Kirk holds four-shot lead after carding 65
(The Sports Xchange) – Katherine Kirk continued her torrid play at the Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic on Saturday in Oneida, Wis.
Golf: Colombian Munoz two clear at Greenbrier, Love four back
(Reuters) – Sebastian Munoz’s hot putter earned the Colombian a two-shot lead after the third round at the Greenbrier Classic on Saturday, while Davis Love III stayed in the hunt to become the oldest winner on the PGA Tour.
Soccer: Hosts U.S. draw 1-1 with Panama in Gold Cup opener
NASHVILLE (Reuters) – United States’ English-born striker Dom Dwyer got his second goal in two internationals before Panama’s Miguel Camargo levelled as the teams drew 1-1 in their Group B Gold Cup opener on Saturday.
Harden signs super-maximum extension deal with Rockets
(The Sports Xchange) – James Harden and the Houston Rockets agreed on a four-year contract extension that reportedly is the richest in NBA history.
Tennis: Willis stars again at Wimbledon with doubles upset
LONDON (Reuters) – British wildcards Marcus Willis and Jay Clarke pulled off a major upset in the Wimbledon men’s doubles on Saturday by beating defending champions and second seeds Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut.
Tennis: There’s no satisfaction yet for improving Zverev
LONDON (Reuters) – The personal milestones are starting to stack up for Alexander Zverev and on Saturday he notched another one at Wimbledon by reaching the last 16 of a grand slam for the first time with a 6-4 6-4 6-2 win over Austrian qualifier Sebas…
Federer subdues old-school Zverev to reach last 16
LONDON (Reuters) – It was never likely that tennis’s grand old master Roger Federer would be taken by surprise when serve-volleyer Mischa Zverev came at him with a blast from Wimbledon’s past.
Vettel would face ‘severe’ consequences for any more road rage: Todt
SPIELBERG, Austria (Reuters) – Ferrari’s Formula One leader Sebastian Vettel would face “very severe” consequences if he committed any more ‘road rage’ offences on track, International Automobile Federation (FIA) president Jean Todt said on Saturday.
Cycling – Tour riders expecting savage day in the Jura
STATION DES ROUSSES, France (Reuters) – If one day on the Tour de France is going to sort the men from the boys it will be Sunday when an already worn-out peloton embarks on a punishing trek in the Jura mountains.
Wimbledon’s head groundsman defends state of courts
LONDON (Reuters) – The quality of Wimbledon’s courts have been criticized by some players but the head groundsman at the All England Club says there are not significantly different to previous years.
