Nervous Federer eases past Lajovic into third round
LONDON (Reuters) – Roger Federer has risen above mere mortals on Wimbledon’s lawns over the past 14 years so it was almost comforting to learn the king of cool had an attack of nerves before his second-round match on Thursday.
Tennis – Beaten Mladenovic blasts “slippery” Wimbledon court
LONDON (Reuters) – French 12th seed Kristina Mladenovic brushed aside her second round defeat at Wimbledon on Thursday, saying she couldn’t care less about it and was just happy she had not been injured.
Form player Pliskova sent packing by Rybarikova
LONDON (Reuters) – Karolina Pliskova, a favorite for the Wimbledon title, was dumped out in round two on Thursday, blowing the women’s draw wide open in one of the shocks of the tournament so far.
Kittel bursts through to win Tour de France stage six
TROYES, France (Reuters) – Marcel Kittel once again had too much power for his rivals as he burst through to win a bunch sprint at the end of the sixth stage of the Tour de France on Thursday.
Motor racing: Sainz says he is unlikely to stay at Toro Rosso
SPIELBERG, Austria (Reuters) – Spanish Formula One driver Carlos Sainz said on Thursday he was unlikely to stay at Toro Rosso next season and was open to offers.
Screaming Mattek-Sands hospitalised after Wimbledon fall
LONDON (Reuters) – American Bethanie Mattek-Sands was stretchered off court screaming in pain after suffering an horrific knee injury during her women’s singles match at Wimbledon on Thursday, while her opponent criticised the time taken to deal with t…
Cycling: Sagan team’s appeal rejected by CAS
TROYES, France (Reuters) – The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Thursday rejected Peter Sagan’s team’s appeal against the exclusion of the world champion from the Tour de France after he sent Mark Cavendish crashing in a sprint.
Gulbis ruins script with victory over Del Potro
LONDON (Reuters) – Latvian Ernests Gulbis deprived Wimbledon of a sequel to one of the best men’s singles matches in recent years when he knocked out Argentina’s Juan Martin del Potro on Thursday.
Swiss court rejects Platini’s appeal against FIFA soccer ban
ZURICH (Reuters) – Switzerland’s highest court rejected former European soccer boss Michel Platini’s bid to overturn his four-year ban from the sport over ethics violations, the court said on Thursday.
Hamilton still has ‘utmost respect’ for Vettel
SPIELBERG, Austria (Reuters) – Triple world champion Lewis Hamilton said he still had “the utmost respect” for Formula One title rival Sebastian Vettel after accepting a public apology from the Ferrari driver on Thursday.
