Bottas holds off Vettel in Austrian cliffhanger
SPIELBERG, Austria (Reuters) – Valtteri Bottas won a cliffhanger Austrian Grand Prix for Mercedes on Sunday with Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel finishing a mere 0.6 of a second behind to increase his lead over Lewis Hamilton to 20 points after nine races.
Cycling-Britain’s Thomas crashes out of Tour de France
CHAMBERY, France (Reuters) – Briton Geraint Thomas has abandoned the Tour de France after sustaining a suspected broken collarbone following a crash in a high-speed descent during the ninth stage on Sunday.
Former England captain Rooney rejoins Everton
LONDON (Reuters) – Manchester United’s former England soccer captain Wayne Rooney on Sunday rejoined his boyhood club Everton on a two-year deal after 13 trophy-laden years at Old Trafford.
Motor racing: Marchionne sends ‘laggard’ Raikkonen a warning
SPIELBERG, Austria (Reuters) – Ferrari chairman Sergio Marchionne has indicated that Kimi Raikkonen needs to get his season in gear and do more for the team as contract negotiations for 2018 pick up pace.
United-bound Lukaku says joining ‘biggest club in the world’
(Reuters) – Romelu Lukaku said he was delighted to be moving to “the biggest club in the world” after Manchester United agreed a fee to sign the Belgium striker from Premier League rivals Everton.
Konta swinging freely toward Wimbledon title, says coach
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Wimbledon title hope Johanna Konta is often parodied for her mantra of “sticking to the process” but, far from being a tennis robot, coach Wim Fissette says when his player goes out on court she can think on her feet.
Nadal must beware Luxembourg lefty Muller
LONDON (Reuters) – Rafael Nadal needs no reminder of the dangers posed by left-handers from Luxembourg — after all his first taste of defeat on Wimbledon’s lawns was against one such player.
Soccer fan killed after violent Rio de Janeiro derby game
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – A Brazilian soccer fan was shot dead after violence erupted in Rio de Janeiro following a derby match between Flamengo and Vasco da Gama, news reports said on Sunday.
McLaren open to restructuring of F1 revenue payments
SPIELBERG, Austria (Reuters) – McLaren are open to restructuring Formula One’s revenue distribution to make payments less skewed to bigger teams and help smaller ones become more competitive, according to executive director Zak Brown.
76ers top draft Fultz sprains ankle
(Reuters) – Philadelphia 76ers No. 1 overall draft pick Markelle Fultz suffered a sprained left ankle and had to be helped off the court during his team’s Summer League contest against Golden State on Saturday in Las Vegas.
