Soccer: Aging defense and off-form players are a worry for Portugal
LISBON (Reuters) – Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo shows no signs of flagging as he approaches his mid-30s but there are plenty of other worries for a team with an aging central defense and a number of players struggling for form.
Soccer: Uruguay looking to spring a surprise in Russia
(Reuters) – A smooth qualifying campaign spearheaded by their strikers and marked by the emergence of youth has given former champions Uruguay reasons to be optimistic about their chances at the World Cup in Russia next month.
Soccer: Egypt aim to overturn decades of World Cup disappointment
(Reuters) – Egypt’s dominance of African football has long been at odds with the country’s dire underachievement at the World Cup but the “Pharaohs” head to Russia with the chance of putting right decades of crushing disappointment.
Croatia’s Dalic cuts World Cup squad to 24 players
ZAGREB (Reuters) – Croatia coach Zlatko Dalic has slashed his provisional World Cup squad to 24 players from 32 and axe one more player by the June 4 deadline for next month’s tournament in Russia.
Major League Baseball: Ohtani, Angels end Rays’ winning streak
Shohei Ohtani struck out nine over 7 2/3 innings, allowing two runs, as the host Los Angeles Angels snapped the Tampa Bay Rays’ six-game winning streak and avoided a four-game sweep with a 5-2 win Sunday.
Curry leads Warriors’ onslaught over Rockets for 2-1 lead
Stephen Curry hit seven straight shots, including a pair of 3-pointers, in a third-quarter flurry Sunday night that broke open a competitive game and sent the Golden State Warriors to a 126-85 blowout win over the Houston Rockets in Game 3 of the Weste…
Nadal back at number one ahead of bid for 11th French Open crown
(Reuters) – Rafa Nadal returned to the top of the world rankings on Monday after winning his eighth Italian Open title at the weekend to confirm once more his status as the king of the clay court.
Russian agency offers fake restaurant reviews ahead of World Cup
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Russian marketing agency has offered to help restaurants in cities hosting the soccer World Cup use fake reviews to bump up ratings on review site TripAdvisor, the agency’s owner has confirmed.
Raonic pulls out of French Open with knee injury
(Reuters) – Milos Raonic has withdrawn from next week’s French Open with a knee injury and is targeting a return during the grasscourt season, the former world number three said on Sunday.
Golf: Ariya Jutanugarn makes it 15 different winners from 15 events
(Reuters) – Ariya Jutanugarn made it 15 different winners in 15 events on the LPGA Tour this year when she triumphed in a three-way playoff at the Kingsmill Championship in Virginia on Sunday.
