Hamilton pips Bottas to take 66th pole in Azerbaijan
BAKU (Reuters) – Lewis Hamilton surpassed Ayrton Senna’s career haul of 65 pole positions in Formula One as he edged Mercedes team mate Valtteri Bottas in a final lap shootout to secure top spot for Sunday’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
Murray to warm up for Wimbledon at Hurlingham event
(Reuters) – World number one Andy Murray will play two exhibition matches at next week’s Aspall Tennis Classic event in Hurlingham as he steps up preparations for his title defense at Wimbledon in July.
Golf: Park opens with 63 to take lead in Arkansas
(The Sports Xchange) – Rookie Sung Hyun Park fired an eight-under-par 63 to take the first-round lead at the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship on Friday in Rogers, Arkansas.
American Leeper breaks Pistorius record in 400 meters
SACRAMENTO, California (Reuters) – American Blake Leeper broke South African Oscar Pistorius’s T43 paralympic world record in the 400 meters when he ran 45.25 seconds at the U.S. athletics championships on Friday, officials said.
Upset Cabrera asks Mets to trade him
(Reuters) – New York Mets infielder Asdrubal Cabrera said on Friday that he has asked the Mets to trade him after the team recently moved him from shortstop to second base.
Ageless Gatlin beats the youngsters in U.S. 100m final
SACRAMENTO, California (Reuters) – Who says the old man still can’t run?
Thompson wins Jamaican 100m title with year-best time
KINGSTON (Reuters) – Jamaica’s Olympic champion sprinter Elaine Thompson defended her national 100 meters title in Kingston on Friday with a world leading time of 10.71 seconds.
Spieth leads by one despite pedestrian 69 at Travelers
(Reuters) – Jordan Spieth had an off day but still found himself in the lead after the second round at the Travelers Championship in Connecticut on Friday.
Devils select Hischier with first overall draft pick
(Reuters) – The New Jersey Devils selected Swiss center Nico Hischier of the Halifax Mooseheads with the first overall pick in the 2017 National Hockey League Entry Draft in Chicago on Friday, ending suspense about who would go first in the competitive…
McIlroy just survives cut, Day signs for wrong score
(Reuters) – Rory McIlroy almost missed the cut at the Travelers Championship on Friday after his foot slipped while playing his approach shot to the final hole, leading to an unexpected bogey in Cromwell, Connecticut.
