Cycling: Roglic wins Tour stage 17 as Froome retains overall lead
SERRE-CHEVALIER, France (Reuters) – Slovenia’s Primoz Roglic won the 17th stage of the Tour de France, a mountainous 183-km ride from La Mure to Serre-Chevalier on Wednesday.
Golf: All the president’s fault! Day blames Trump for late arrival
SOUTHPORT (Reuters) – Australian golfer Jason Day on Wednesday offered an unusual excuse for arriving later than planned for practice at the British Open — it was U.S. President Donald Trump’s fault.
Don’t call me the new Seve, says Spain’s Rahm
(Reuters) – It is hard to avoid talk of Spanish golfing genius at the British Open, a tournament that for so long was the personal fiefdom of Seve Ballesteros.
McIlroy confident and keen as British Open approaches
SOUTHPORT, England (Reuters) – Rory McIlroy is confident he can put injury problems and a frustrating run of form behind him to mount a serious challenge for a fifth major title at this week’s British Open.
Kittel abandons Tour de France
SERRE-CHEVALIER, France (Reuters) – German sprinter Marcel Kittel abandoned the Tour de France during the 17th stage, a 183-km ride from La Mure on Wednesday.
Swimming: Twichell takes first U.S. gold of Budapest worlds
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Ashley Twichell won the U.S. swimming team’s first gold medal of the Budapest world championships on Wednesday with victory in the women’s five km open water event.
Simpson given good chance for parole, despite ‘O.J. factor’
(Reuters) – O.J. Simpson is headed for a parole hearing in Nevada this week with legal experts saying he stands a good chance of winning release from prison in October, after serving nine years for a botched attempt to steal mementos from his sports ca…
Soccer: Brazilian match ends in chaos after linesman over-ruled
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – A Brazilian second division match ended in chaotic scenes after a linesman raised his flag for offside, the defending team stopped playing, the attacking side walked the ball into the net and the referee awarded a goal.
Yankees acquire Frazier, Robertson from White Sox
(The Sports Xchange) – The New York Yankees obtained third baseman Todd Frazier and right-handed relievers David Robertson and Tommy Kahnle from the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday.
Team New Zealand, Luna Rossa to release America’s Cup protocol in September
(Reuters) – Defenders Team New Zealand and challenger of record Luna Rossa are considering the possibility of the 36th America’s Cup being staged in Auckland in 2021 and will release the protocol in September, the teams’ governing bodies have said.
