Motor racing: Hamilton has Vettel in crosshairs at Canada GP
MONTREAL (Reuters) – The Canadian Grand Prix has been a happy hunting ground for Lewis Hamilton and he will look to bag a sixth career win on the island circuit on Sunday to refuel his hopes of another Formula One drivers title.
Wawrinka ready for French Open rematch with Murray
PARIS (Reuters) – Former French Open champion Stan Wawrinka demolished Croatian Marin Cilic 6-3 6-3 6-1 on Wednesday and is now eager to gain revenge on Andy Murray after setting up a re-match of last year’s semi-final.
Halep roars back against Svitolina to reach French semis
PARIS (Reuters) – Former French Open runner-up Simona Halep staged a remarkable fightback and saved a match point to reach the semi-finals with a 3-6 7-6(6) 6-0 win over Elina Svitolina on Wednesday.
Exclusive: McLaren, Honda nearing ‘fork in the road’
WOKING, England (Reuters) – McLaren’s partnership with Honda has not worked so far and the team are now approaching a “fork in the road”, executive director Zak Brown said on Wednesday.
Porte shines on Dauphine time trial as Froome disappoints
BOURGOIN-JALLIEU, France (Reuters) – Australian Richie Porte sent a warning to his Tour de France rivals by winning the Criterium du Dauphine’s fourth stage, a 23.5-km individual time trial, as Chris Froome struggled on Wednesday.
Pliskova surges into last four on least favorite surface
PARIS (Reuters) – Few people expected Karolina Pliskova to reach the French Open semi-finals and even the Czech, who admits to having limited claycourt skills, did not back herself for such an achievement.
Djokovic surrenders in French Open quarter-finals
PARIS (Reuters) – When the time comes, proud champions are supposed to relinquish their crowns after fighting and snarling to the last moment. Novak Djokovic effectively waved the white flag, bowing out of the French Open with a whimper on Wednesday.
Future Games hosts await double awards decision
BERLIN (Reuters) – When the International Olympic Committee completes its Executive Board meeting in Lausanne on Friday, things will likely never be the same in the Olympic world.
Records don’t matter for record-breaker Nadal
PARIS (Reuters) – Rafa Nadal has broken lots of records in his career but they do not matter to the Spaniard, who on Wednesday strolled into the French Open semi-finals after compatriot Pablo Carreno Busta quit with an injury less than an hour into the…
Kvitova to play Connecticut Open
(Reuters) – Petra Kvitova will compete in the Connecticut Open in August as she continues her comeback from injury, the two-time Wimbledon champion has said.
