Peaty sets 50m breaststroke record
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Briton Adam Peaty smashed his own world record in the men’s 50 meters breaststroke while Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu and American Katie Ledecky set out their stalls to become the leading female swimmer at the world championships on Tu…
Tennis: Australia mourns death of grand slam winner, coach Rose
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Mervyn Rose, who won two grand slam titles and a pair of Davis Cups for Australia before coaching some of the greats of the game, has died at 87.
Game on: Suning leads China’s $2 billion soccer rights frenzy
BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – In the high-stakes race to control soccer TV rights in China, with a potential market of hundreds of millions of fans, an electronics retailer is betting up to $2 billion that could give it a near monopoly on broadcasting t…
Elbow injury may rule Djokovic out of U.S. Open: report
(Reuters) – Former world number one Novak Djokovic is in doubt for the U.S. Open due to his elbow injury, Serbian media reported, citing the country’s Davis Cup team doctor.
Rose, Cavaliers agree to one-year deal: report
(The Sports Xchange) – Free agent point guard Derrick Rose and the Cleveland Cavaliers reached agreement on a one-year contract, ESPN reported Monday, citing league sources.
Bolt, Thompson lead Jamaica’s world championships charge
KINGSTON (Reuters) – Usain Bolt is among three Olympic champions leading a strong Jamaican team at the athletics world championships in London next month.
Swimming: Kitajima legacy still pushing Peaty
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Last August in Rio, Adam Peaty’s coach Mel Marshall compared the wait of watching her charge swimming away with the Olympic 100 meters breaststroke gold to that of giving birth.
Thai transgender boxer winning the fight for acceptance
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Clad in a pink tank top and shorts, her face made up with rouge and red lipstick, transgender Muay Thai fighter Nong Rose Baan Charoensuk is a formidable opponent.
Buyers and sellers beware, MLB trade deadline looms
(Reuters) – With one week to go before next Monday’s trade deadline, Major League Baseball’s haves and have-nots are sizing each other up for a pennant push this season or a build-up for the future.
Spieth, McIlroy early co-favourites for PGA Championship
(Reuters) – British Open champion Jordan Spieth and Northern Irishman Rory McIlroy were rated 7-1 early co-favourites on Monday to win next month’s PGA Championship at Quail Hollow in Charlotte, North Carolina.
