LeBron says stopping Warriors’ Durant will be tough
(Reuters) – The Cleveland Cavaliers methodically planned for the Golden State Warriors’ high-octane attack but after suffering a crushing loss in Game One of the NBA Finals LeBron James said simulating their offense is impossible.
Brave Johnson bows out to powerhouse Thiem
PARIS (Reuters) – American Steve Johnson played his heart out in a losing cause under electric Roland Garros skies on Friday, trading power and precision with Austrian hotshot Dominic Thiem in three sets of tension-filled tennis.
‘Kiki’ Mladenovic feeds off home crowd to advance
PARIS (Reuters) – Kristina Mladenovic took her love affair with Roland Garros to a new level on Friday, feeding off the home crowd to battle into the French Open fourth round with a 7-5 4-6 8-6 victory over American Shelby Rogers.
Messi to build brand in China with theme park
(Reuters) – Chinese fans will be able to celebrate the achievements of Barcelona soccer great Lionel Messi at a new theme park to be built in Beijing.
Incredible Nadal smashes Georgian to smithereens
PARIS (Reuters) – Nikoloz Basilashvili had a plan when he turned up to play Rafa Nadal on Friday but, like Mike Tyson said, everybody has a plan until they’re punched in the face.
Athletics: South Africa’s van Niekerk jostling for Bolt’s crown
BOSTON (Reuters) – Fresh off a record-breaking performance in the 400 meters at the Rio Olympics, South African sprinter Wayde van Niekerk finds himself among a crowd of athletes jostling for the mantle of the retiring Usain Bolt, who has long outshone…
Holder Muguruza stamps some star-appeal on Paris
PARIS (Reuters) – Roland Garros breathed a sigh of Gallic relief on Friday when defending champion Garbine Muguruza navigated her way through a draw bereft of star appeal to reach the French Open fourth round.
Raonic through to last 16 after Garcia-Lopez retires
PARIS (Reuters) – Fifth seed Milos Raonic reached the French Open last 16 on Friday for the second year in a row after Spanish veteran Guillermo Garcia-Lopez retired at the start of the second set with a thigh muscle injury.
Goffin retires from French Open, grass season in doubt
PARIS (Reuters) – Belgian 10th seed David Goffin was forced to retire from his French Open third-round encounter against Argentine Horacio Zeballos on Friday after sustaining an ankle injury that has put his grass court season in doubt.
Mladenovic faces Rogers test to break new ground in Paris
PARIS (Reuters) – Home hope Kristina ‘Kiki’ Mladenovic faces the next tough test of her French Open credentials when she takes on American Shelby Rogers on Court Suzanne Lenglen in a third round encounter on Friday.
