Understated Nadal hits top gear
PARIS (Reuters) – To Rafa Nadal’s extraordinary list of achievements in Paris, the nine-times French Open champion might well add ‘Master of Understatement’.
Brazil cemetery loses bones of soccer World Cup winner Garrincha
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – The Brazilian cemetery that buried twice World Cup winner Garrincha in 1983 has lost the player’s bones, family and officials in his home town said on Wednesday.
Players must gang up to weaken the Big Four: Wilander
PARIS (Reuters) – The world’s best tennis players must gang up on Rafa Nadal, and agree on a collective policy to slay the Spaniard at Roland Garros, triple champion and former world number one Mats Wilander told Reuters on Wednesday.
Mats Point: Wilander tells it straight on Day Four at Roland Garros
PARIS (Reuters) – Three-times Roland Garros champion Mats Wilander reflects on Day Four of the French Open for Reuters.
Tiger’s image takes hit but sponsors staying put: experts
(Reuters) – The marketability of Tiger Woods will suffer following his arrest for driving under the influence, but the former world number one golfer’s current sponsors will likely stay by his side, according to experts.
NBA star LeBron James’ L.A. home vandalized with racial slur
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Basketball superstar LeBron James’ Los Angeles home was vandalized with a racial slur, police said on Wednesday, a day before the Cleveland Cavaliers player was set to take the court in the first game of the NBA finals.
Light winds delay America’s Cup sailing racing to Thursday
(Reuters) – America’s Cup racing was delayed until Thursday after the wind in Bermuda’s Great Sound dropped below the average speed needed for the high-tech catamarans to race on Wednesday.
Away from the bright lights, captivating Kyrgios holds court
PARIS (Reuters) – The cries of “allez les bleus” echoed around the packed yet intimate surroundings of court three while French Open fans queued half a dozen deep along two of its sides in the hope of catching some play.
Giovanazzi given Formula One practice slots at Haas
LONDON (Reuters) – Ferrari’s Italian reserve driver Antonio Giovinazzi will take part in Friday practice sessions with Haas F1 at seven grands prix this season, the U.S.-owned Formula One team said on Wednesday.
Mladenovic back on track with comfortable win
PARIS (Reuters) – Home favorite Kristina Mladenovic ignored her bad back and fed off a buoyant crowd as she cruised into the French Open third round with an emphatic 6-2 6-3 victory over Italy’s Sara Errani on Wednesday.
