Sports news roundup: David Ortiz shot; F1 controversy; Tiger Woods to return; Holocaust player honoured


Reuters | Updated: 10-06-2019 22:37 IST | Created: 10-06-2019 22:28 IST
Sports news roundup: David Ortiz shot; F1 controversy; Tiger Woods to return;  Holocaust player honoured

Suspect in custody in shooting of ex-Red Sox slugger David Ortiz: police

Santo Domingo police on Monday were investigating why one of two men on a motorcycle shot and wounded former Red Sox slugger David "Big Papi" Ortiz as he sat in a nightclub late Sunday, according to police and the team. Ortiz, a 43-year-old retired player still beloved in Boston for his role on three World Series-winning teams, was recovering in a hospital on Monday from a bullet wound to his back, the team said. A second person, his friend television host Jhoel López, was also wounded in the incident, police said in a statement.

Add Canada to Formula One's list of classic controversies

If Formula One shot itself in the foot in Canada on Sunday, as some said after the race, then a cynic might suggest it was remarkable there was anything left to hit. The billion-dollar sport has faced many similar accusations of self-harm over the years, sometimes with good reason, but controversy has also been the life-blood that keeps it in the conversation.

Woods primed for a return to the site of the greatest performance

Tiger Woods returns to the scene of his greatest performance for this week's U.S. Open at Pebble Beach, no longer necessarily the man to beat but a definite threat to win his 16th major title. Woods' form at the recent Memorial tournament, where he tied for ninth, combined with his love for and knowledge of Pebble Beach suggest he will not be far away come Sunday on the fabled California coast.

Golf: Mickelson eager to redefine career with U.S. Open triumph

Phil Mickelson does not need a U.S. Open triumph to cement his legacy as one of golf's all-time greats but he will arrive at Pebble Beach this week looking to take care of unfinished business and rubber-stamp his lofty status. Mickelson has been a runner-up at the U.S. Open a record six times, most recently in 2013 when he finished two shots behind England's Justin Rose at Merion, and he is yearning for the chance to complete a career grand slam of the four majors.

Golden trio tightening grip on men's game

It has been more than 15 years since Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic began their collection of Grand Slam titles and the bad news for anyone eyeing tennis's big prizes is their stranglehold on men's tennis is as tight as ever. Nadal, a few days after turning 33, proved unstoppable at Roland Garros for a 12th time on Sunday as he crushed Dominic Thiem with the same frightening intensity that he displayed when beating Mariano Puerta to win his first French Open in 2005.

Report: Pelicans to name Cash to a key front-office role

Former WNBA star Swin Cash will assume a prominent role in the front office of the New Orleans Pelicans, ESPN reported Monday. Cash will be named the vice president of basketball operations and team development, the network said. Her duties will include scouting, as well as developing players on and off the court.

Big guns could be spiked at wide-open U.S. Open

A premium iron player will likely win this week's U.S. Open at Pebble Beach, where Zach Johnson has almost as good a chance of prevailing as Dustin Johnson in the third major championship of the year. Brooks Koepka deserves his billing as championship favourite, with Rory McIlroy and Dustin Johnson right behind him, while Tiger Woods will no doubt capture the most attention.

Poland honours national soccer player murdered in Holocaust

Jozef Klotz, a Polish Jewish soccer player who scored the national team's first ever goal in an international match but was later murdered by the Nazis, was honoured by Poland's soccer association on Monday. The commemoration took place hours before Poland's Euro 2020 qualifier match against Israel in Warsaw.

Semenya, Van Niekerk named in S Africa world championship team

Double Olympic 800 meters champion Caster Semenya has been included in South Africa's preliminary team for this year's world championships in Doha, though it is dependent on the outcome of her appeal to the Swiss Federal Tribunal. Semenya is fighting a Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) decision that supported the IAAF's rule that XY chromosome athletes with differences in sexual development (DSDs), like Semenya, can only race in distances from 400m to a mile if they take medication to lower their testosterone levels.

O.J. Simpson says 'Life is fine' 25 years after notorious homicides: AP

Former football star and television personality O.J. Simpson said that he and his family have moved on from the "trial of the century" that saw him cleared of double murder but forced to pay millions in a civil suit, according to an Associated Press exclusive. Simpson told the AP in an interview that "Life is fine."

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