Battle on for last automatic spots on U.S. Ryder Cup team
(Reuters) – With the Ryder Cup just over a month away, the teams are shaping up, with this week’s Barclays tournament at Bethpage determining the last three automatic spots on a United States team desperate to end Europe’s recent domination.
Sandusky lawyer seeks to prove leak tainted in Penn State molestation case
BELLEFONTE, Pa. (Reuters) – A lawyer for convicted child molester Jerry Sandusky sought to prove on Monday that prosecutors illegally leaked information to a reporter about the former Penn State football coach and thus tainted the judicial process that…
Serena Williams and Kerber qualify for Tour finals
LONDON (Reuters) – Serena Williams and Angelique Kerber, battling it out for the world number one ranking, are the first two women to qualify for the season-ending WTA Tour Finals in Singapore, the WTA said on Monday.
With Games gone, hard reality sets in for Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Until now, people in Brazil had something to look forward to.
Ethiopia says will welcome Rio marathon runner despite protest gesture
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Ethiopia will not bar runner Feyisa Lilesa from entering the country after he made an anti-government gesture upon finishing second in the Olympic marathon on Sunday, an official said.
Anti-U.S. mood could hurt Los Angeles in bid for Games
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – A bid by Los Angeles to host the 2024 Olympic Games could fall victim to anti-American sentiment brewing inside the International Olympic Committee, sources inside the IOC said.
Rainy Rio wraps up challenging Games on upbeat tropical note
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – A blustery storm, a touch of melancholy and a sense of pride converged at the closing ceremony of the 2016 Olympics on Sunday as Brazil breathed a collective sigh of relief at having pulled off South America’s first Games.
Tennis: Murray dominates in Rio, outsider Puig arrives on big stage
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Andy Murray etched his name in history books by winning an unprecedented second singles title at the Rio Games and the Briton now has his sights on the ultimate prize: overhauling Novak Djokovic to become the world no. 1.
Bolt reigns supreme but too many empty seats
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Usain Bolt delivered. Mo Farah, Elaine Thompson, David Rudisha, three world records and a dominant United States played their part too, as athletics enjoyed being back in the limelight for the right reasons after a torrid yea…
Basketball: U.S. golden run set to continue at Tokyo 2020
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Geno Auriemma, coach of the U.S. women’s Olympic gold medal-winning basketball team, says he is constantly reminded that, “It’s not whether you win or lose — until you lose”.
