Mathieu’s French Open adventure ends with a whimper
PARIS (Reuters) – After being denied a wildcard into his last French Open, Paul-Henri Mathieu pushed his body through three-rounds of qualifying but on Monday he could do no more and bowed out after a 6-2 6-2 6-2 first round loss to David Goffin.
Becker backs Federer’s decision to skip French Open
(Reuters) – Roger Federer’s decision to skip this year’s French Open has been applauded by Boris Becker, who believes the decision means the Swiss will be a strong favorite at Wimbledon.
CAS keeps temporary ban on Russian cross-country skiers
ZURICH (Reuters) – The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Monday said it would maintain a provisional suspension imposed on six Russian cross-country skiers until the end of October at the latest.
Sailing: French underdogs show flair after late America’s Cup bid
(Reuters) – Groupama Team France come to the 35th America’s Cup as underdogs, the last of the five crews to challenge Oracle Team USA for the coveted sailing trophy.
Paire first victim as Nadal starts bid for 10th French Open
PARIS (Reuters) – Rafa Nadal responded to his billing by French Open tournament director Guy Forget as the greatest claycourter in history by brushing aside Benoit Paire 6-1 6-4 6-1 on Monday, launching his bid for a 10th title on the Paris clay.
Djokovic makes winning French Open start on Agassi’s watch
PARIS (Reuters) – Defending champion Novak Djokovic made a winning French Open start under new coach Andre Agassi on Monday, cruising past Spain’s Marcel Granollers 6-3 6-4 6-2 in the first round.
Spain arrests 14 on suspicion of making, selling performance-enhancing drugs
MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish police raided 25 homes, warehouses and gymnasiums and arrested 14 people accused of belonging to a network manufacturing and trafficking performance-enhancing drugs, the interior ministry said on Monday.
Sailing: Artemis proves well-oiled machine in America’s Cup bid
(Reuters) – Sweden’s Artemis Racing go into the 35th America’s Cup as one of the strongest challengers for international sport’s oldest trophy, after showing impressive speed in the build-up.
Motor racing: Shy Sato braces for spotlight after Indy 500 win
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) – Fernando Alonso hogged the spotlight all month at the Brickyard but on Sunday Takuma Sato was the headliner as the first Japanese to win the “Greatest Spectacle in Racing”.
Local timing, and talent, keys to Europe growth, says UFC’s Carr
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – As part of a drive to increase its popularity in Europe, the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is focusing on home-grown talent, and on running events at times of the day which are more convenient for local fans.
