Motor racing: Bottas ready to take one for the team if needed
SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) – Valtteri Bottas said he would move aside for Lewis Hamilton if Formula One champions Mercedes asked him to, although there had been no talks about ‘team orders’ ahead of this weekend’s Russian Grand Prix.
Nadal, Murray advance to Barca Open quarter-finals
BARCELONA, (Reuters) – Third seed Rafael Nadal remained on course for a 10th Barcelona Open title after reaching the quarter-finals with a 6-3 6-4 victory over Kevin Anderson on Thursday.
Motor racing: Alonso says Indy 500 is even bigger than he thought
SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) – Fernando Alonso had a hunch that entering next month’s Indianapolis 500 was going to be a big deal but on Thursday he confessed to a misjudgement – the race was even bigger than he had imagined.
Kueng takes Tour de Romandie stage two
BULLE, Switzerland (Reuters) – Swiss Stefan Kueng won the second stage of the Tour de Romandie on Thursday after beating his breakaway companion in a sprint.
Hamilton says inspired by Serena’s response to Nastase
SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) – Triple Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton has hailed Serena Williams as an inspiration after the world’s top female tennis player hit back at comments made by former men’s number one Ilie Nastase about her unborn child.
Sharapova eases past Makarova into Stuttgart quarters
BERLIN (Reuters) – Former world number one Maria Sharapova eased past fellow Russian Ekaterina Makarova 7-5 6-1 on Thursday to reach the Stuttgart Grand Prix quarter-finals and continue her winning comeback from a 15-month doping ban.
Defeat nothing to be scared of, Klitschko tells Joshua
LONDON (Reuters) – Wladimir Klitschko told IBF world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua defeat was “nothing to be scared of” at a packed news conference ahead of their sell-out title fight at Wembley Stadium on Saturday.
Levy takes China lead with a front nine assault
(Reuters) – China specialist Alexander Levy blitzed the front nine to post a spotless score of nine-under-par 63 to hold a slender advantage over Pablo Larrazabal on day one of China Open at Topwin Golf and Country Club.
Motor racing: Magnussen fears added dangers of cockpit ‘shield’
SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) – Danish driver Kevin Magnussen spoke out on Thursday against Formula One’s plans to introduce a transparent cockpit ‘shield’, warning that it could make racing more dangerous in wet conditions.
Soccer: AFC charges Guangzhou for fans’ ‘British Dogs’ banner
HONG KONG (Reuters) – China’s Guangzhou Evergrande have been charged by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) after their fans unfurled a banner with the words ‘Annihilate British Dogs’ during their Asian Champions League match against Hong Kong’s Eas…
