Predators frustrated but confidence not shaken
(Reuters) – The Nashville Predators are frustrated at coming up empty after outplaying the Pittsburgh Penguins for most of the first two games of the Stanley Cup Final but remain confident in their ability to turn things around.
French hopes on the rise as Monfils, Gasquet cruise into third round
PARIS (Reuters) – Gael Monfils cantered into the French Open third round, easing concerns he had going into his home grand slam with a 6-1 6-4 6-1 victory over Brazil’s Thiago Monteiro on Thursday to set up a mouth-watering clash with compatriot Richar…
Pliskova survives see-saw game against Alexandrova
PARIS (Reuters) – Second seed Karolina Pliskova survived a see-saw encounter against unheralded Russian Ekaterina Alexandrova to win 6-2 4-6 6-3 on Thursday and reach the French Open third round for the first time.
British reach America’s Cup semis but French hopes fade
(Reuters) – Britain’s Land Rover BAR qualified for the America’s Cup semi-finals on Thursday after winning a tactical duel with Groupama Team France, who had already been outclassed by SoftBank Team Japan as their hopes of reaching the semis faded.
Argentine golfing great de Vicenzo dies, aged 94
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Roberto de Vicenzo, the winner of the 1967 British Open and one of the greatest Argentine golfers of all-time, has died just weeks after suffering a fall at his home, his son told Argentine media on Thursday. He was 94.
Halep eases into third round in Paris
PARIS (Reuters) – Simona Halep strolled into the third round of the French Open with a no-nonsense 6-4 6-3 victory against unheralded German Tatjana Maria on Thursday.
Penguins’ soft-spoken Malkin lets play speak for itself
(Reuters) – Pittsburgh Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin may be a man of few words but his on-ice dominance speaks for itself, head coach Mike Sullivan said on Thursday.
Muttering Murray struggles to tame big-hitter Klizan
PARIS (Reuters) – Andy Murray’s struggles on clay this season came back to plague him on Thursday as he ground out an unconvincing 6-7(3) 6-2 6-2 7-6(3) win against Slovakian big-hitter Martin Klizan.
Doubles could set firecracker Kyrgios on path to greatness – Wilander
PARIS (Reuters) – Nick Kyrgios can become the best tennis player in the world without gruelling trips to the gym and endless hours of practice — providing he keeps playing doubles, former world number one Mats Wilander told Reuters on Thursday.
Team Sky pay tribute to fans with new Tour de France jersey
(Reuters) – Team Sky revealed a special edition jersey for the 2017 Tour de France on Thursday, with fans given an opportunity to see their names printed on the back.
