisive four-birdie burst over the final eight holes. Now I get
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2016 Mazda Miata Test: Lighter, Quicker, Better
– When Mazda launched the first Miata, it made no secret of its intention to clone the Lotus Elan, minus the puddle of oil on the garage floor. The new car became a hit with buyers who remembered other roadsters—classic MGs, Austin-Healeys, Triumphs, and even the long-in-the-tooth Alfa Romeo Spider, which was somehow still in production though would become immediately unsellable in the face of the new competition. If it
2016 Mazda Miata Tested! – Instrumented Test
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U.N. diplomat pushes to hold Yemen talks, Arab air strikes pounds Houthis
By Mohammed Ghobari SANAA (Reuters) – Efforts to bring Yemen’s warring factions together to discuss their conflict have made some progress, officials said on Monday, as warplanes from a Saudi-led coalition mounted more air strikes against the dominant Houthi group. Neighboring Oman is trying to end more than two months of fighting that has killed nearly 2,000 people by mediating talks between U.S. officials and representatives of the Houthi group.