Schwartzman marches past Masur into Hamburg quarters, Verdasco bows out
Second seed Diego Schwartzman outplayed Germany qualifier Daniel Masur 6-2 6-2 to move into the quarter-finals of the German Tennis Championships in Hamburg on Wednesday.
Falcons extend contracts of Quinn, Dimitroff
Atlanta Falcons head coach Dan Quinn and general manager Thomas Dimitroff have been signed to three-year contract extensions through the 2022 season.
NHL notebook: Orpik rejoins Caps on one-year deal
The Washington Capitals signed defenseman Brooks Orpik to a one-year, $1 million deal on Tuesday, a month after trading him to the Colorado Avalanche to clear salary.
No. 7 overall pick Allen signs with Bills
Rookie first-round pick Josh Allen has signed a four-year deal with the Buffalo Bills, the team announced Wednesday.
76ers sign 2017 second-rounder Bolden
Jonah Bolden signed with the Philadelphia 76ers, the team that drafted him in 2017.
Medals in the mud: Hundreds wade in at Germany’s ‘Wattoluempiade’
Hundreds of competitors plunged into mud in a northern German coastal town as they took part in the “Wattoluempiade” (Mud Olympics) in the hope of bagging a medal and raising money for cancer patients.
And the world record for swimming along in a sack with hands & feet tied up goes to..
Swimming instructor, lifeguard and adventurer Yane Petkov – Bulgaria’s answer to Houdini and Michael Phelps combined – reclaimed on Tuesday the Guinness world record for swimming along with his hands and feet tied while fully wrapped inside a sack.
Horse Racing: Dubai World Cup prize money raised to $12 million
Dubai’s ruler on Wednesday increased the Dubai World Cup purse to $12 million, maintaining its status as one of the world’s richest horse races.
Serena says she is victim of ‘discrimination’ over drug tests
Serena Williams has accused anti-doping authorities of “discrimination” because of the frequency with which she has been selected for random drug tests.
Asian Games adds omitted teams into existing groups
The Asian Games organizers have discarded plans to redraw the men’s soccer tournament and have instead fit the United Arab Emirates and Palestine into two of the original groups, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has confirmed.
