Athletics: ‘Small-town boy’ Kendricks making it big
(Reuters) – As he cleaned up after horses in his father’s barn, a teenaged Sam Kendricks thought how cool it would be to travel the world and pole vault in the Olympics.
Usain Bolt departure great for rivals, bad for athletics
ZURICH (Reuters) – Usain Bolt’s rivals will, for once, be glad to see the back of a man who has dominated global sprinting for the last decade but the sport of athletics will be far less enthusiastic about bidding a final farewell to the charismatic Ja…
Van Niekerk double bid could steal some of Usain Bolt’s thunder
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – Usain Bolt’s farewell will be the major narrative at the world championships but South African speedster Wayde van Niekerk’s bid for the 200 and 400m double could steal some of his spotlight.
Vettel in fine fettle for F1’s August break
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Sebastian Vettel will enjoy Formula One’s August break as championship leader but the Ferrari driver knows the job is only half done and it will not get any easier in the months ahead.
Ronaldo protests innocence after court appearance
POZUELO DE ALARCON, Spain (Reuters) – Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo protested his innocence after testifying in court on Monday against charges of evading 14.7 million euros ($17.3 million) in taxes.
Massa withdraws from Budapest test, focus on Kubica
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Brazilian Felipe Massa has withdrawn from this week’s Budapest Formula One test after missing Sunday’s Hungarian Grand Prix because he felt unwell.
Dou becomes first Chinese to win U.S. PGA Tour card
(Reuters) – Rising talent Dou Zecheng became China’s first player to secure a U.S. PGA Tour card on Sunday by winning the Digital Ally Open on the Web.com Tour.
Peaty can set 200m alight at Tokyo 2020, says Kitajima
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Kosuke Kitajima believes the men’s 200 meters breaststroke final will be “one of the biggest races to watch” at the Tokyo Olympics if Britain’s Adam Peaty steps up to take on a dual Japanese challenge at the distance.
Russia athletics chief London bound in bid to end ban
(Reuters) – Russia’s head of athletics Dmitry Shlyakhtin is traveling to London this week to address the sport’s governing body in a bid to have his country’s international ban lifted.
Exclusive: McIlroy fires long-time caddie Fitzgerald – source
CARY, North Carolina (Reuters) – Rory McIlroy has sacked his long-time caddie J.P. Fitzgerald, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Sunday, ending a partnership that took the Northern Irishman to four major titles and the top of the world …
