Cycling: Drucker edges to stage victory, Quintana keeps gap with Froome
BARCELONA (Reuters) – Jean-Pierre Drucker of Luxembourg sprinted his way to victory in stage 16 of the Tour of Spain with a perfectly timed finish, overtaking Daniele Bennati and Gianni Meersman in the final stretch of the 156.4 km flat stage from Alca…
Williams sisters on collision course at U.S. Open
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Serena and Venus Williams, the sisters with 29 grand slams and a stack of records between them, will try to maintain a collision course at the U.S. Open on Monday when they play their fourth-round matches.
Kerber reaches U.S. Open quarters, closes in on No.1 slot
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Angelique Kerber won a battle of grand slam champions when the second seed powered her way into the quarter-finals of the U.S. Open on Sunday with a 6-3 7-5 win over Petra Kvitova.
Countdown on as Pouille’s career set to skyrocket
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Lucas Pouille was not prepared to say his pulsating four hour, fourth-round upset of 14-time grand slam winner Rafa Nadal at the U.S. Open on Sunday was a career changing moment.
Nadal vows to keep working, resets goals after Open loss
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Rafa Nadal said he was sad to have squandered an opportunity to do something special at the U.S. Open with his fourth-round loss at Flushing Meadows, but happy with his effort and prospects going forward this season.
France’s Pouille upsets Nadal to reach quarters
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Young Frenchman Lucas Pouille scored a stunning, five-set upset over 14-times grand slam singles champion Rafa Nadal, winning a climactic tiebreak 8-6 to reach the U.S. Open quarter-finals on Sunday.
Casey closes in on Deutsche Bank win
(Reuters) – By relinquishing his European Tour card to focus on the U.S. circuit Paul Casey gave up any chance of making this month’s Ryder Cup team, but the Briton will feel that decision has been vindicated if he wins the Deutsche Bank Championship o…
German Masson earns upset victory at Manulife LPGA Classic
(Reuters) – The unlikely figure of Caroline Masson emerged from a crowded leaderboard to clinch a one-stroke victory at the Manulife LPGA Classic in Canada on Sunday.
McIlroy almost has first albatross at TPC Boston
(Reuters) – Rory McIlroy came within a whisker of making the first albatross of his career but had to settle for an eagle at the par-five 18th in the third round at the Deutsche Bank Championship in Massachusetts on Sunday.
Williams sisters on collision course at U.S. Open
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Serena and Venus Williams, the sisters with 29 grand slams and a stack of records between them, will try to maintain a collision course at the U.S. Open on Monday when they play their fourth-round matches.
