Golf: Johnson regains world number one ranking with win in Tennessee
(Reuters) – Dustin Johnson reclaimed the world number one ranking by cruising to a six-shot victory in the FedEx St. Jude Classic in Tennessee on Sunday.
Motor racing: Vettel takes 50th win and F1 championship lead in Canada
MONTREAL (Reuters) – Sebastian Vettel capped an emotional weekend for Ferrari with a clinical pole-to-flag win at the Canadian Grand Prix on Sunday to retake the lead in the Formula One world championship from Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton by a single point…
Nadal scales heights again to claim 11th French title
PARIS (Reuters) – Playing the King of Clay at the French Open is akin to scaling Mont Blanc without ropes and even an intrepid adventurer from Europe’s Alpine heartland found it a peak too steep as Rafael Nadal stormed to an 11th title on Sunday.
Former NFL lineman Kenyatta Jones dead at 39
Former NFL offensive lineman Kenyatta Jones has died. He was 39.
Demolition man Nadal claims record-extending 11th French title
PARIS (Reuters) – Rafael Nadal was at his awe-inspiring best as he crushed Austrian Dominic Thiem to snatch a record-extending 11th French Open title with a 6-4 6-3 6-2 victory on Sunday.
Soccer: Neymar goal caps impressive Brazil win over feisty Austria
VIENNA (Reuters) – Brazil scored three superbly-taken goals, including a stunning Neymar effort, to beat feisty Austria 3-0 in sweltering conditions on Sunday and put the finishing touches to their impressive World Cup preparation. Gabriel Jesus and…
England manager Southgate demands break with the past
LONDON (Reuters) – England fly to Russia next week unencumbered by the usual great expectations, with manager Gareth Southgate promising a complete break from previous tournaments when they seldom lived up to their billing.
Tennis: Czech duo Siniakova and Krejcikova win women’s doubles
PARIS (Reuters) – Katerina Siniakova and Barbora Krejcikova claimed their maiden Grand Slam title when they beat the unseeded Japanese pair of Eri Hozumi and Makoto Ninomiya 6-3 6-3 in the French Open women’s doubles final on Sunday.
Report: Justify worth record $75 million after Triple Crown
It was an awfully profitable day for the owners of Justify, the 13th horse in history to capture the Triple Crown.
Major League Baseball roundup: Martinez blasts another home run, Red Sox top White Sox
J.D. Martinez clubbed his major league leading 21st home run to break a 2-all tie in the fifth inning and send the host Boston Red Sox past the Chicago White Sox 4-2 in the second of a three-game series Saturday.
