Bolt takes center stage in 100 meters gold bid
LONDON (Reuters) – The sport’s biggest name and its blue riband race combine to take center stage for the last time on Saturday when the incomparable Usain Bolt seeks to win the World Championships 100 meters gold for the fourth time.
Walker strides into halfway lead at WGC-Bridgestone
(Reuters) – Jimmy Walker, one week away from the defense of his PGA Championship title, fired a five-under 65 to seize a two-shot lead after two rounds of the World Golf Championship-Bridgestone Invitational on Friday.
Johnson grouped with Day, Stenson at PGA Championship
(Reuters) – World number one Dustin Johnson has been drawn to play alongside former champion Jason Day and Swede Henrik Stenson in the first two rounds of next week’s PGA Championship, organizers announced on Friday.
Brilliant Farah maintains domination with epic 10,000m win
LONDON (Reuters) – Mo Farah launched the World Athletics Championships in scintillating fashion on Friday with another consummate 10,000 meters triumph that further embellished his claim to being the greatest distance racer in the sport’s history.
Bolt digs in to advance to 100 meters semis
LONDON (Reuters) – Usain Bolt took his first, somewhat stuttering, steps towards what he hopes will be a glorious World Championship farewell on Friday when he recovered from a poor start to win his heat in the first round of the 100 meters in 10.07 se…
Defending champion Malachowski eases into discus final
LONDON (Reuters) – Defending champion Piotr Malachowski signaled his intent to retain his discus title by qualifying for the final at the first attempt in the World Championships on Friday.
Big guns cruise through in wide-open women’s 1500
LONDON (Reuters) – All the big names advanced from the first round of the women’s 1,500 meters on Friday, an event that is shaping up to be one of the most intriguing of the World Championships.
MLS set to introduce video review technology this weekend
(Reuters) – Major League Soccer will embark on a new era this weekend with the introduction of a video review system – Video Assistant Refereeing (VAR) – across all matches.
Athletics: Coe determined to stop athletes using flags of convenience
LONDON (Reuters) – The president of athletics’ world governing body the IAAF has vowed to continue efforts to stop athletes switching nationality and competing under ‘flags of convenience’.
Olympics: Give Brazil more time to secure Rio legacy: IOC head
LONDON (Reuters) – Brazil should be given more time to deliver infrastructure promised as its Rio Olympics legacy, the head of the International Olympic Committee said on Friday.
