Tennis: Trungelliti’s 1,000km roadtrip with Granny ends in Grand Slam win
PARIS (Reuters) – A 1,000km 10-hour roadtrip dash to Paris, squeezed into a small hire car alongside his 88-year-old grandmother, ended in Grand Slam joy for Marco Trungelliti at Roland Garros on Monday — and a guaranteed 79,000 euros ($92,000) payday…
Gilbert: Cavs focused on Finals, not LeBron’s future
LeBron James put Cleveland in the NBA Finals for the fourth consecutive season Sunday night, and Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert refuses to look past the upcoming seven-game series against either Houston or Golden State.
Tennis: Little-known Paraguayan pushes Kvitova to the edge
PARIS (Reuters) – In the 12 years she has been a professional, Veronica Cepede Royg has not exactly set the tennis world alight.
Soccer: Captain Son strikes as South Korea down Honduras
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Son Heung-min scored with a 25-yard drive to ensure South Korea secured a 2-0 friendly win over Honduras as Shin Tae-yong’s side continued their preparations for next month’s World Cup finals in Russia.
Tennis: Trungelliti’s 1,000km 11th hour roadtrip ends in Grand Slam win
PARIS (Reuters) – Marco Trungelliti’s 1,000km midnight roadtrip dash to Paris, squeezed into a small car alongside his kid brother, his mother and his grandmother, ended in Grand Slam joy at Roland Garros on Monday — and a guaranteed 79,000 euros ($92…
Tennis: Former champ Wawrinka knocked out of French Open in round one
PARIS (Reuters) – Former champion Stan Wawrinka was knocked out of the French Open in the first round when he lost 6-2 3-6 4-6 7-6(5) 6-3 to Spain’s Guillermo Garcia-Lopez on Monday.
Soccer: Carvajal expected to be fit for Spain at World Cup
BARCELONA (Reuters) – Real Madrid defender Dani Carvajal will be fit to feature for Spain at the World Cup despite suffering a hamstring injury in the Champions league final win over Liverpool on Saturday.
Tennis: Kvitova proves to be ultimate survivor as she lives to fight another day
PARIS (Reuters) – Petra Kvitova came within three points of falling in the first round of the French Open before three successive aces and her nerves of steel carried her to a 3-6 6-1 7-5 win over little-known Paraguayan Veronica Cepede Royg on Monday….
Tennis: Azarenka dumped out of French Open in first round
PARIS (Reuters) – Two-time Grand Slam winner Victoria Azarenka crashed out of the French Open in the first round losing 5-7 5-7 to Katerina Siniakova on Monday, playing only her fifth tournament of the year after a legal battle over the custody of her…
Soccer: Get out and see the world, Draxler urges other German players
(Reuters) – German players should look to grab an opportunity to play abroad in order to enrich their game and add to the national team’s strength, winger Julian Draxler said on Monday.
