Tennis: Svitolina canters into third round in Paris
PARIS (Reuters) – Elina Svitolina saw off Roland Garros debutante Viktoria Kuzmova of Slovakia 6-3 6-4 to reach the third round of the French Open on Wednesday.
Away from the World Cup, the secret lives of goalposts
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Never mind Russia’s state of the art World Cup stadiums, Reuters photographers have been capturing the eclectic settings of communities’ spartan goalposts and pitches.
76ers’ Colangelo denies secret Twitter campaign
Philadelphia 76ers president of basketball operations Bryan Colangelo found himself in the middle of a social-media controversy Tuesday night.
Major League Baseball roundup: Yanks rally in 9th, beat Astros in 10th
Brett Gardner hit the game-tying home run with one out in the bottom of the ninth, and rookie Gleyber Torres singled in a run with two outs in the 10th, lifting the New York Yankees to a 6-5 victory over the Houston Astros on Tuesday night at Yankee St…
Soccer: South Americans enjoy warm-up wins over Haiti, Scotland
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Two South American sides warmed up for next month’s World Cup in Russia with easy wins on Tuesday as Argentina hammered Haiti 4-0 in Buenos Aires and Peru overcame Scotland 2-0 in Lima.
Referees to get VAR help for red cards at World Cup
(Reuters) – Referees at the World Cup finals will be able to dish out red cards for off-the-ball incidents spotted by Video Assistant Referee (VAR) technology, soccer’s rule-making body IFAB has said.
Major League Baseball notebook: League finds call in Cubs-Pirates game incorrect
Major League Baseball disagreed with game umpires and replay monitors regarding a controversial call on Monday in which Chicago Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo took out Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Elias Diaz with a slide at the plate.
College hoops notebook: DiVincenzo remains in NBA draft
Villanova Final Four hero Donte DiVincenzo announced Tuesday on his Instagram account that he will remain in the NBA draft and hire an agent prior to the upcoming festivities.
Soccer: World Cup bidding for 2026 enters frenetic final stages
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – The two bids chasing the right to host the 2026 World Cup have entered a frenetic last fortnight of canvassing while anxiously awaiting a potentially decisive report on their suitability.
Soccer: Messi grabs hat-trick as Argentina canter to 4-0 win
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina showed once again how reliant they are on Lionel Messi as the Barcelona forward scored a hat-trick in their 4-0 World Cup warm-up win over Haiti on Tuesday.
