Murray hoping to make the most of last few competitions
(Reuters) – Andy Murray believes that he can compete at the top level for only another “couple of years” even though Roger Federer has proved that it is possible to win major titles at the age of 35.
McIlroy hits back after accused of being ‘bored’ by Elkington
ERIN, Wisconsin (Reuters) – Rory McIlroy and Steve Elkington engaged in a social media spat after the Australian took a potshot at the world number two who missed the cut at the U.S. Open on Friday.
Rodman returns from ‘really good’ North Korea trip
BEIJING (Reuters) – Former National Basketball Association star Dennis Rodman arrived in Beijing on Saturday after what he said was a “really good” 5-day trip to North Korea.
Golf: Canadian Henderson has two-shot LPGA halfway lead
(Reuters) – Brooke Henderson bogeyed the final two holes but still enjoyed a two-shot lead after the second round at the Meijer LPGA Classic in Grand Rapids, Michigan on Friday.
New Zealand try new black magic to end U.S. America’s Cup spell
HAMILTON, Bermuda (Reuters) – Emirates Team New Zealand will be hoping to mimic “Black Magic”, the boat with which they beat the U.S. to lift the America’s Cup in 1995, when they take on Oracle Team USA in Bermuda.
CAS rejects appeal by Russian Olympic flyweight Aloyan
(Reuters) – Russian flyweight Misha Aloyan has lost an appeal to have his 2016 Olympic boxing silver medal reinstated after he failed a drugs test.
Older and wiser, 20-year-old Vekic on the rise again
NOTTINGHAM (Reuters) – These days Donna Vekic is best known as the girlfriend of three-times grand slam champion Stan Wawrinka but it is easy to forget that five years ago she was tipped as the next big thing.
Crowded U.S. Open leaderboard but world top three miss cut
ERIN, Wisconsin (Reuters) – Paul Casey rode a rollercoaster to a four-way share of second-round lead at the U.S. Open on Friday but it was the end of the line for the world’s three top-ranked players.
Ronaldo seeks Real Madrid exit after tax accusations: report
LISBON (Reuters) – Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo wants to leave the club and Spain after being accused of committing tax fraud in the country, a report in Portuguese sports daily A Bola said on Friday.
Egypt weightlifting doping scandal deepens as new cases revealed
CAIRO (Reuters) – A doping scandal in Egyptian weightlifting deepened on Friday when the national anti-doping committee said five further Egyptian weightlifters, including three females, had tested positive during local championships in Alexandria last March.
