Golf: Spaniard Rahm joins Im as Irish Open leader
(Reuters) – American Daniel Im remained joint leader after three rounds of the Irish Open golf at Portstewart on Saturday but Jon Rahm of Spain was the man joining him on 17 under par going into Sunday’s final round.
Passion play sees Djokovic roar into last 16
LONDON (Reuters) – Berating the umpire at the start and bellowing to the sky as he closed out a third-set tiebreak on Centre Court, it was hard to argue with Novak Djokovic’s assertion that the passion is back.
Wozniacki back from the brink to reach last 16
LONDON (Reuters) – Former world number one Caroline Wozniacki came within two points of defeat against unseeded Estonian Anett Kontaveit before recovering to win 3-6 7-6(3) 6-2 and reach the fourth round of Wimbledon on Saturday.
Formula One to test ‘shield’ device at Silverstone
SPIELBERG, Austria (Reuters) – Ferrari will trial a new transparent frontal protection cockpit ‘shield’ in British Grand Prix practice at Silverstone next week, Formula One’s governing body said on Saturday.
Rooney at Everton for transfer talks
LONDON (Reuters) – Manchester United’s former England captain Wayne Rooney was pictured at Everton’s training ground on Saturday ahead of a proposed transfer back to the boyhood favorites he first joined aged nine.
Calmejane defeats cramp to win Tour stage, Froome stays in control
STATION DES ROUSSES, France (Reuters) – Lilian Calmejane fought off a bout of cramp to claim a solo win in the eighth stage of the Tour de France on Saturday, as the overall favorites stayed quiet on the eve of a punishing day in the Jura mountains.
Radwanska fights back to beat Bacsinszky
LONDON (Reuters) – Poland’s ninth seed Agnieszka Radwanska recovered from a slow start to beat injury-troubled Timea Bacsinszky of Switzerland 3-6 6-4 6-1 on Saturday and reach the last 16.
Top seed Kerber lives to fight another day
LONDON (Reuters) – If Angelique Kerber hopes to become the first German to win the Wimbledon title since Steffi Graf in 1996, she will have to draw up an emergency game plan as she cannot afford to keep flirting with danger as she did against American …
Cash protege Coco moves into fourth round at Wimbledon
LONDON (Reuters) – The prospect of Pat Cash guiding Coco Vandeweghe to a shock Wimbledon title 30 years after his own success may be edging closer to reality as the American moved seamlessly into the fourth round on Saturday.
Bottas on pole for Austrian Grand Prix
SPIELBERG, Austria (Reuters) – Finland’s Valtteri Bottas kept champions Mercedes on pole position for the Austrian Grand Prix on Saturday after title-chasing team mate Lewis Hamilton was hit with a five-place grid penalty.
