White Sox struggle in wake of Farquhar brain hemorrhage
(Reuters) – The Chicago White Sox lost 10-1 to the Houston Astros on Saturday but matters on the field took a backseat to concerns about their reliever Danny Farquhar, who suffered a brain hemorrhage a day earlier.
Johnson, Landry tied for lead in San Antonio
(Reuters) – Zach Johnson sank a six-foot putt for birdie on his final hole for a four-under-par 68 to ensure a share of the lead with Andrew Landry on 13-under 203 after the third round of the Texas Open on Saturday.
Marquez loses Austin pole with three-place penalty
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Honda’s MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez was handed a three-place penalty for slow riding after taking pole for the sixth year in a row at the Grand Prix of the Americas on Saturday.
Motorcycling: Marquez on provisional pole in Texas for sixth year running
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Honda’s MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez crashed but still took pole position for the Grand Prix of the Americas for the sixth year in a row on Saturday, pending a stewards’ investigation.
American pilot Goulian tops qualifying in Cannes
(Reuters) – U.S. pilot Michael Goulian came out on top in an intense qualifying session in Cannes for Sunday’s second leg of the Red Bull Air Race world championship.
Mladenovic draws France level with U.S. in Fed Cup semis
(Reuters) – Kristina Mladenovic came back from a set down to beat CoCo Vandeweghe 1-6 6-3 6-2 and draw France level with defending champions U.S. in their Fed Cup semi-final in Aix-en-Provence on Saturday.
Nadal cruises into Monte Carlo final
MONTE CARLO (Reuters) – Defending champion Rafa Nadal remains on course for an 11th Monte Carlo Masters title after beating Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov 6-4 6-1 in the semi-finals on Saturday.
Pliskova and Kvitova give Czechs commanding lead over Germany
(Reuters) – Karolina Pliskova and Petra Kvitova won their opening singles matches to give Czech Republic a commanding 2-0 lead in their Fed Cup semi-final against Germany in Stuttgart on Saturday.
Former U.S. taekwondo star waits a decade for her #MeToo moment
(Reuters) – It has taken a decade, but Mandy Meloon, a two-time taekwondo world champion thrown off the U.S. national team in 2007 after accusing her coach of molesting her at age 16, has won a measure of vindication.
Golf: Johnson surges into share of lead in San Antonio
(Reuters) – Zach Johnson shot a blistering seven-under-par 65 to jump into a tie with Ryan Moore on nine-under 135 after the second round of the Texas Open on Friday.
