Tennis: From red carpet to red dirt, Muguruza the warrior
LONDON (Reuters) – Being the reigning Wimbledon champion and former French Open winner has its perks for Garbine Muguruza, like being invited to walk the red carpet at this year’s Oscars in Hollywood.
Returning Serena Williams ready to deny Paris convention
LONDON (Reuters) – Convention would have it that to succeed on the grueling clay courts of Roland Garros requires playing a stack of matches and having miles in your legs.
French Open organizers launch assault on tardy diners
PARIS (Reuters) – The French Open is mostly a picture of elegance — well-dressed spectators in Panama hats watching the ball sizzle across the red clay in searing sunshine. The problem is when most of the crowd disappears for a long Mediterranean lunc…
Tennis: Osaka on the climb, aiming high in Paris
LONDON (Reuters) – Naomi Osaka was ‘freaking out’ when she bumped into Spider-Man actor Tom Holland in a Tokyo hotel gym recently but while still admittedly starstruck off the court, the 20-year-old is no shrinking violet on it.
Tennis: Korea’s Chung out of French Open with ankle injury
SEOUL (Reuters) – Tipped as one of the few men in the draw capable of beating Rafa Nadal at Roland Garros this year, rising South Korean talent Chung Hyeon was forced to pull out of the French Open with an ankle injury on Wednesday.
MLB notebook: Bautista lands one-year deal with Mets
Jose Bautista and the New York Mets agreed to a one-year contract on Tuesday after the veteran slugger was released by the Atlanta Braves on Sunday. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The Mets optioned third baseman Phillip Evans to Triple…
NFL approves changes to kickoffs, ejections
In an effort to improve safety, the NFL announced on Tuesday a handful of approved changes to kickoffs following a vote at the spring league meetings on Tuesday.
NBA notebook: Mitchell, Simmons headline All-Rookie Team
Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell and Philadelphia 76ers guard Ben Simmons were unanimously selected to the 2017-18 NBA All-Rookie Team, the league announced Tuesday.
NFL notebook: Quarterback Wentz happy with recovery
Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz took part in individual drills during organized team activities on Tuesday, less than 5 1/2 months removed from surgery to repair torn anterior cruciate and lateral collateral ligaments in his left leg.
Olympics: Taxi! Tokyo tackles tourist boom with accessible cab
TOKYO (Reuters) – Tokyo’s taxi industry is undergoing some radical changes as Japan, already dealing with unprecedented levels of tourism, gears up to host two major sporting events in the next 26 months.
