Milwaukee Bucks’ Sterling Brown says he felt ‘defenseless’ during arrest
Milwaukee Bucks guard Sterling Brown says he felt “pretty much defenseless” during a controversial arrest over a parking infraction in January.
Kvitova pleased stabbing suspect in custody but says French Open is her focus
PARIS (Reuters) – Petra Kvitova said it was “great news” that a suspect had reportedly been held in custody in connection with the 2016 stabbing that left her with career-threatening injuries.
Tennis: Federico Coria found guilty of anti-corruption charge
LONDON (Reuters) – Federico Coria has been found guilty of a breach of the Tennis Anti-Corruption Program – the second player from Argentina to fall foul of the rules in the past 24 hours.
Nadal says French Open title just as sweet even with Federer absent
PARIS (Reuters) – Defending champion Rafael Nadal says he could not care less whether great rival Roger Federer is at the French Open or not and is simply focused on winning an 11th title in Paris.
World Cup divides fans with ‘Live It Up’ Will Smith anthem
LONDON (Reuters) – Soccer’s World Cup organizers divided fans by releasing the tournament’s official song on Friday – a fast-paced dance tune titled “Live It Up” featuring American actor and rapper Will Smith.
McIlroy storms into lead at PGA Championship
LONDON (Reuters) – Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy blazed a trail to the top of the BMW PGA Championship leaderboard with a scintillating seven-under 65 in his second round at Wentworth on Friday.
Baku wants a June race date and revised F1 contract
MONACO (Reuters) – Azerbaijan wants to return to a June slot on the Formula One calendar and is trying to renegotiate its contract post-2020 so that it pays less in race-hosting fees and gains more commercial benefits.
Serena aside, Sharapova will fear no one at French: Evert
LONDON (Reuters) – Russian Maria Sharapova could run into old nemesis Serena Williams in the fourth round of the French Open but, the American aside, she will fear no one on her first appearance at the claycourt slam for three years.
Exclusive: Blacklisted fan bypasses Russia’s World Cup security system
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A soccer fan blacklisted by Russian authorities for bad behavior was granted a document allowing him to attend World Cup matches, while several other fans have skirted a stadium ban, Reuters has found.
Plot thickens as danger lurks everywhere for Halep
(Reuters) – Even Agatha Christie would have struggled to hatch a plot as thick as this year’s French Open women’s singles with world number one Simona Halep attempting to finally win a grand slam with danger lurking everywhere.
