Raonic and Halep withdraw from Rio tennis over Zika
(Reuters) – Wimbledon finalist Milos Raonic and women’s world number five Simona Halep of Romania have pulled out from next month’s Rio Olympics due to fears over the Zika virus.
Raonic withdraws from Rio tennis, cites Zika
(Reuters) – Wimbledon finalist Milos Raonic has decided to withdraw from next month’s Rio Olympics due in part to fears over the Zika virus, the Canadian world number seven said on Friday.
Leishman searching for weekend magic of St Andrews
TROON, Scotland (Reuters) – Marc Leishman is looking to recreate the weekend magic that catapulted him into contention at St Andrews 12 months ago after battling his way through the field in the British Open on Friday.
Nadal gets green light to play at Rio Olympics
(Reuters) – Rafael Nadal has been given the green light by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) to compete at next month’s Rio Olympics despite not fulfilling the qualification criteria.
Tour de France continues in sober mood after Nice attack
BOURG-SAINT-ANDEOL, France (Reuters) – The Tour de France continued in a low-key but defiant mood under heightened security on Friday, with riders, spectators and race officials observing a minute’s silence for the scores of victims of the Bastille Day…
Ex-Vanderbilt football player Batey sentenced to 15 years in rape case
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Reuters) – A former Vanderbilt University football player, Cory Batey, was sentenced on Friday to 15 years in prison for raping an unconscious female student in a dorm room three years ago in a case that drew national attention to sex…
Azarenka announces she is having a baby
(Reuters) – World number six Victoria Azarenka said on Friday she will miss the rest of the season because she was having a baby.
Dumoulin wins 13th stage of Tour as Froome extends overall lead
VALLON PONT-D’ARC, France (Reuters) – Dutchman Tom Dumoulin (Giant-Alpecin) won the 13th stage of the Tour de France, a 37.5-km individual time trial from Bourg-Saint-Andeol on Friday.
Grotty weather no handicap to high-flying Kjeldsen
TROON, Scotland (Reuters) – Soren Kjeldsen again showed he is one of those golfers who thrives when the weather is grotty and wet as he ignored miserable conditions to power to a three-under 68 in the British Open second round on Friday.
Pirelli wants Middle East F1 tests next year
LONDON (Reuters) – Formula One’s sole tire supplier Pirelli wants pre-season testing to be carried out in the Middle East next February, rather than at the usual Spanish tracks, to be sure of better weather.
