Motor racing: Happy Ricciardo leads the way in Baku practice
BAKU (Reuters) – Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo staked his claim to a repeat Azerbaijan Grand Prix victory with the fastest time in Friday practice while Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton remained off the pace.
Motor racing: Magnussen, hard and fast and a blast from the past
BAKU (Reuters) – If Kevin Magnussen could be granted one wish, it would be to roll back the decades and go racing in Formula One’s deadliest era.
Nadal keeps up winning run to reach Barcelona semis, Tsitsipas stuns Thiem
BARCELONA (Reuters) – Rafael Nadal extended his astonishing winning run on clay to 42 consecutive sets as he reached the semi-finals of the Barcelona Open with a 6-0 7-5 victory over Slovakia’s Martin Klizan on Friday.
The hand of God touches Messi in Argentine Sistine Chapel
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – An Argentine football club has recreated the Sistine Chapel on the ceiling of its gymnasium, with Diego Maradona as God, Lionel Messi as Adam and a host of angels that include Mario Kempes, Sergio Aguero and Gabriel Batistuta.
Motor racing: Ricciardo tops the timesheets in Baku practice
BAKU (Reuters) – Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo staked his claim to a repeat Azerbaijan Grand Prix victory with the fastest time in Friday practice while Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton remained off the pace.
Tennis: Vandeweghe stuns Halep to advance to Stuttgart semi-finals
(Reuters) – American CoCo Vandeweghe shocked world number one Simona Halep in straight sets on Friday to move into the semi-finals of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart.
FIFA points to ethics rules after Trump tweets threat to World Cup bid opponents
(Reuters) – President Donald Trump tweeted support for a U.S. bid to co-host the 2026 soccer World Cup with a veiled threat against nations that might oppose it, prompting soccer’s governing body to refer to guidelines that warn against political influ…
Tsitsipas stuns Thiem to reach Barcelona semi-finals
(Reuters) – Greek teenager Stefanos Tsitsipas stunned world number seven Dominic Thiem 6-3 6-2 to reach the semi-finals of the Barcelona Open on Friday, while Spain’s Pablo Carreno Busta served up another upset by defeating second seed Grigor Dimitrov….
Golf: England’s Wallace takes lead at halfway stage in China
(Reuters) – England’s Matt Wallace shot a two-under-par 70 in windy conditions on Friday to jump into the lead at the halfway stage of the Volvo China Open.
Motor racing: Bottas fastest in Baku practice, Verstappen crashes
BAKU (Reuters) – Valtteri Bottas was fastest for Mercedes in first free practice for the Azerbaijan Formula One Grand Prix on Friday, while Max Verstappen crashed his Red Bull a day after promising to exercise more control.
