Japan’s Sato wins 101st running of Indy 500
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) – Japanese driver Takuma Sato won the 101st running of the Indianapolis 500 motor race on Sunday.
French crew in first America’s Cup win, U.S. beaten
(Reuters) – Underdogs Groupama Team France won their first race of the America’s Cup in Bermuda on Sunday, while defender Oracle Team USA tasted defeat for the first time in the contest.
Vettel leads Ferrari party at Formula One as Raikkonen chafes
MONACO (Reuters) – The body language on the podium spoke volumes after Ferrari, Formula One’s most glamorous team, won the showcase Monaco Grand Prix for the first time in 16 years on Sunday.
Record 62 earns Noren title at Wentworth
VIRGINIA WATER, England (Reuters) – A barnstorming 10-under-par 62 propelled Swede Alexander Noren to a course record as he romped to a come-from-behind two-stroke victory in the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth on Sunday.
Austria’s Thiem makes short work of Tomic in Paris
PARIS (Reuters) – Austrian sixth seed Dominic Thiem got his French Open campaign off to a quickfire start on Sunday, beating an out-of-sorts Bernard Tomic 6-4 6-0 6-2 as he embarked on a bid to go one round better than he did last year.
Cycling: Dumoulin wins Giro d’Italia to claim first grand tour title
MILAN (Reuters) – Dutchman Tom Dumoulin of Team Sunweb claimed his maiden grand tour title when he won the Giro d’Italia after crushing his main rivals in Sunday’s final time trial.
Bourdais targets return for IndyCar season finale
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) – Sebastien Bourdais was back at the Brickyard on Sunday, eight days after a spectacular crash knocked him out of the Indy 500, declaring he would return to the car for the IndyCar season finale.
Larrazabal’s 66 provides U.S. Open qualifying boost
VIRGINIA WATER, England – Spain’s Pablo Larrazabal was in seventh heaven after a swashbuckling closing round in the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth on Sunday put him in great heart for U.S. Open qualifying.
Vettel emulates Schumacher as Ferrari end Monaco jinx
MONACO (Reuters) – Sebastian Vettel stretched his championship lead over Lewis Hamilton to 25 points on Sunday after becoming the first Ferrari driver since Michael Schumacher in 2001 to win Formula One’s showcase Monaco Grand Prix.
Kerber’s season hits new low with French Open pummeling
PARIS (Reuters) – World number one Angelique Kerber’s nightmare season hit a new low on Sunday when, with expectations weighing heavily after a stellar 2016, she was dumped out of the French Open 6-2 6-2 by 40th-ranked Ekaterina Makarova.
