Ainslie keeping firm hand on helm for next America’s Cup tilt
HAMILTON, Bermuda (Reuters) – Ben Ainslie is not about to give up steering the boat in his quest to bring the America’s Cup back to Britain and is set to plan his next campaign as soon as he returns home next week.
Athletics: Olympic champs Rudisha, Kipruto lead Kenya team to London
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya’s Olympic 800 meters champion David Rudisha, world 400m hurdles champion Nicholas Bett and former Olympic 3,000m steeplechase champion Ezekiel Kemboi have made the team for this year’s world championships despite skipping tria…
Goerges reaches first grasscourt final in Mallorca
(Reuters) – Germany’s Julia Goerges took a while to learn to love grass but her patience is being rewarded after she reached her first final on the surface by beating American teenager CiCi Bellis in the semi-finals of the Mallorca Open on Saturday.
Gentle giant Cilic profits from new aggressive streak
LONDON (Reuters) – “Mr Nice Guy” Marin Cilic believes a more aggressive attitude on court can propel him toward a title push at Wimbledon.
U.S. secure first win of America’s Cup, trail New Zealand 4-1
HAMILTON, Bermuda (Reuters) – Defending champions Oracle Team USA clawed their way back into the America’s Cup on Saturday with a much-needed win over Emirates Team New Zealand to reduce their deficit to 4-1 in the first-to-seven final.
Masters champion Garcia tied for lead in Munich
MUNICH, Germany (Reuters) – U.S. Masters champion Sergio Garcia surged into a tie for the lead in the BMW International Open on Saturday along with Briton Richard Bland after they both fired third-round 67s to move to 13 under par.
Evergreen Lopez sets up Cilic final at Queen’s Club
LONDON (Reuters) – Spanish veteran Feliciano Lopez helped banish the memory of one of his most painful defeats when he beat Grigor Dimitrov to set up an Aegon Championships final against Marin Cilic on Saturday.
Zarco takes his first MotoGP pole in Assen
(Reuters) – French rookie Johann Zarco took the first pole position of his MotoGP career on Saturday with a late flying lap in qualifying for the Dutch Grand Prix at Assen.
Federer to face Zverev in his 11th Halle final
HALLE, Germany (Reuters) – Top seed Roger Federer will challenge for a ninth Halle Open title against Alexander Zverev after reaching the Wimbledon warm-up event final with a 6-4 7-6(5) win over rising Russian talent Karen Khachanov on Saturday.
Kvitova into Birmingham final to face Barty
(Reuters) – Petra Kvitova’s comeback from a lengthy injury layoff gathered further momentum on Saturday as she reached the Aegon Classic final in Birmingham after Lucie Safarova retired from their semi-final with a leg injury.
