New Zealand strike double gold in rugby sevens
GOLD COAST, Australia (Reuters) – Watching New Zealand’s women win the first rugby sevens Commonwealth Games title had inspired the men’s team to complete a golden double against their respective Rio Olympic champions on Sunday, Tim Mikkelson said.
England upset Australia as netball federation looks to capitalize
GOLD COAST, Australia (Reuters) – Helen Housby held her nerve in the final second to score the winning goal as England upset the heavily favored Australians 52-51 and clinch a dramatic gold medal at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games on Sunday.
Chong Wei bows out with third singles gold
GOLD COAST, Australia (Reuters) – Malaysia’s badminton king Lee Chong Wei was pushed all the way by world number one Kidambi Srikanth but prevailed 19-21 21-14 21-14 to bring the curtain down on his Commonwealth Games career with a third men’s singles …
Highlights on day 11 of the Commonwealth Games
GOLD COAST, Australia (Reuters) – Highlights on day 11 of the Commonwealth Games on Sunday (times GMT):
Hawkins collapse overshadows men’s marathon
GOLD COAST, Australia (Reuters) – The final day of the Commonwealth Games was marred when Scottish athlete Callum Hawkins was left without medical attention on the marathon course after collapsing in brutal heat during the last event of the athletics p…
Highlights on day 11 of Commonwealth Games
GOLD COAST, Australia (Reuters) – Highlights on day 11 of the Commonwealth Games on Sunday (times GMT):
Champion Johnson battles into Houston final
(Reuters) – Defending champion Steve Johnson beat Taylor Fritz 7-5 6-7(4) 6-2 at the U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship in Houston on Saturday to set up a final showdown against Tennys Sandgren, who earlier beat evergreen Croatian Ivo Karlovic.
Poulter grabs one-stroke lead at Hilton Head
(Reuters) – England’s Ian Poulter extended his recent run of form with a four-under-par 67 on Saturday that gave him a one-stroke lead heading into the final round of the RBC Heritage in South Carolina.
Gatlin-Coleman team cruise to year’s fastest 4x100m relay
(Reuters) – World champion Justin Gatlin and his team mates sped to the year’s fastest 4×100 metres relay on Saturday, clocking 38.08 seconds at the Tennessee Relays in Knoxville.
Jazz can beat anyone in NBA playoffs: Jerebko
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Having made it all the way to the Eastern Conference finals with former club Boston Celtics a year ago, sharp-shooting Swede Jonas Jerebko has told Reuters his Utah Jazz team fear no-one as the NBA playoffs get under way this week…
