Kerber plays down Wimbledon prospects after claycourt calamity
(Reuters) – World number one Angelique Kerber says she has put her disastrous claycourt season firmly behind her and will have to start “from zero” at Wimbledon as she attempts to rediscover her best tennis over the next few months.
Marquez on pole in Germany for eighth year in a row
BERLIN (Reuters) – Honda’s triple MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez lived up to his reputation of ‘King of the Sachsenring’ with an eighth successive German Grand Prix pole position on Saturday.
Pliskova sends out Wimbledon warning with Eastbourne win
(Reuters) – Karolina Pliskova gave herself the perfect pre-Wimbledon tonic by lifting the Aegon International title on the grass at Eastbourne, defeating Caroline Wozniacki 6-4 6-4 in impressive style in Saturday’s final.
Russian minister angrily denies doping allegations
ST PETERSBURG (Reuters) – Russian Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Mutko reacted angrily to a question about doping on Saturday and sarcastically offered to perform a Russian dance if the media stopped asking him about the topic.
Infantino says ‘nothing in the way’ of using VAR at World Cup
ST PETERSBURG (Reuters) – FIFA President Gianni Infantino signaled that he is in favor of introducing video assistant referees (VAR) at next year’s World Cup following its success at the Confederations Cup, although he conceded the system needs to be i…
Warriors sign Curry to record deal: reports
(Reuters) – Stephen Curry has agreed to a record five-year, $201 million ‘super-max’ deal to stay at the Golden State Warriors, according to several reports on Friday.
Golf: Wie comes clean about secret weapon – an 11 wood
OLYMPIA FIELDS, Illinois (Reuters) – Michelle Wie generates as much power as any woman golfer on the planet, which might explain why she was so reluctant to talk about the 11-wood she put in her bag for the first time at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship.
Thunder land George in trade with Pacers: reports
(Reuters) – The Oklahoma City Thunder have acquired All Star forward Paul George in a trade with the Indiana Pacers, several news outlets reported on Friday.
Serena’s absence leaves vacuum in women’s game
LONDON (Reuters) – Brad Gilbert reckons 40 women have a shot at the Wimbledon title which, depending on which side of the fence you stand, means either the WTA Tour is blessed with extraordinary depth or chronically short of capable understudies for Se…
Wide-open Wimbledon lacks women’s favorite
MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) – The absence of expectant mother Serena Williams and a failure by any of the other top women to produce the kind of dominance the American seven-times champion has consistently delivered makes this year’s Wimbledon the mo…
