Alaphilippe wins Dauphine stage four, Moscon takes overall lead
(Reuters) – French rider Julian Alaphilippe won the fourth stage of the Criterium du Dauphine on Thursday, while Team Sky’s Gianni Moscon took the overall lead from team mate Michal Kwiatkowski.
Stephens downs Keys again to reach French Open final
PARIS (Reuters) – Sloane Stephens maintained her perfect record against fellow American Madison Keys as she blazed into the French Open final with a 6-4 6-4 win on Thursday in a repeat of last year’s U.S. Open final.
Wider Image: On sea, snow or street, soccer prevails
KOLKATA, India (Reuters) – As Russia puts the finishing touches to the carefully manicured fields that will host the World Cup from next week, people around the globe are playing soccer on a surprising variety of makeshift pitches.
Sports betting bill expected to pass New Jersey legislature
(Reuters) – New Jersey’s legislature is expected to pass a bill on Thursday to regulate and tax sports betting at casinos and racetracks, which would make it one of the first states to legalize the activity following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling last mo…
Swamp soccer and bumper ball: World Cup fever hits Russia
Ahead of the World Cup, soccer-loving Russians have been playing the beautiful game in all its eclectic glory.
Halep stops Muguruza to reach third French open final
PARIS (Reuters) – Top seed Simona Halep reached her third French Open final when she stopped hard-hitting Spaniard Garbine Muguruza in her tracks with a 6-1 6-4 semi-final victory on Thursday.
Amazon.com to screen Premier League soccer for first time
LONDON (Reuters) – Amazon.com has won rights to show 20 English Premier League soccer matches a season from 2019, giving its Prime Video online streaming service a foothold in the most watched sports league in the world.
Nadal overcomes hiccup to march into Paris semi-finals
PARIS (Reuters) – Rafael Nadal lost his first set at the French Open since 2015 but that blip did not prevent the 10-times champion from marching into the semi-finals with a 4-6 6-3 6-2 6-2 victory over Diego Schwartzman in their rain-delayed match on …
Del Potro powers past Cilic to set up Rafa clash
PARIS (Reuters) – Argentina’s Juan Martin Del Potro felled Marin Cilic in a French Open clash of the titans, winning 7-6(5) 5-7 6-3 7-5 on Thursday, and will now aim his heavy artillery at 10-times champion Rafael Nadal in the semi-finals.
Putin says attacks on Mutko made it impossible to sack him
MOSCOW (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday it had been impossible to sack Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Mutko, who oversaw sport at the height of Russia’s doping scandal, because he had been targeted by unfair attacks.
