Chelsea’s Kante named PFA player of the year
(Reuters) – Chelsea’s N’Golo Kante was named player of the year by the Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) on Sunday, adding another chapter to the remarkable story of a player who was plying his trade in the French sixth tier a few seasons ago…
Chappell finally wins on PGA Tour in 180th career start
(Reuters) – Kevin Chappell birdied the final hole on Sunday for his first victory on the PGA Tour, by one stroke over fellow American Brooks Koepka at the Texas Open.
Soccer: Messi’s 500th Barca goal sinks Real Madrid in thriller
MADRID (Reuters) – Lionel Messi scored his 500th Barcelona goal with the last kick of the game to snatch a stunning 3-2 win at Real Madrid and put the two teams level on points at the top of La Liga on Sunday.
Highlights of Sunday’s NBA games
LeBron James scored 33 points, including the go-ahead three-pointer with 1:08 remaining, and Cleveland completed a four-game sweep of Indiana in their NBA playoff opening-round series.
Motorcycling: Five wins out of five for Marquez in Texas
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Triple MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez took his fifth successive Grand Prix of the Americas victory on Sunday while 38-year-old Italian great Valentino Rossi surged into the championship lead.
Czech footballer Rajtoral found dead in his Turkey home, club says suicide
ANKARA (Reuters) – Frantisek Rajtoral, a Czech footballer playing for Turkish top tier club Gaziantepspor was found dead in his home in an apparent suicide, the club said on Sunday.
Nastase suspended after verbal abuse allegations at Fed Cup
(Reuters) – Romania Fed Cup captain Ilie Nastase was provisionally suspended from all International Tennis Federation (ITF) events on Sunday after being thrown out of the tie against Britain for verbally abusing opposing team members and the umpire.
Wielgus, long-time USA Swimming executive director, dies
(Reuters) – Chuck Wielgus, executive director of USA Swimming for nearly two decades, died on Sunday in Colorado Springs of complications from colon cancer, the organization announced. He was 67.
Romania beat Britain in Fed Cup as Konta and Watson lose
(Reuters) – Hosts Romania beat Britain in their controversial Fed Cup World Cup play-off in Constanta on Sunday, with both Johanna Konta and Heather Watson failing to win their respective singles rubbers for the visitors.
Nadal claims record-extending 10th Monte Carlo title
MONTE CARLO (Reuters) – Rafael Nadal claimed a record-extending 10th Monte Carlo Masters title as he geared up for his beloved French Open with a 6-1 6-3 victory against fellow Spaniard Albert Ramos on Sunday.
