Ex Red-Sox star Ortiz upgraded to ‘good’ condition
The condition of retired Red Sox star David Ortiz has been upgraded to good by doctors at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, where he remains in the intensive care unit.
Sharapova wins on return from six-month injury break
Maria Sharapova launched her comeback from a six-month injury layoff with a 7-6(8) 6-0 first-round victory over Viktoria Kuzmova at the Mallorca Open grasscourt tournament on Tuesday.
Tennis: Rain washes out second day’s play at Queen’s Club
Rain forced the cancellation of the second day’s play at the Queen’s Club Championships on Tuesday, with matches involving the likes of Stefanos Tsitsipas and Juan Martin del Potro rescheduled for Wednesday.
Osaka outlasts Sakkari to move into Birmingham last-16
World number one Naomi Osaka was tested by Maria Sakkari in her first-round match at the Nature Valley Classic in Birmingham but eventually went through to the last-16 of the grasscourt tournament with a hard-fought 6-1 4-6 6-3 win on Tuesday.
Semenya accuses IAAF of using her as a ‘human guinea pig’
Olympic 800 meters champion Caster Semenya has accused the global athletics governing body of using her as a human guinea pig as it emerged that the IAAF had sought to have her declared a “biological male” in proceedings before sport’s highest court.
Tour champion Thomas out of Tour de Suisse, Tour participation in doubt
Tour de France champion Geraint Thomas crashed on the fourth stage of the Tour de Suisse on Tuesday and abandoned the race, his team said, putting a question mark over his participation in the July 6-27 French race, the biggest in the cycling calendar….
Tour de France champion Thomas crashes in Swiss race
Tour de France champion Geraint Thomas crashed in the fourth stage of the Tour de Suisse on Tuesday, his team said.
Presidential candidates back U.S. women’s soccer team’s pay-equality demands
The U.S. women’s national team’s call for equal pay is gathering support from a number of presidential candidates and advocates as the World Cup holders keep obliterating the opposition in their pursuit of a fourth title in France.
Former UEFA head Platini detained in Qatar World Cup investigation
Michel Platini, the former head of European football association UEFA, was detained for questioning by French police on Tuesday over the awarding of the 2022 World Cup soccer tournament to Qatar, a judicial source told Reuters.
Michel Platini’s legal team says he is innocent of all charges
Michel Platini’s legal team said on Tuesday he was innocent of all charges, after the former head of UEFA was detained for questioning over the Qatar 2022 World Cup.
