Golf: Johnson trails Henley by one at Northern Trust
(Reuters) – Russell Henley capitalized on an early start to take a one-stroke first-round lead over Dustin Johnson at the Northern Trust in Old Westbury, New York on Thursday.
Athletics: Farah wins final track race after rival trio collide
ZURICH (Reuters) – Mo Farah won the final track race of his career by the skin of his teeth on Thursday, clinching a dramatic 5,000 meters win after three chasing rivals collided with each other in the last couple of meters.
Federer’s comeback season ‘off the charts’, says pundits
(Reuters) – Should an age-defying Roger Federer win the U.S. Open and capture his third grand slam title of the year, it would go down as one of the wondrous chapters in tennis, a trio of pundits said on Thursday.
Motor racing: Raikkonen just wants to win races, fight for titles
SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium (Reuters) – Finnish veteran Kimi Raikkonen believes he can still win races and fight for Formula One championships after agreeing a contract extension keeping him at Ferrari next season.
Badminton: Champions Chen and Marin move into quarter-finals
(Reuters) – China’s Chen Long and Spain’s Carolina Marin, the men’s and women’s champions, progressed smoothly into the quarter-finals of the BWF World Championships in Glasgow on Thursday.
Hamilton laughs off speculation about Vettel move
SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium (Reuters) – Lewis Hamilton has laughed off a suggestion that Formula One title rival Sebastian Vettel might become his Mercedes team mate after the Ferrari driver indicated an announcement about his future was not imminent.
Marczynski wins stage six as Froome holds on to Vuelta lead
BARCELONA (Reuters) – Polish rider Tomasz Marczynski earned his first stage win at a grand tour by outsprinting two rivals at the finish to take an enthralling stage six of the Vuelta a Espana, as Chris Froome increased his lead in the general classifi…
Anyone for cricket – in the middle of the sea?
BRAMBLE BANK, England (Reuters) – Gathered on a strip of sand in what is normally a busy shipping lane, a group of men in white uniforms and a dog played cricket on Thursday, fusing Britain’s passion for sport and eccentricity.
Neymar announces lawsuit as row with Barca intensifies
BARCELONA (Reuters) – Neymar’s acrimonious split from Barcelona escalated on Thursday as the Paris St Germain forward announced plans to sue the Liga club, two days after Barca revealed they were suing the Brazilian over breach of contract.
Motor racing: Vandoorne handed 35 place grid penalty for home race
SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium (Reuters) – McLaren’s Stoffel Vandoorne will have a 35-place grid penalty for his home Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday due to power unit changes.
