Mahut and Herbert put France ahead in Davis Cup semi-final
LILLE, France (Reuters) – France took a 2-1 lead at home to Serbia in their Davis Cup semi-final when Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut beat Filip Krajinovic and Nenad Zimonjic 6-1 6-2 7-6(3) in the doubles on Saturday.
Motor racing: Vettel on pole in Singapore, Hamilton fifth
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel put himself on pole position to retake the Formula One lead from Lewis Hamilton after setting the fastest lap in qualifying for the Singapore Grand Prix on Saturday.
Motor racing – Verstappen sets the pace as Red Bull complete Singapore practice sweep
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Dutch teenager Max Verstappen set the pace in final practice for the Singapore Grand Prix on Saturday as Red Bull continued to dominate ahead of qualifying at the Marina Bay street circuit.
Cleveland win streak ends at 22 games with loss to Royals
(Reuters) – The Cleveland Indians’ 22-game winning streak came to an end on Friday when they were beaten 4-3 by the Kansas City Royals.
Son of ex-Penn State coach Sandusky pleads guilty to child sex charges
(Reuters) – The 41-year-old adopted son of Jerry Sandusky, the former Penn State University assistant football coach convicted of sexually abusing young boys, pleaded guilty on Friday to soliciting two teenage sisters for sex, Pennsylvania prosecutors …
Golf: Leishman follows 62 with 64 for three-shot BMW lead
(Reuters) – Marc Leishman pitched in for a birdie from 50 yards on his way to another scorching round and a three-stroke halfway lead over Jason Day and Rickie Fowler at the BMW Championship outside Chicago on Friday.
Golf:’Lucky’ ace vaults Day into share of BMW clubhouse lead
(Reuters) – A “lucky” hole-in-one vaulted former world number one Jason Day into a share of the second-round clubhouse lead with American Rickie Fowler at the BMW Championship outside Chicago on Friday.
Motor racing: Red Bull and Renault brush off engine ‘speculation’
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Renault and Red Bull have both described as “speculation” reports that they will be ending their engine partnership after next season.
Basketball: Classy Serbia cruise past Russia to reach Eurobasket final
(Reuters) – Serbia ran out 87-79 winners over Russia in their Eurobasket semi-final on Friday after a superb surge midway through the first half put them on the road to victory in a tough, tight encounter in Istanbul.
Tennis: Honors even for Belgium, Australia in Davis Cup semis
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Belgium and Australia took one point each in two thrilling Davis Cup semi-final matches on Friday, with David Goffin returning from injury to beat John Millman and Nick Kyrgios overpowering Steve Darcis in five sets in Brussels.
