Woods had five drugs in system at time of DUI arrest: report
(Reuters) – Former world number one golfer Tiger Woods had five different drugs in his system when he was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence in May, according to an ESPN report on Monday.
Matsuyama announces marriage and fatherhood, surprising Japan
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Reuters) – Hideki Matsuyama announced on Monday that he has been married since January and is now a father, news which caught Japanese media and fans by surprise.
Golf: Winning one major is a great year, says Spieth
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Reuters) – A major season that began with the Masters favorite falling down stairs ended with one of the game’s best young players capturing the PGA Championship, a reminder of the ephemeral nature of the most unpredictable of sports.
NFL player sits out national anthem to protest Virginia violence
(Reuters) – Seattle Seahawks player Michael Bennett remained seated during the playing of the U.S. national anthem before a pre-season National Football League game to protest deadly violence at a white supremacist rally in Virginia over the weekend, h…
Gavrilova hangs on to defeat Mladenovic at Cincinnati Open
(Reuters) – Australian Daria Gavrilova shook off an uncertain second set to defeat France’s Kristina Mladenovic 6-0 7-6(6) on Monday at the Cincinnati Open.
Olympics: Ireland’s Rio ticket agent was front for banned seller, says report
DUBLIN (Reuters) – The agent at the center of an alleged scheme to illegally pass Ireland’s tickets for the 2016 Rio Olympics to touts was “not genuine” and was used to hide the involvement of banned ticket reseller THG, a Irish government report said …
Federer’s pullout from Cincinnati hands number one spot to Nadal
(This August 14 story has been corrected in second paragraph to clarify Federer has won the Cincinnati title on seven occasions)
Soccer: Ronaldo hit with five-match ban after shoving referee
(Reuters) – Cristiano Ronaldo was banned for five matches for pushing the referee after he was shown a red card against Barcelona in Real Madrid’s 3-1 Spanish Super Cup first leg victory on Sunday, the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) said on Monday….
Golf: American Schubert wins U.S. Amateur
(Reuters) – American Sophia Schubert won the U.S. Amateur Championship on Sunday, beating Albane Valenzuela of Switzerland 6&5 in the 36-hole final at San Diego Country Club in southern California.
Nishikori skips Cincinnati Masters due to injury
(Reuters) – Japan’s Kei Nishikori has become the latest top 10 player to pull out of this week’s Cincinnati Masters after the world number nine withdrew from the U.S. Open warmup event due to pain from a long-standing right wrist injury.
