Mercedes more popular for collisions, says Ecclestone
SILVERSTONE, England (Reuters) – Collisions between Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg have made champions Mercedes more popular than their wins, Formula One’s commercial supremo Bernie Ecclestone said on Sunday.
Sauber’s Ericsson cleared to race at Silverstone
SILVERSTONE, England (Reuters) – Sauber’s Marcus Ericsson has been cleared to race in Sunday’s British Formula One Grand Prix after a medical examination, the governing FIA said.
Serbia’s nugget Jokic ready to shine at Rio
BELGRADE (Reuters) – Nikola Jokic capped a dream year in his fledgling career when he helped Serbia qualify for the Olympic Games after a fine rookie season in the NBA with the Denver Nuggets.
De Grasse dips under 10 seconds at Canadian trials
(Reuters) – Andre De Grasse ran his fastest 100 meters of the year to book his place at the Rio Games while world champions Shawn Barber and Derek Drouin also won their events at the Canadian Olympic trials on Saturday.
Nunes stuns Tate to take bantamweight belt at UFC 200
(Reuters) – Brazil’s Amanda Nunes stunned the mixed martial arts world with a first-round submission win over Miesha Tate to claim the women’s bantamweight title at the UFC 200 event in Las Vegas.
Keane strikes again for Galaxy win in Seattle
(Reuters) – An early strike from Irish international Robbie Keane secured Los Angeles Galaxy’s 1-0 away win against the Seattle Sounders in Major League Soccer on Saturday.
Russian jumper Klishina cleared to compete as neutral athlete
(Reuters) – Russian long jumper Darya Klishina has been cleared to compete internationally as a neutral athlete after a successful appeal against a blanket ban on her country’s track and field athletes for systematic doping.
Gatlin wins 200 meters showdown with Merritt
EUGENE, Oregon (Reuters) – Justin Gatlin won a 200 meters showdown with LaShawn Merritt and 41-year-old Bernard Lagat made his fifth Olympic team by winning the 5,000m at the U.S. athletics trials on Saturday.
Hurdler Merritt fails to make Olympic team
EUGENE, Oregon (Reuters) – World record holder and Olympic champion Aries Merritt failed to make the U.S. team for the Rio de Janeiro Games when he finished fourth in the 110 meters hurdles final at the United States trials on Saturday.
Kocian to diversify in pursuit of Olympic spot
SAN JOSE, California (Reuters) – Madison Kocian is looking to prove she is more than a one trick pony on the uneven bars as she bids for a coveted Rio Games berth at the U.S. Olympic gymnastics team trials on Sunday.
