Young gun Fitzpatrick waiting for upturn in form
VIRGINIA WATER, England (Reuters) – Matt Fitzpatrick is not one to panic and his inability so far this year to replicate the 2016 form that validated his reputation as one of the hottest young players in golf has yet to unduly trouble him.
Defending champion Wood laments Wentworth woes
VIRGINIA WATER, England (Reuters) – Chris Wood was the toast of the 2016 BMW PGA Championship after waving the shortest club in the bag like a magic wand but fast forward 12 months and he cannot buy a putt for love nor money.
Bertens cruises to second consecutive Nuremberg title
NUREMBERG, Germany (Reuters) – Title holder Kiki Bertens swept aside Czech qualifier Barbora Krejcikova 6-2 6-1 on Saturday to win her second consecutive Nuremberg Cup in a successful dress rehearsal for the French Open starting on Sunday.
Raikkonen takes Monaco pole on Ferrari front row
MONACO (Reuters) – Ferrari veteran Kimi Raikkonen rolled back the years and upstaged his championship-leading team mate Sebastian Vettel to take pole position at the Monaco Formula One Grand Prix on Saturday.
Button set to start Monaco GP from last place
MONACO (Reuters) – Jenson Button is set to start Sunday’s showcase Monaco Grand Prix from last place after McLaren’s engine partners Honda detected a power unit problem that will incur a 15-place grid penalty.
Ajan’s IWF reign faces toughest challenge in Bangkok
BANGKOK (Reuters) – International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) president Tamas Ajan faces the biggest threat to his leadership on Monday after more than 40 years in the sport.
Cycling: Kruijwijk abandons Giro with stomach problems
PARIS (Reuters) – Dutchman Steven Kruijswijk has pulled out of the Giro d’Italia because of stomach problems, the LottoNL-Jumbo rider said on Saturday.
Tennis: Mathieu hits out at French federation boss over wild card snub
PARIS (Reuters) – Paul-Henri Mathieu has hit out at French federation president Bernard Giudicelli for saying the 35-year-old, who played some memorable matches at Roland Garros, did not deserve a wild card for the French Open.
Athletics: Chespol loses shoe, then roars to second best steeplechase
EUGENE, Oregon (Reuters) – Kenyan teenager Celliphine Chespol, after temporarily losing a shoe on the penultimate lap, recovered to run the second fastest women’s 3,000 meters steeplechase ever at the Prefontaine Classic Diamond League meeting on Frida…
Golf: Park leads LPGA event by two at halfway mark in Michigan
(The Sports Xchange) – LPGA Tour rookie Sung Hyun Park of South Korea shot a 7-under-par 65 on Friday to take a two-stroke lead after two rounds of the Volvik Championship at Travis Pointe Country Club in Ann Arbor, Mich.
