Tsonga joins exodus of seeds at Queen’s, Dimitrov survives
LONDON (Reuters) – Jo-Wilfried Tsonga joined the exodus of seeds at the Aegon Championships after being outplayed by Luxembourg’s Gilles Muller at a boiling hot Queen’s Club on Wednesday.
Azarenka wins first match on return from motherhood
(Reuters) – Former world number one Victoria Azarenka marked her return to the WTA Tour by snatching victory from the jaws of defeat against Japan’s Risa Ozaki at the Mallorca Open on Wednesday.
U.S. football Hall of Famers meet pope, give him number 1 jersey
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – The “Hail Mary Pass” did not come up in the conversation, but Pope Francis clearly had a good catch on Wednesday when he received a helmet and jersey from members of the American Pro Football Hall of Fame.
First female F1 team boss leaves Sauber
LONDON (Reuters) – Swiss-based Sauber have parted company with principal Monisha Kaltenborn, the first woman to run a Formula One outfit, the team’s owners said on Wednesday.
Swimming – Hungary’s Hosszu challenges sport body FINA over new rules
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungarian swimmer Katinka Hosszu, a triple Olympic champion at the Rio games last year and a perennial force on professional circuits, called on fellow swimmers on Wednesday to demand a bigger share from the sport’s proceeds.
Djokovic to search for form on Eastbourne’s grass
LONDON (Reuters) – Three-times Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic has broken with tradition and taken a wildcard into the Aegon International at Eastbourne next week as the Serb battles to rediscover some form ahead of next month’s grasscourt grand slam…
Hamilton determined to deliver in Baku
LONDON (Reuters) – Azerbaijan, a new race last year, is the only grand prix on Formula One’s current calendar that Lewis Hamilton has yet to win and the Briton heads back to Baku determined to deliver this weekend.
Shapovalov and Haas awarded Wimbledon wildcards
LONDON (Reuters) – Junior champion Denis Shapovalov was awarded a wildcard for next month’s Wimbledon championships on Wednesday despite earlier this year being disqualified for striking an umpire with a ball.
Cycling: Fallen Australia plots revival with ‘insider’ Jones
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australia’s hopes of battling Britain for Olympic cycling supremacy were smashed at the Rio velodrome last year but the nation’s new high performance director sees a golden future ahead for the fallen superpower.
India wants to host 2032 Olympics, 2030 Asian Games: IOA chief
MUMBAI (Reuters) – India’s Olympic Association has asked the government for permission to bid for the 2032 Olympics and 2030 Asian Games as part of a drive to put the country at the heart of the international sporting community, IOA President N. Ramach…
