LONDON, Jan 17 (Reuters) – Red Bull’s Mark Webber and Kimi Raikkonen of Lotus will be working with new Formula One race engineers this season after their previous ones swapped teams. Red Bull said Ciaron Pilbeam, who has worked with Webber since 2007, had taken a new role at Lotus while Raikkonen’s 2012 race engineer Simon Rennie had moved in the opposite direction to team up with Webber. Rennie was previously a race engineer with double world champion Fernando Alonso at Renault, the team that is now Lotus, as well as Poland’s Robert Kubica. …
Rose and Donaldson sparkle as McIlroy and Woods struggle
ABU DHABI (Reuters) – Rory McIlroy was reduced to a bit-part role and Tiger Woods struck one of the worst shots of the day as Britons Justin Rose and Jamie Donaldson stole the show in the Abu Dhabi Championship first round on Thursday. Rose and Donaldson led the way with five-under 67s as winds gusting up to 30 kph (20 mph) made scoring difficult in the opening event of the European Tour’s three-week desert swing that also includes the Qatar Masters and Dubai Classic. Sharing third place on 68 were Spain’s Pablo Larrazabal and Thorbjorn Olesen of Denmark. …
Golf-Rose and Donaldson sparkle as McIlroy and Woods struggle
ABU DHABI, Jan 17 (Reuters) – Rory McIlroy was reduced to a bit-part role and Tiger Woods struck one of the worst shots of the day as Britons Justin Rose and Jamie Donaldson stole the show in the Abu Dhabi Championship first round on Thursday. Rose and Donaldson led the way with five-under 67s as winds gusting up to 30 kph (20 mph) made scoring difficult in the opening event of the European Tour’s three-week desert swing that also includes the Qatar Masters and Dubai Classic. Sharing third place on 68 were Spain’s Pablo Larrazabal and Thorbjorn Olesen of Denmark. …
Australian Green has Augusta in mind for dad
ABU DHABI (Reuters) – Richard Green is launching his new season at the Abu Dhabi Championship this week and, anxious to make a dream come true for his 70-year-old father George, he already has Augusta in April very much on his mind. The Australian left-hander has made only one previous appearance at the U.S. Masters, missing the cut at the first major of the year in 2008. “I should have played there more times in my career. …
INTERVIEW-Golf-Australian Green has Augusta in mind for dad
ABU DHABI, Jan 17 (Reuters) – Richard Green is launching his new season at the Abu Dhabi Championship this week and, anxious to make a dream come true for his 70-year-old father George, he already has Augusta in April very much on his mind. The Australian left-hander has made only one previous appearance at the U.S. Masters, missing the cut at the first major of the year in 2008. “I should have played there more times in my career. …
Alonso says Hamilton still his strongest rival
(Reuters) – Ferrari's Fernando Alonso has tipped Lewis Hamilton to win races this season, despite his move from McLaren to Mercedes, and sees the Briton as more the man to watch than triple champion Sebastian Vettel. Speaking to reporters on Thursday at the Italian Formula One team's 'Wrooom' media event at the Dolomites ski resort of Madonna di Campiglio, the Spaniard singled out his former McLaren team mate as the strongest rival. … Motor racing-Alonso says Hamilton still his strongest rival
Jan 17 (Reuters) – Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso has tipped Lewis Hamilton to win races this season, despite his move from McLaren to Mercedes, and sees the Briton as more the man to watch than triple champion Sebastian Vettel. Speaking to reporters on Thursday at the Italian Formula One team’s ‘Wrooom’ media event at the Dolomites ski resort of Madonna di Campiglio, the Spaniard singled out his former McLaren team mate as the strongest rival. …
Eagles get their man; Kelly lands in Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Moments after Chip Kelly's plane landed, he was handed a new Eagles visor and received a warm greeting from fans gathered at the airport. Boston's Padilla signs deal to play in Japan - report
(Reuters) – Veteran Boston Red Sox pitcher Vicente Padilla has signed a one-year deal with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of the Japan Pacific League, according to a report on the MLB.com. Padilla's deal with the Hawks, who last won the Pacific League in 2011 and finished third last season, is worth $3.25 million, the report said quoting sources. The 35-year-old Nicaraguan compiled a 4-1 record with a 4.50 earned run average and one save over 56 relief appearances last season for the Boston Red Sox. … Spurs pile more misery on struggling Grizzlies
(Reuters) – The San Antonio Spurs made light of Manu Ginobili’s absence to overwhelm Memphis 103-82 on Wednesday, piling on the misery for the struggling Grizzlies. With Ginobili missing due to a left hamstring injury, the Spurs (30-11) handed Memphis a third straight loss by a margin of at least 20 points. “It was one of our better games,” San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich told reporters. “(But) when something like (tonight) happens, it’s because the other team is having a tough night. …
LeBron youngest to reach 20,000 points
(Reuters) – LeBron James became the youngest player to reach 20,000 career points on Wednesday, picking up 25 in Miami's 92-75 win over the Golden State Warri ors. "It means a lot," James, aged 28 years and 17 days, told reporters. "I've been blessed to be able to stay healthy and play a lot of games. I'm grateful to have team mates to help me accomplish the feat." James took the record from the LA Lakers' Kobe Bryant, who was 29 years and 122 days when he reached 20,000 points. … 
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