Nadal faces old friend Gasquet on familiar French turf
PARIS (Reuters) – World number one Rafa Nadal faces local hope Richard Gasquet in the third round of the French Open on Saturday in a clash between two long-time friends.
Highlights of French Open sixth day
PARIS (Reuters) – World number three Alexander Zverev saved a match point before completing a comeback to beat Bosnian Damir Dzumhur 6-2 3-6 4-6 7-6(3) 7-5 in the third round of the French Open on Friday.
Ottawa senators assistant GM Lee arrested after incident in Buffalo
Ottawa Senators assistant general manager Randy Lee was arrested Thursday night and charged with second-degree harassment at an arraignment hearing on Friday in Buffalo, N.Y., according to Erie County District Attorney John Flynn.
NBA: 76ers weigh firing Colangelo over ‘burner’ Twitter accounts
President of basketball operations Bryan Colangelo is on thinning ice with Philadelphia 76ers ownership and could be fired as the internal probe into his alleged use of other Twitter accounts comes into greater focus, ESPN reported Friday morning.
Capitals’ Ovechkin closes in on elusive Stanley Cup
(Reuters) – Alex Ovechkin is well established as one of the NHL’s premier players but a lack of playoff success has followed him throughout his career, a storyline that could soon change with the Russian on the verge of a maiden Stanley Cup.
White Sox’s Farquhar continues ‘miracle’ recovery after brain aneurysm
Danny Farquhar returns to the mound at Guaranteed Rate Field on Friday night for the first time since he left the stadium in an ambulance due to a brain aneurysm on April 20.
Davenport hails Serena’s ‘powerful message’ for sporty mums
PARIS (Reuters) – With only one mother having won Grand Slam titles over the last 38 years, Lindsay Davenport hailed Serena Williams for delivering a “powerful message” that shows it is possible to “pursue personal goals even when you’re a mum”.
Djokovic rediscovers old fire to reach last 16
PARIS (Reuters) – Former champion Novak Djokovic proved the fires are still burning within as he spent nearly four hours battling past obdurate Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut to reach the fourth round of the French Open on Friday.
Soccer: Brazilian pair ruled out of Sunday warmup vs Croatia
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Renato Augusto and Douglas Costa will miss Brazil’s World Cup warm-up friendly against Croatia in England this weekend due to injury, the Brazilian Football Confederation said on Friday.
Djokovic still battling as he edges past Bautista Agut
PARIS (Reuters) – Former champion Novak Djokovic wore down obdurate Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut to grind out a 6-4 6-7(6) 7-6(4) 6-2 victory in the French Open third round on Friday.
