Athletics: Year’s fastest Lyles ready to be a ‘big dog’
(Reuters) – Young Noah Lyles always wanted to be the next great sprinter after Usain Bolt retired and the 20-year-old American took a big step toward that goal with the year’s fastest 100 meters at the U.S. championships in Iowa on Friday.
Golf: Weary Spieth rues not sticking to ‘game plan’ at Travelers
(Reuters) – Jordan Spieth blamed mental mistakes for his poor second round at the Travelers Championship on Friday as a former British Open champion said the current holder of the Claret Jug needs a break before defending the title.
Lyles runs year’s best 100m to claim U.S. title
(Reuters) – Young sprinter Noah Lyles got faster as the day progressed when he first matched the quickest 100 meters of the year before eclipsing the mark with a 9.88-second dash to claim the U.S. championships title in Iowa on Friday.
’10-second’ rule denies Johnson share of lead with Harman
(Reuters) – Two-times major champion Zach Johnson fell foul of the “10-second rule” on Friday but managed to stay close to the lead as the American ended the second round one stroke behind pacesetter Brian Harman at the Travelers Championship in Connec…
Lyles equals year’s fastest 100m, Rodgers withdraws
(Reuters) – Noah Lyles equaled the fastest 100 meters time in the world this year when the 20-year-old ran 9.89 seconds in the semi-finals of the U.S. championships in Iowa on Friday.
USOC close to naming new chief
(Reuters) – The United States Olympic Committee is close to naming a new chief executive officer with an announcement expected in the coming weeks, officials said on Friday.
Russia’s Kadyrov honors Egypt’s Salah at gala dinner: press service
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Ramzan Kadyrov, the Kremlin-backed head of Russia’s southern Chechnya region, hosted a dinner in honor of Egypt’s football team and presented the Liverpool star forward Mohamed Salah with an award, the Chechen leader’s press service …
Rhode Island legalizes sports betting, gets 51 percent of revenues
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo signed a $9.6 billion budget for fiscal 2019 on Friday that legalizes sports betting and gives the state 51 percent of the revenues from the wagers.
Shaqiri snatches last-gasp win for Swiss over Serbia
KALININGRAD, Russia (Reuters) – Switzerland hit back with a thunderous strike by Granit Xhaka and a last-minute breakaway goal by Xherdan Shaqiri to claim a famous 2-1 win over Serbia on Friday in a swashbuckling World Cup Group E match tinged with Bal…
Argentina asks Russia to deport fans filmed fighting at World Cup
MOSCOW/BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina said on Friday it had asked Russia to detain and deport four of its soccer fans filmed fighting with supporters from Croatia at a World Cup match on Thursday.
