Tennis: Ostapenko outclasses Wozniacki to reach French semi-finals
PARIS (Reuters) – Latvia’s teenage firecracker Jelena Ostapenko recovered from a dreadful start to blaze past former world number one Caroline Wozniacki into the French Open semi-finals on Tuesday.
U.S. soccer greats cheer Nebraska girl barred after mistaken as boy
(Reuters) – Pixie haircuts may be the new rage on the girl’s soccer field now that superstar Mia Hamm cheered an 8-year-girl whose Nebraska team was booted from a tournament after officials insisted she was a boy.
Harrington receives six stitches in elbow after bizarre accident
(Reuters) – Three-times major champion Padraig Harrington said on Tuesday he has withdrawn from this week’s PGA Tour St. Jude Classic in Memphis after suffering an elbow injury in a bizarre accident.
Motor racing: Kubica back in an Formula One car for first time since 2011
LONDON (Reuters) – Polish driver Robert Kubica tested a Formula One car in Spain on Tuesday for the first time since a 2011 rallying accident that partially severed his forearm.
Djokovic and Nadal matches postponed because of rain
PARIS (Reuters) – The two men’s quarter-final matches due to be played at the French Open on Tuesday have been postponed until Wednesday after rain disrupted play at Roland Garros, organizers said.
Czech soccer chief steps down, facing graft charges
PRAGUE (Reuters) – The chairman of the Czech Football Association (FACR), Miroslav Pelta, who is currently in police custody on charges of mishandling state subsidies, has resigned, a FACR spokesman said on Tuesday.
French Open action threatened by rain on Tuesday
PARIS (Reuters) – Rain and storms could disrupt quarter-final action at the French Open on Tuesday when local favorite Kristina Mladenovic takes on Swiss Timea Bacsinszky and men’s champion Novak Djokovic is due to face rising Austrian talent Dominic T…
Motor racing: Mercedes hold firm on driver equality, says Wolff
LONDON (Reuters) – Formula One champions Mercedes will continue to give their drivers equal treatment despite the emergence of Sebastian Vettel as Ferrari’s clear title contender, team boss Toto Wolff said on Tuesday.
Predators freeze out Penguins to level Stanley Cup
(Reuters) – The Nashville Predators breathed new life into the Stanley Cup Final with a 4-1 victory over the defending champion Pittsburgh Penguins on Monday, squaring the NHL championship series at 2-2 with three to play.
Thiem searching for secret of success against Djokovic
PARIS (Reuters) – For good reason Austria’s Dominic Thiem knows he will have to find a new weapon when he takes on defending champion Novak Djokovic for a place in the French Open semi-finals on Tuesday.
