Ice creams, milk shakes: Kyrgios admits he lacks dedication
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Playing basketball, eating ice creams and drinking milk shakes during tennis tournaments.
NFL: Pre-season game canceled in wake of Houston flooding
(The Sports Xchange) – Thursday night’s preseason game between the Houston Texans and Dallas Cowboys at AT&T Stadium was canceled by the NFL on Wednesday to allow Houston players to return home to be with their families after the catastrophic flooding in Houston.
Cycling: Froome extends Vuelta lead in high mountains
MADRID (Reuters) – Chris Froome moved closer to winning the Vuelta a Espana title after coming second in the high mountain Stage 11 on Wednesday and opening up a gap of one minute 19 seconds in the general classification.
Cash boost for Cannondale-Drapac after public campaign
LONDON (Reuters) – The Cannondale-Drapac World Tour cycling team have announced a boost in their fight for financial survival after a public campaign to raise money for the cash-strapped outfit.
Sharapova back in the spotlight at U.S Open
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Maria Sharapova returns to action at the U.S. Open on Wednesday against Hungary’s Timea Babos, looking to prove she has the stamina to back up her opening-round win against Simona Halep.
Cycling: Thomas confirmed in Sky team for Tour of Britain
LONDON (Reuters) – Geraint Thomas will resume his crash-hit season at the Tour of Britain which starts this weekend, having recovered from a fractured collarbone that ended the Team Sky rider’s Tour de France.
Vettel risks losing the championship lead
MONZA, Italy (Reuters) – Sebastian Vettel has been on the podium at Ferrari’s home Italian Grand Prix for the past two years but anything less than a win on Sunday could cost the German the lead in the Formula One championship.
Sharapova returns to the U.S. Open spotlight
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Maria Sharapova will be back in the U.S. Open spotlight on Wednesday hoping she can come up with a winning encore to her electrifying first round victory over second seed Simona Halep.
Sharapova looks to back up big win in battle with Babos
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Fresh off a thrilling victory in front of a sold-out crowd at Arthur Ashe Stadium on Monday, former world number one Maria Sharapova will look to prove that she has the stamina to back it up when she battles Timea Babos at the U.S….
Federer survives Tiafoe scare to advance
NEW YORK (Reuters) – World number three Roger Federer survived a first-round scare from Frances Tiafoe before grinding out a 4-6 6-2 6-1 1-6 6-4 victory over the American teenager in front of a raucous crowd at the U.S. Open on Tuesday.
