Hawks draft Slovenia’s ‘Wonder Boy’ Doncic, trade him to Mavs
(Reuters) – The Atlanta Hawks on Thursday used their number three pick to draft Slovenian guard Luka Doncic, the celebrated 19-year-old EuroLeague MVP who led Real Madrid to the EuroLeague championship this year and Spanish ACB title on Tuesday.
Athletics: Rodgers speeds to year’s fastest 100 meters
(Reuters) – Veteran American sprinter Mike Rodgers cruised to the year’s fastest 100 meters when the 33-year-old clocked 9.89 seconds in qualifying at the U.S. championships in Iowa on Thursday.
Spieth tied for first-round lead, McIlroy one behind
(Reuters) – Defending champion Jordan Spieth downplayed the significance of his score after carding seven-under-par 63 to tie fellow American Zach Johnson for the first-round lead at the Travelers Championship on Thursday.
Bank of England holds special vote: to decide World Cup winner
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s top central bankers held an unusual vote during their policy deliberations this week – to decide which country is most likely to win the World Cup taking place in Russia.
Straily suspended five games for incident versus Giants
Miami Marlins right-hander Dan Straily was suspended five games and fined an undisclosed amount for his actions in Tuesday’s game against the San Francisco Giants, Major League Baseball announced Thursday.
Djokovic thrashes Dimitrov to lay down marker
LONDON (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic issued a statement of intent as he thrashed second seed Grigor Dimitrov to reach the quarter-finals of the ATP 500 Fever-Tree championships at Queen’s Club on Thursday.
Croatia in dreamland as Messi’s Argentina suffer nightmare
NIZHNY NOVGOROD, Russia (Reuters) – Croatia were in dreamland on Thursday after advancing to the knockout phase of the World Cup for the first time in 20 years with a 3-0 rout of Argentina that left a subdued Lionel Messi and his team mates facing yet …
Fleetwood battles to two-over 74 in first round in Germany
(Reuters) – Tommy Fleetwood could not conjure up his U.S. Open magic as he battled to a two-over-par 74 in the opening round at the BMW International Open in Germany on Thursday.
Injured Danilo out of Brazil’s game with Costa Rica
SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) – Brazil defender Danilo has been ruled out of Friday’s Group E game with Costa Rica with a thigh problem and will be replaced by Corinthians right back Fagner, the Brazilian Football Confederation said on Thursday.
Croatia crushes Argentina 3-0 to reach knockout stage
NIZHNY NOVGOROD, Russia (Reuters) – Classy Croatia handed Argentina a 3-0 drubbing to claim a place in the World Cup knockout stage thanks to goals by Ante Rebic, Luka Modric and Ivan Rakitic in their Group D match on Thursday.
