Serena seeded 25th for Wimbledon, Federer tops men’s list
LONDON (Reuters) – The spectre of seven-times Wimbledon champion Serena Williams facing world number one Simona Halep in the Wimbledon first round was removed on Wednesday as the American was named as the 25th seed.
IAAF, ASA fail to end female classification impasse
LONDON (Reuters) – The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) will not soften its stance on new regulations for female classification and is ready to defend it in the Court of Arbitration for Sport(CAS), president Sebastian Coe has s…
Major League Baseball roundup: Eovaldi outshines Scherzer in pitchers’ duel
Nathan Eovaldi outdueled Max Scherzer on Tuesday as the Tampa Bay Rays polished off a two-game sweep of the Washington Nationals with a 1-0 decision at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla.
Serena Williams seeded 25th for Wimbledon
LONDON (Reuters) – Seven-times Wimbledon champion Serena Williams has been seeded 25th at the tournament this year despite a world ranking of 183.
Knight, Arkansas shut down Oregon State in Game 1 of CWS finals
The Arkansas Razorbacks are one win away from their first baseball national championship.
Croatia on course to rival stunning run of ’98
SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) – After breezing through one of the hardest groups at the World Cup, Croatia appear to be on course to rival the exploits of their “Class of ’98”, who were beaten in the semi-finals by eventual winners France.
Dead body found in SunTrust Park walk-in freezer
Hours before Tuesday’s game between the Cincinnati Reds and Atlanta Braves at SunTrust Park in Atlanta, a third-party contractor found the dead body of a man from the same company in a walk-in freezer.
Iceland disappointed but proud as World Cup saga ends
SOCHI (Reuters) – Iceland’s Viking mentality meant they arrived at the World Cup without an ounce of fear, despite being dropped into a difficult group, and while they battled bravely every time they stepped onto the pitch their hopes were dashed by a …
OCA to meet North, South Korea over Asian Games participation
(Reuters) – The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) will meet with representatives from the National Olympic Committees of North and South Korea on Thursday to discuss their joint participation at this year’s Asian Games in Indonesia.
Neville wants England to make changes against Belgium to avoid fatigue
(Reuters) – Former right-back Gary Neville has advised England manager Gareth Southgate to make “three or four changes” in Thursday’s top-spot decider against Belgium to avoid fatigue in the latter stages of the World Cup.
