Motor racing: Slow puncture caused Vettel’s Silverstone blowout
LONDON (Reuters) – A slow puncture caused Sebastian Vettel’s dramatic penultimate lap tyre blowout at last weekend’s British Grand Prix, Pirelli said on Friday.
Cycling: Boasson Hagen takes stage win, Froome closes in on victory
SALON-DE-PROVENCE, France (Reuters) – Edvald Boasson Hagen ended a run of near misses to take stage 19 of the Tour de France on Friday, on a trouble-free day for race leader Chris Froome who moved to the brink of overall victory.
Spain to replace arrested soccer federation boss
MADRID (Reuters) – The Spanish state is to seek to suspend soccer federation boss Angel Maria Villar, who is under arrest as part of a corruption investigation, a government spokesman said on Friday.
Motor racing: I’ve burnt the unlucky underpants, says Palmer
LONDON (Reuters) – Renault Formula One driver Jolyon Palmer says he has torched his ‘unlucky underpants’ as he seeks a change of fortune in Hungary next week.
Cycling: Australia’s Matthews sews up green jersey – as long as he finishes
SALON-DE-PROVENCE, France (Reuters) – Michael Matthews will become the third Australian rider to win the Tour de France’s green jersey providing he makes it to the finish in Paris on Sunday.
Motor racing: Haas to stick with same drivers next season
LONDON (Reuters) – The Haas Formula One team will have the same driver lineup of Romain Grosjean and Kevin Magnussen next season, owner Gene Haas said on Friday.
Nastase given three-year ITF ban after Fed Cup meltdown
(Reuters) – Romanian Fed Cup captain Ilie Nastase has been banned from acting in an official capacity at all International Tennis Federation (ITF) team competitions until Dec. 31, 2020, the governing body said on Friday.
Mongolian Hakuho smashes sumo record with 1,048th win
TOKYO (Reuters) – Mongolian sumo wrestler Hakuho on Friday smashed the record for most career wins in Japan’s national sport as the ‘yokozuna’, or grand champion, took down Takayasu in a frenetic bout to deafening cheers at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tourna…
Lasitskene poised to defend world title as a ‘neutral’
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Barred from international competition for nearly 17 months because of the Russian doping scandal, high jumper Maria Lasitskene could threaten the world record at the world championships next month.
Unfazed Spieth takes two shot British Open lead
SOUTHPORT, England (Reuters) – It will clearly take more than blustering wind and hammering rain to stop Jordan Spieth at Royal Birkdale after he opened up a two-shot lead, posting a one under-par 69, in the second round of the British Open on Friday.
