Tennis: Impressive Garcia races into French Open last 16
PARIS (Reuters) – Caroline Garcia suffered some late jitters but produced an impressive performance to beat Romania’s Irina-Camelia Begu 6-1 6-3 and reach the last 16 of the French Open on Saturday.
Tennis: Deja vu as Nadal crushes his friend Gasquet in Paris
PARIS (Reuters) – When claycourt machine Rafa Nadal faces his old friend Richard Gasquet the 10-time Roland Garros champion gets a free ride and that was again the case as he bulldozed past the local favorite 6-3 6-2 6-2 to reach the French Open last 1…
Tennis: Sharapova steals main stage spotlight by destroying Pliskova
PARIS (Reuters) – Maria Sharapova was back on Roland Garros’ main stage for the first time in three years and put on a dazzling display as she demolished Czech sixth seed Karolina Pliskova 6-2 6-1 to reach the French Open fourth round.
Tennis: Stephens clings on to advance in Paris
PARIS (Reuters) – U.S. Open champion Sloane Stephens clung on for dear life to reach the fourth round of the French Open with a 4-6 6-1 8-6 victory over Italian Camila Giorgi.
Tennis: Khachanov downs Pouille to set up Zverev last-16 clash
PARIS (Reuters) – Hard-hitting Russian Karen Khachanov knocked out France’s number one player Lucas Pouille 6-3 7-5 6-3 in the French Open third round after the rain-hit match resumed on Saturday.
Tennis: Muguruza demolishes Stosur to reach last 16 in Paris
PARIS (Reuters) – Spaniard Garbine Muguruza stormed into the French Open fourth round with a 6-0 6-2 demolition of Australia’s former runner-up Samantha Stosur on Saturday, underlining her credentials for a second title at Roland Garros.
Major League Baseball roundup: Braves’ Foltynewicz dominates Nats with two-hitter
Atlanta Braves right-hander Mike Foltynewicz picked up in June where he left off in May when he threw a two-hit shutout with 11 strikeouts to beat the visiting Washington Nationals 4-0 on Friday at SunTrust Park.
NBA fines Cavs’ Thompson $25,000 after Game 1 incident
Cleveland Cavaliers center Tristan Thompson was fined $25,000 by the NBA on Friday night, but not suspended, after sparking an altercation at the end of his team’s Game 1 loss to the Golden State Warriors a night earlier.
Major League Baseball notebook: Dodgers’ Kershaw back on disabled list day after return
The Los Angeles Dodgers placed Clayton Kershaw (lower back strain) on the 10-day disabled list on Friday, one day after activating him to start Thursday’s game against the Philadelphia Phillies.
NBA report notes missed foul on Warriors’ Green in Game 1
The NBA’s “Last Two Minute Report” released Friday revealed a missed call on Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green that would have sent LeBron James to the line with the chance to put the Cleveland Cavaliers ahead late in Game 1 of the NBA Final…
