Tennis: U.S. Open champion Wawrinka to miss rest of the season with injury
(Reuters) – U.S. Open champion Stan Wawrinka will not defend his title in New York later this month and will also miss the rest of the season due to a knee injury, the Swiss said on Friday.
Soccer: Neymar says he followed his heart, not the record money, to PSG
PARIS (Reuters) – Money was never the motivating factor for Neymar’s record 222 million-euro ($261 million) transfer from Barcelona, the world’s most expensive footballer said on his arrival at Paris St Germain on Friday.
South Africa’s Pistorius back in prison after spending night in hospital
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Oscar Pistorius, the South African Paralympic gold medalist serving a six-year jail term for murdering his girlfriend, is back in prison after spending a night hospital, a prison service spokesman said on Friday.
Shin bags hole-in-one at Women’s British Open golf
(Reuters) – South Korea’s Jenny Shin recorded a hole-in-one on her way to a three-under par 69 in round two of the Women’s British Open at Kingsbarns Golf Links on Friday.
Joshua ordered to defend WBA title against Ortiz
(Reuters) – The World Boxing Association (WBA) has ordered world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua to defend his title against Cuba’s Luis Ortiz, the organization said on Friday.
Davis Cup singles to remain best-of-five set affairs
(Reuters) – Davis Cup singles matches will continue to be decided over the best-of-five sets after a proposal to shorten the contests failed to achieve the required mandate, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) said on Friday.
Wie fires course record 64 to lead Women’s British Open
(Reuters) – Michelle Wie took advantage of mild early conditions to storm into the lead at the Women’s British Open with a course record eight-under-par 64 at Kingsbarns Golf Links on Thursday.
Anderson stuns top seed Thiem in Washington thriller
(Reuters) – Big-serving South African Kevin Anderson squandered two match points before finally overcoming Austrian top seed Dominic Thiem in a compelling three-set slugfest at the Citi Open in Washington on Thursday.
Australia’s women rout Brazil 6-1 to win Tournament of Nations
(Reuters) – Australia avenged their Olympic quarter-final loss to Brazil with a stunning 6-1 demolition of the South Americans to win the inaugural Tournament of Nations in Carson, California on Thursday.
Kvitova cruises as favorites dominate at Stanford
(Reuters) – Second seed Petra Kvitova was barely troubled in her first match at the Stanford Classic as the big-hitting Czech needed just an hour to demolish Kateryna Bondarenko 6-2 6-2 in a second round encounter on Thursday.
