Vettel escapes further sanction for Baku ‘road rage’
LONDON (Reuters) – Ferrari’s Formula One championship leader Sebastian Vettel will not face any further sanction for his ‘road rage’ collision with Lewis Hamilton at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, the governing FIA said on Monday.
Tennis – Low and slow Wimbledon grass now a leveller
LONDON (Reuters) – When Pete Sampras ruled Wimbledon for a decade with serve-and-volley tennis where five shots constituted an epic rally, he could barely make the second week on the slow clay of the French Open – different surface, different game.
Mats Point: Injured? Murray looks fine to me, Wilander says
LONDON (Reuters) – Far from being a lame-duck champion waiting to be dispatched, Britain’s Andy Murray hit Wimbledon running and looks pretty much 100 percent fit, said former world number one Mats Wilander.
Golf – Kang, friend of celebrities, may be poised to become one
OLYMPIA FIELDS, Illinois (Reuters) – Danielle Kang counts several celebrities among her friends and she took a step toward entering the world of fame herself with victory at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship on Sunday.
Last thing Djokovic needs is a break, says coach Agassi
LONDON (Reuters) – Andre Agassi has big plans for Novak Djokovic as he looks to steer him back toward his best tennis but there is one thing he won’t be advocating – a break.
Serena joins in Wimbledon drills from afar
LONDON (Reuters) – Even Serena Williams was getting in the Wimbledon groove on Monday – and she was nowhere near the London grasscourts.
Big-serving Cilic powers past German Kohlschreiber
LONDON (Reuters) – Marin Cilic’s power game proved far too much for Philipp Kohlschreiber in the Wimbledon first round on Monday as the Croatian seventh seed swept his German opponent aside 6-4 6-2 6-3.
McLaren to get upgraded Honda power unit for Austria
LONDON (Reuters) – McLaren will have an upgraded Honda power unit for this weekend’s Austrian Formula One Grand Prix, the struggling former world champions said on Monday.
Nadal already feeling at home on Wimbledon grass
LONDON (Reuters) – Rafa Nadal moved seamlessly from months of claycourt success to a satisfyingly smooth first-round victory on grass as he opened his Wimbledon campaign with a commanding 6-1 6-3 6-2 victory over Australian John Millman on Monday.
Smiling Kvitova into second round
LONDON (Reuters) – A smiling Petra Kvitova skipped into the second round of Wimbledon on Monday, the twice champion beating Johanna Larsson 6-3 6-4 on a sun-bathed Centre Court.
