Petronas extends Mercedes title sponsorship
SILVERSTONE, England (Reuters) – Malaysian state oil and gas firm Petronas has signed a multi-year extension to its title sponsorship of Formula One champions Mercedes despite Malaysia dropping off the race calendar after this season, the team said on …
Ricciardo set for five-place penalty at Silverstone
SILVERSTONE, England (Reuters) – Daniel Ricciardo’s run of five successive podium places looks in danger of ending after the gearbox on his car was replaced ahead of the British Grand Prix, incurring an automatic five-place grid penalty.
After nine years, Venus faces final reckoning against Muguruza
LONDON (Reuters) – Venus Williams will hope to reclaim her Wimbledon crown after a nine-year wait on Saturday against Garbine Muguruza, in a final that has the makings of a classic battle of the big hitters.
Long, difficult, wet day at U.S. Women’s Open
BEDMINSTER, New Jersey (Reuters) – Major championship golf can be a long, difficult grind and on Friday at Trump National the fates aligned against many players.
Federer can match my longevity, says Rosewall
LONDON (Reuters) – While 14,999 spectators were left wonderstruck as they watched Roger Federer reach the Wimbledon final a month short of his 36th birthday, there was one man on Centre Court who could have shouted out “been there, done that, got the t…
Rodgers tries to earn his stripes with lead at John Deere
(Reuters) – Patrick Rodgers took a small step towards living up to the expectations heaped upon him when he tied a Tiger Woods college record by taking a two-stroke halfway lead at the John Deere Classic in Illinois on Friday.
Mayweather, McGregor wrap up profane PR tour in London
LONDON (Reuters) – Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor wrapped up the four-day promotional tour for their boxing match in Las Vegas in August with another foul-mouthed press conference, this time in front of thousands of fans at the Wembley Arena in Lo…
Golf: Former Augusta National chairman Hootie Johnson dies at 86
(Reuters) – Hootie Johnson, who famously rejected the idea of female members at Augusta National Golf Club during his tenure as chairman and spearheaded two overhauls of the course that hosts the Masters, has died. He was 86.
U.S. Women’s Open leaderboard not ‘America First’ at Trump National
BEDMINSTER, New Jersey (Reuters) – China’s Shanshan Feng held off a trio of South Koreans on the course at the U.S. Women’s Open on Friday but her performance was overshadowed by the grand entrance of U.S. President Donald Trump to the golf club that b…
Golf: Rejuvenated Harrington shares lead at Scottish Open
LONDON (Reuters) – Ireland’s Padraig Harrington, German Alexander Knappe and England’s Callum Shinkwin shared the lead on nine under par after two rounds of the Scottish Open at Dundonald Links on Friday.
