Motorcycling: Yamaha rule out replacing injured Rossi at Misano
(Reuters) – Yamaha have ruled out replacing injured Italian Valentino Rossi at this weekend’s San Marino Grand Prix at Misano.
Hamilton has a ‘forest fire’ raging inside
LONDON (Reuters) – Lewis Hamilton has credited a home victory at Silverstone in July with lighting the inner ‘forest fire’ that helped him blaze a trail back to the top of the Formula One world championship on Sunday.
Pliskova breezes past Brady to advance to quarter-finals
New York (Reuters) – World number one Karolina Pliskova needed just 46 minutes to defeat American Jennifer Brady 6-1 6-0 at Arthur Ashe Stadium and punch her ticket to the quarter-finals at the U.S. Open on Monday.
Motor racing: Ferrari continue with tobacco sponsor
LONDON (Reuters) – The Ferrari Formula One team and tobacco company Philip Morris International announced on Monday the renewal of one of the longest-running and least obvious sponsorships in sport.
Federer, Nadal in action on sunny day at U.S. Open
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Blue skies and bright sunshine greeted fans at the U.S. Open on Monday, where world number one Rafa Nadal and third seed Roger Federer were scheduled to play under an open roof at Arthur Ashe Stadium.
Boxing: Bulgarian challenger Pulev vows to upset Joshua
SOFIA (Reuters) – Bulgarian Kubrat Pulev is confident of causing a major upset when he meets world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua for the IBF title next month, confirming the fight will take place on Oct. 28 in Cardiff.
Sharapova back in business on and off court
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Maria Sharapova’s outfit sparkled even if her play sometimes didn’t during her grand slam return at the U.S. Open but the former world number one’s run to the fourth round showed she is back in business on and off the court.
Belgium show ‘character’ in securing World Cup place
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Belgium delivered a performance of character and proved they were building “a winning team”, coach Roberto Martinez said after they became the first country to qualify from the European preliminaries for next year’s World Cup final…
Highlights of U.S. Open seventh day
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Czech Petra Kvitova added another chapter to her comeback story by stunning Wimbledon champion Garbine Muguruza in straight sets to reach the U.S. Open quarter-finals, while Maria Sharapova’s return to the big stage ended in defeat…
Czech pilot Sonka stuns rivals with Porto win
(Reuters) – Czech pilot Martin Sonka extended his overall lead in the Red Bull Air Race championship on Sunday as he won the Portugal leg ahead of Canada’s Pete McLeod and Australia’s Matt Hall.
