Hungry Americans ready to devour another major title
A talented flock of hungry Americans will swoop into Scotland for next week’s British Open ready to continue their recent dominance of major championships.
‘Real deal’ Fleetwood can win first major, says Jacklin
England’s Tommy Fleetwood has proved he is the “real deal” in the past 18 months and is ready to take the next step in his career development by landing a first major victory at next week’s British Open, according to Tony Jacklin.
Tony Jacklin’s five players to watch at Carnoustie
Tony Jacklin, winner of the 1969 British Open at Royal Lytham and St Annes, identifies five players to watch in the July 19-22 major championship at Carnoustie:
Calls for tiebreaks to end absurd fifth-set contests grow louder
With no end in sight to his Wimbledon semi-final, American John Isner sat slumped in his chair deep into the fifth set and pleadingly looked up at umpire Marija Cicak with a request: “Can we play a tiebreak please?”
Class-action status denied for NHL concussion lawsuit by ex-players
A federal judge in Minnesota on Friday denied class-action status for a lawsuit by former players accusing the National Hockey League of failing to protect them from head injuries and concealing information about the long-term effects of concussions.
Djokovic edges ahead of Nadal in semi-final thriller
Novak Djokovic clawed his way to a two sets to one lead over great rival Rafael Nadal under the Centre Court roof before their scintillating Wimbledon semi-final was paused with the contest balanced on a knife-edge on Friday.
Endurance man Anderson downs Isner in ultra marathon to reach final
When Kevin Anderson lost his footing and fell on his backside while hitting a backhand in the men’s semi-final at Wimbledon on Friday nobody would have blamed him if he did not bother getting up again.
Athletics: Fit-again Coleman edges tight 100m in Rabat
American Christian Coleman returned from injury to run his fastest 100 meters of the season and claim victory ahead of an impressive field in a time of 9.98 seconds at the Diamond League meeting in Rabat on Friday.
Papa John’s to remove founder from promotions; Yankees cuts ties
Papa John’s International Inc will remove founder John Schnatter from its promotions, the pizza chain said on Friday, and baseball team New York Yankees suspended business relationships with the company.
Anderson topples marathon man Isner in longest-ever Wimbledon semi-final
It was a case of better late than never as Kevin Anderson reached his first Wimbledon final with a heart-stopping 7-6(6) 6-7(5) 6-7(9) 6-4 26-24 win over the sport’s perennial ultra marathon man John Isner on Friday.
