Australian Porte pips Yates to victory in Tour of Romandie
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (Reuters) – Australian Richie Porte snatched overall victory in the Tour of Romandie from overnight leader Simon Yates on Sunday after out-performing the Briton in the final time-trial stage.
Soccer: Chelsea on course for the title as Spurs beat Arsenal
LONDON (Reuters) – Chelsea remain on course for the Premier League title after a 3-0 win at Everton left them four points clear of second-placed Tottenham Hotspur, who beat local rivals Arsenal 2-0 on Sunday.
Nadal eases to 10th Barcelona Open title
BARCELONA (Reuters) – Rafael Nadal won a record-extending 10th Barcelona Open title on Sunday by thrashing Dominic Thiem of Austria 6-4 6-1, collecting his second claycourt title in a row.
Bottas wins in Russia for his first F1 victory
SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) – Finland’s Valtteri Bottas celebrated the first Formula One victory of his career at the Russian Grand Prix on Sunday after jumping both Ferraris at the start and then holding his nerve over the tense closing laps.
More misery for Indy-bound Alonso in Russia
SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) – Double world champion Fernando Alonso failed to start Sunday’s Russian Grand Prix due to an engine problem, the second race in a row that his struggling McLaren team have had just one car competing.
Asia Olympic chief quits FIFA role over bribery scandal
(Reuters) – Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah, the FIFA Council member who also runs the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), said on Sunday he was resigning all his posts in football after being drawn into the latest bribery scandal to hit the game’s …
Exclusive: Motor racing-Singapore secure, no Interlagos purchase – Ecclestone
SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) – Formula One will not miss the Malaysian Grand Prix when it drops off the calendar after this year’s race because neighboring Singapore is set to stay as the region’s showcase, former commercial supremo Bernie Ecclestone said o…
Motor racing: Honda to supply engines to Sauber from 2018
SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) – Honda will supply the Swiss-based Sauber Formula One team with engines from 2018 as well as McLaren in a move that the Japanese manufacturer hopes will help speed up the development of its troubled power unit.
At 41, Klitschko belatedly finds acclaim in defeat
LONDON (Reuters) – It never happened in the decade when the prosaic nature of his heavyweight domination quite underwhelmed boxing but, at the age of 41, Wladimir Klitschko belatedly earned proper appreciation for his greatness on Saturday.
Joshua set to go global after thrilling Klitschko triumph
LONDON (Reuters) – Anthony Joshua was hailed as “the biggest star in British sport and the biggest star in world boxing” after his exhilarating world heavyweight title triumph over Wladimir Klitschko on Saturday sky-rocketed him into the global sportin…
