Croatia beat U.S. in stunning Davis Cup comeback
(Reuters) – Teenager Borna Coric completed an unlikely comeback for Croatia as the small Balkan nation beat the United States 3-2 in a Davis Cup quarter-final in Oregon on Sunday.
Nadia still turning heads 40 years on from perfect 10
LONDON (Reuters) – She was once the ponytailed Romanian teenager excited at the thought of owning colored socks and eating bubble gum yet Nadia Comaneci went on to captivate the world by performing an Olympic feat that continues to stir the emotions fo…
Baddeley ends five-year drought in Barbasol playoff win over Kim
(Reuters) – Aaron Baddeley held a victory party as his 24-foot birdie putt turned in toward the cup for a sudden-death Barbasol Championship playoff win over Kim Si-woo in Alabama on Sunday that ended a five-year title drought.
Day, Scott reject criticism of Rio boycott
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – World number one Jason Day has hit back at critics of the golfers who have elected to skip the Rio de Janeiro Olympics.
Ko heads NZ entries for golf at Rio Olympics
WELLINGTON (Reuters) – World number one Lydia Ko will be New Zealand’s sole entrant in the women’s golf tournament at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, with Danny Lee and Ryan Fox taking the two men’s spots.
Saudi Arabia to send four women to Rio
RIYADH (Reuters) – The Saudi Olympic Committee has approved four female Saudi athletes to compete as part of the conservative Gulf kingdom’s team at the Rio Olympics, a spokesman said on Sunday.
Motorcycling: Marquez wins in Germany for seventh year in a row
(Reuters) – Honda’s MotoGP championship leader Marc Marquez won in Germany for the seventh year in a row, across all categories, on Sunday after a mid-race tyre gamble paid off.
Cycling: Downhill master Pantano wins Tour stage 15, Froome leads
CULOZ, France (Reuters) – Colombian Jarlinson Pantano showed he is a master of the descent as he claimed his maiden Tour de France win in Sunday’s 15th stage, while overall leader Chris Froome enjoyed a relatively quiet day in the saddle.
Spieth has Ryder Cup revenge on his mind after closing 68
TROON, Scotland (Reuters) – No sooner had Jordan Spieth wrapped up his British Open campaign on Sunday with his best round of the week, he was talking up the revenge mission he will be on at the Ryder Cup in September.
Messi still the best despite international failures: Ronaldinho
CHENNAI, (Reuters) – Lionel Messi is still the best player in the world despite never winning a major international trophy for Argentina, former Barcelona team mate and Brazil great Ronaldinho said on Sunday.
