Solid Kvitova battles into third round
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova battled into the third round of the U.S. Open with a 7-6(2) 6-3 win over Turkey’s Cagla Buyukakcay on Wednesday.
Djokovic advances by walkover past injured Vesely
NEW YORK (Reuters) – World number one Novak Djokovic received a free pass into the third round of the U.S. Open when Jiri Vesely of the Czech Republic withdrew from their match on Wednesday due to a left forearm injury.
FIFA chief Infantino to be paid 1.5 million Swiss francs a year
ZURICH (Reuters) – FIFA president Gianni Infantino will be paid a salary of 1.5 million Swiss francs ($1.53 million) a year, less than a quarter of that received by his predecessor Sepp Blatter, soccer’s world governing body announced on Wednesday.
Speedy Vinci races into third round at U.S. Open
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Seventh seed Roberta Vinci will not catch anyone by surprise with a run to the U.S. Open final like she did a year ago but the Italian continued to raise eyebrows on Wednesday with a speedy win over Christina McHale.
Froome wins stage 11, Quintana retains Vuelta red jersey
(Reuters) – Britain’s Chris Froome won his first stage of this year’s Tour of Spain on Wednesday, edging out overall leader Nairo Quintana in an attack in the last 500 meters of the steep finish at Pena Cabarga.
Swiss court holds fire on Russian paralympic athletes’ Rio ban
ZURICH (Reuters) – Switzerland’s highest court declined on Wednesday to issue a preliminary injunction that would have let Russian Paralympic athletes compete at the Rio Games next month, saying instead it will rule later on the team’s ban due to state…
IOC sanctions six Olympians for failing dope tests at Beijing Games
ZURICH (Reuters) – The International Olympic Committee said on Wednesday it had disqualified six sportspeople, including three Russian medalists, for failing doping tests at the Beijing 2008 Games.
Argentine Del Potro gets wildcard for Shanghai Masters
(Reuters) – Argentina’s Juan Martin del Potro has been handed a wildcard entry into the Shanghai Masters following his battling silver medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
Czech gymnast Caslavska, Olympic great and icon of anti-Soviet protests, dies at 74
PRAGUE (Reuters) – Czech gymnast Vera Caslavska, her country’s most celebrated Olympian and one of the most powerful voices in its struggle against Soviet occupation, has died aged 74 of pancreatic cancer.
Monza to keep Formula One race: government officials
MILAN (Reuters) – The historic Monza circuit is to stay on the Formula One calendar after agreeing a new deal with the sport’s organizers, Italian officials said on Wednesday. The circuit near Milan has been on the calendar every year bar one since the championship started in 1950 but had no contract beyond this year and its future had been uncertain. Roberto Maroni, president of the Lombardy region, said on his Facebook that a deal had been reached. “The Grand Prix will stay in Monza,”
