Vetter’s huge throw sets up German javelin showdown
LONDON (Reuters) – Germany’s Johannes Vetter and Thomas Rohler will take their burgeoning javelin rivalry into a potentially riveting final at the World Athletics Championships after achieving the automatic qualifying mark on Thursday.
NBA preparing to approve ‘rest rule’
(The Sports Xchange) – Fans get upset when a healthy superstar sits out a game for a day of rest, and the NBA apparently plans to do something about it this season.
Iran drops players from national team for playing against Israeli club
ANKARA (Reuters) – Two Iranian soccer players have been dropped from the national team as punishment for playing against an Israeli side for their Greek club, a senior Iranian sports ministry official told state TV on Thursday.
Semenya eases through 800 meters heats, Arzamasova out
LONDON (Reuters) – Olympic champion Caster Semenya maintained her two-year unbeaten record over 800 meters as she eased through the first round at the World Championships on Thursday.
Obiri on course to secure elusive 5,000 meters title
LONDON (Reuters) – Kenya’s Hellen Obiri remained on course to win her first major 5,000 meters title after qualifying fastest from the heats at the World Championships on Thursday.
Pliskova reaches Rogers Cup quarters after Osaka retires
TORONTO (Reuters) – World number one Karolina Pliskova was dragged into a mighty battle before being granted a berth in the Rogers Cup quarter-finals when Japanese teenager Naomi Osaka retired with an abdominal injury on Thursday.
Athletics-Kenya’s former champion Sum pulls out of world 800m
LONDON (Reuters) – Former world 800 meters champion Eunice Sum has withdrawn from the World Athletics Championships due to illness, Kenyan officials said on Thursday.
Sailing: New Zealand’s Burling joins Team Brunel for Volvo Ocean Race
(Reuters) – Olympic gold medalist and America’s Cup winning helmsman Peter Burling is set to take on the grueling challenge of round-the-world ocean racing after agreeing to compete for Dutch entry Team Brunel in the Volvo Ocean Race.
Former Olympic champion Kromowidjojo sticking around for Tokyo
EINDHOVEN, Netherlands (Reuters) – – Buoyed by becoming the first woman to dip under 23 seconds for 50-metre freestyle, veteran Ranomi Kromowidjojo of the Netherlands said on Thursday she would continue her career through to the next Olympic Games. She won gold in London in 2012 in the 50m and 100m freestyle, but she has since been overshadowed in by younger rivals like Canadian teenager Penny Oleksiak, Bronte Campbell of Australia, Simone Manuel of the U.S. and Swede Sarah Sjostrom, who set
Kisner, Olesen lead as Spieth laments putting woes
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Reuters) – Thorbjorn Olesen and Kevin Kisner matched each other with long, curling birdies at the final hole to share a one-stroke lead as Jordan Spieth slipped five strokes off the pace after the first round of the PGA Champ…
