Champion Ostapenko dumped in round one of French Open
PARIS (Reuters) – Jelena Ostapenko became only the sixth female Grand Slam champion to lose in the opening round of their title defense on Sunday when she lost to Kateryna Kozlova at the French Open.
Tennis: Stephens off to a flyer after ‘heart and body’ connect
PARIS (Reuters) – Sloane Stephens showed on Sunday how phenomenal her game can be when her “heart and body” are “connected”, as unlucky Dutchwoman Arantxa Rus discovered in the first round of the French Open.
No deja-vu in Paris: Venus Williams ousted in first round at French Open
PARIS (Reuters) – What Venus Williams would have given for a dash of deja-vu in Paris on Sunday.
Soccer: Son must step up to become World Cup great, says South Korea coach Shin
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Son Heung-min needs to overcome his status as a marked man after an impressive season for Tottenham Hotspur if he is to establish himself among the game’s elite at the World Cup in Russia, says South Korea coach Shin Tae-yong.
Major League Baseball roundup: LA’s Mike Trout has five hits in career night
Mike Trout went 5-for-5, his first career five-hit game, leading the Los Angeles Angels to an 11-4 victory over the New York Yankees on Saturday night at Yankee Stadium.
Warriors force Game 7 with 115-86 rout of Rockets
Klay Thompson and Stephen Curry combined for seven 3-pointers in the third quarter Saturday night, rallying the Golden State Warriors from a 10-point halftime deficit to a 115-86 run-away in Game 6 of the Western Conference finals in Oakland, Calif.
Major League Baseball notebook: Cubs’ Darvish headed back to DL
The Chicago Cubs placed right-hander Yu Darvish on the 10-day disabled list for the second time this month on Saturday, this time as the result of right triceps tendinitis.
Las Vegas goes #nocaps before Cup Final
Nothing stokes the intensity before a Stanley Cup Final like an all-out grammar war.
Tennis: Kvitova hails ‘crazy’ year following knife attack
PARIS (Reuters) – Seventeen months after being attacked in her home by a knife-wielding intruder, Petra Kvitova has come to accept that she may always have that “weird feeling” whenever she is out alone and that her left playing hand will never fully r…
Golf: Rose extends lead with third round 66 in Fort Worth
(Reuters) – Justin Rose birdied his first three holes on the way to a third-round four-under-par 66 on Saturday to take a four-stroke lead at the Fort Worth Invitational in Texas.
