Tennis: Stephens thrashes Kontaveit to reach last eight
PARIS (Reuters) – American Sloane Stephens broke new ground at the French Open with a 6-2 6-0 thrashing of below-par Estonian Anett Kontaveit in the last 16 on Sunday.
Tennis: Zverev’s days of living dangerously go on
PARIS (Reuters) – Alexander Zverev’s appetite for five-set marathons showed no signs of shrinking and even blisters on his toes could not stop the German from storming into his first major quarter-final with a 4-6 7-6(4) 2-6 6-3 6-3 French Open win ove…
Tennis: Impressive Thiem downs Nishikori to set up Zverev clash
PARIS (Reuters) – Dominic Thiem ended Kei Nishikori’s comeback to reach the quarter-finals of the French Open with a 6-2 6-0 5-7 6-4 victory on Sunday and set up a mouthwatering clash with second seed Alexander Zverev.
Tennis: Keys enjoys Sunday stroll into French quarters
PARIS (Reuters) – No fuss, no drama — Madison Keys’s smooth ride continued at the French Open on Sunday as she brushed aside Romanian Mihaela Buzarnescu 6-1 6-4 to reach her first French Open quarter-final.
Major League Baseball roundup: Scherzer’s pinch-hit single sparks Nats in 14th
Washington second baseman Wilmer Difo delivered a triple to score Max Scherzer in the 14th inning and lead the way for the Nationals’ 5-3 win over the host Atlanta Braves on Saturday.
Tennis: Keys through to first French Open quarter-final
PARIS (Reuters) – American Madison Keys blazed into the French Open quarter-finals for the first time in her career with a 6-1 6-4 defeat of Romanian Mihaela Buzarnescu on Sunday.
NFL: Packers’ Matthews needs surgery on nose after softball accident
(Reuters) – Green Bay Packers linebacker Clay Matthews will require surgery on his nose after being hit in the face by a line drive during a softball game on Saturday. Matthews, who was pitching in the charity game near Appleton, Wisconsin, went to …
NBA: Cavs’ Smith changes story on late-game mistake
(Reuters) – Cleveland Cavaliers guard J.R. Smith admitted on Saturday that he might not have been aware of the score during his late mistake in Game One of the NBA Finals.
Kuznetsov leads Capitals past Knights for 2-1 series edge
Evgeny Kuznetsov was healthy enough to provide a goal and an assist as the Washington Capitals defeated the Vegas Golden Knights 3-1 in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final on Saturday night at Capital One Arena in Washington.
Major League Baseball notebook: Giants’ Belt recovering from emergency appendectomy
San Francisco Giants first baseman Brandon Belt is expected to return home Saturday after undergoing an emergency appendectomy Friday night, according to multiple reports.
