NBA returns all-star game to N. Carolina after transgender law lifted
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The NBA announced on Wednesday it will play the 2019 all-star game in Charlotte, North Carolina, returning to the state after stripping it of the 2017 game to protest a law restricting bathroom use for transgender people.
Rolland rewarded with first Giro stage victory
(Reuters) – Frenchman Pierre Rolland claimed an audacious victory on stage 17 of the Giro d’Italia to give his Cannondale team a first WorldTour win on European soil for just over two years.
Kvitova to shed light on French Open participation Friday
(Reuters) – Petra Kvitova will reveal whether she will take part in next week’s French Open at a news conference in Paris on Friday, the two-time Wimbledon champion said on Wednesday.
Barcelona soccer player Messi loses appeal in tax fraud trial
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected an appeal by Barcelona soccer star Lionel Messi and stood by a Catalan regional court’s 21-month prison sentence for tax fraud, court documents showed.
Motor racing: F1 plans Monaco tribute to Manchester victims
MONACO (Reuters) – Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton and other drivers will race in Sunday’s Monaco Grand Prix with tributes to those who were killed and injured in the Manchester bomb attack.
Kyrgios envious of Zverev as French Open plans falter
(Reuters) – Nick Kyrgios and Alexander Zverev represent the future of men’s tennis but there current fortunes could hardly be more different as the French Open looms a few days away.
Tennis: Women’s game comes of age as youngsters battle to keep up
(Reuters) – Long dominated by youth, women’s tennis pushed the boundaries of experience at the Australian Open in January when the combined age of the two finalists, Serena and Venus Williams, topped 70 for the first time.
‘Uneasy’ South African cricketers staying put despite Manchester attack
LONDON (Reuters) – Visiting South African cricketers “are uneasy” following Monday’s suicide bomb attack on a pop concert in Manchester but abandoning their tour of England is not under consideration, the team’s manager has said.
Sharapova handed wild card for Rogers Cup in Toronto
(Reuters) – Maria Sharapova’s comeback from a doping ban will include an appearance at the Rogers Cup in August after the former world number one was granted a wild card by the organizers of the Toronto tournament on Tuesday.
Irving’s 42 carry Cavs to win, 3-1 lead over Celtics
(The Sports Xchange) – Kyrie Irving saved the Cavaliers and set a career playoff high with 42 points in Cleveland’s 112-99 win over the Boston Celtics in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals on Tuesday.
