Swimming: Campbell felt ‘betrayed’ after Rio flop
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australia’s Cate Campbell says she felt betrayed by swimming in the wake of her flop at last year’s Rio Olympics where she was tipped to win gold in the 50 and 100 meters freestyle events but failed to even get on the podium.
Tennis: Tomic boasts of ‘amazing’ achievements without trying hard
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Under-fire Australian tennis player Bernard Tomic has boasted of his “amazing” achievements in the sport and winning millions of dollars in prize money despite not really trying hard throughout his career.
Golf: Korean Kim In-kyung clinches second LPGA win of season
(The Sports Xchange) – Kim In-kyung recorded her second win of the season in style with an emphatic four-stroke victory at the Marathon Classic in Ohio on Sunday.
Golf: Rookie Murray clinches first PGA Tour title by one stroke
(Reuters) – A lucky break at the 13th hole paved the way for PGA Tour rookie Grayson Murray to win the Barbasol Championship by one stroke in Alabama on Sunday.
Tennis: Isner achieves rarity by winning event without facing break point
(Reuters) – Big-serving John Isner became the first man in a decade to go through an entire ATP tournament without facing a break point as he used his dominant serve to win the Hall of Fame Open in Rhode Island on Sunday.
Horse racing: Arrogate, world’s top-ranked horse, suffers shock defeat
(The Sports Xchange) – The horse racing world was turned upside-down when Arrogate, rated the top horse in the world and the all-time leading money winner among North American thoroughbreds, suffered one of the biggest upsets in thoroughbred history on…
Swimming: China’s Sun, American Ledecky light up world championships
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – China’s Sun Yang destroyed the field to win a hat-trick of men’s 400 meters freestyle titles while American Katie Ledecky reached more milestones in her glittering career as the swimming got underway at the world aquatics champions…
Golf: Steely Spieth banishes Masters demons
SOUTHPORT, England (Reuters) – British Open champion Jordan Spieth was haunted by bad memories on Sunday as he faced up to the possibility of throwing away another big lead in the final round of a major.
Golf: Steely Spieth banishes Masters demons
SOUTHPORT, England (Reuters) – British Open champion Jordan Spieth was haunted by bad memories on Sunday as he faced up to the possibility of throwing away another big lead in the final round of a major.
Cycling: Near perfect Froome claims fourth Tour title
PARIS (Reuters) – Chris Froome put on a near-perfect performance to claim his fourth Tour de France and move within one title of cycling’s greatest on Sunday as Team Sky tightened their grip on the classic race.
