Colombian Munoz leads on 61, Love shoots 63 at Greenbrier
(Reuters) – Colombian Sebastian Munoz stormed home with a late birdie blitz to grab a two-shot lead over Davis Love III after the opening round of the Greenbrier Classic in West Virginia on Thursday.
Baseball – Turner, Moustakas win final All-Star Game spots
(Reuters) – Third basemen Mike Moustakas of the Kansas City Royals and Justin Turner of the Los Angeles Dodgers claimed the last two spots in the Major League Baseball All-Star Game through fan voting completed on Thursday.
Athletics – South African Van Niekerk wins on international return
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (Reuters) – South African Wayde van Niekerk cruised to victory in the Diamond League 400 meters on Thursday in his first international race since he set the world record at last year’s Rio de Janeiro Olympics.
Aggressive Wozniacki powers past Bulgaria’s Pironkova
LONDON (Reuters) – Caroline Wozniacki’s power game proved too much for Tsvetana Pironkova as she eased past her Bulgarian opponent 6-3 6-4 in their Wimbledon second-round clash on Thursday.
Canada’s Raonic rides his luck to reach round three
LONDON (Reuters) – Milos Raonic judged himself both fantastic and just average after beating Mikhail Youzhny 3-6 7-6(7) 6-4 7-5 in his quest to go one better than last year’s runner-up spot at Wimbledon.
Faces of the future map path to Wimbledon glory
LONDON (Reuters) – Corentin Moutet and Kayla Day. You probably don’t know their names yet. But you soon might – they’re the top boys’ and girls’ seeds in the junior championships that begin at Wimbledon on Saturday.
Golf – Mickelson’s former caddie ‘Bones’ lands broadcasting job
(Reuters) – Jim “Bones” Mackay, whose successful 25-year stint as Phil Mickelson’s caddie ended two weeks ago in a mutual split, has forged a new partnership as an on-course reporter for NBC Sports starting with this month’s British Open.
Tennis – Kerber overcomes canny Flipkens, but doubts on form remain
LONDON (Reuters) – If Angelique Kerber was hoping for a dominant second-round victory at Wimbledon to settle fears about her poor form, then she would have been sorely disappointed by her battle to overcome Kirsten Flipkens on Thursday.
Im and Hebert lead as McIlroy suffers at Irish Open
LOndon (Reuters) – American Daniel Im and France’s Benjamin Hebert shared the first-round Irish Open lead after superb eight-under-par rounds of 64 at Portstewart, where local favorite Rory McIlroy toiled on Thursday.
Tennis – Thiem powers past Simon into third round
LONDON (Reuters) – Austrian eighth seed Dominic Thiem fought back from a set down to defeat Frenchman Gilles Simon 5-7 6-4 6-2 6-4 on Thursday and move into the Wimbledon third round for the first time.
