Wade leaving Miami Heat for Chicago Bulls: reports
(Reuters) – Dwyane Wade is leaving the Miami Heat for the Chicago Bulls, returning to the city of his birth, multiple media outlets reported on Wednesday.
Campbell hammers Rio qualification, men fall short
EUGENE, Oregon (Reuters) – Three-time national hammer champion Amber Campbell threw a lifetime best 74.03 meters on her final attempt to put a gloss on her qualification for the Rio Olympics at the American trials on Wednesday.
Withdrawals may hurt golf’s future at the Games: Montgomerie
(Reuters) – The International Olympic Committee (IOC) may reconsider golf’s place on the program due to the growing number of big-name withdrawals from the Rio Games, former Ryder Cup captain Colin Montgomerie has said.
Lampard scores winner as New York City win fourth in a row
(Reuters) – Frank Lampard scored the only goal of the game as New York City FC extended their winning streak to four matches with a 1-0 away victory over New England Revolution on Wednesday.
Seven arrested in Brazilian match-fixing probe
(Reuters) – Seven people suspected of manipulating soccer results in at least two Brazilian state leagues have been arrested, officials said on Wednesday.The match-fixing ring involved players, coaches, agents and presidents of clubs in the second and …
Ronaldo delivers as Portugal end dream Wales run
LYON, France (Reuters) – Cristiano Ronaldo scored one goal and inadvertently set up the other as Portugal ground out a 2-0 win over Wales on Wednesday to march into the Euro 2016 final.
Slow and injured – Stepanova’s comeback falls flat
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Yulia Stepanova’s much-heralded return to action turned into a damp squib on Wednesday when the Russian whistleblower, running as an independent athlete, dropped out of her 800 meters heat with a foot injury having been off the pa…
Murray survives Tsonga comeback to reach semis
LONDON (Reuters) – Second seed Andy Murray survived a ferocious Jo-Wilfried Tsonga fight back to reach the Wimbledon semi-finals for the seventh time, winning the Wednesday’s second Centre Court blockbuster 7-6(10) 6-1 3-6 4-6 6-1.
How did Federer get out of that? Unbelievable
LONDON (Reuters) – When Roger Federer stood on the dusty baseline with the scoreboard showing he was trailing Marin Cilic 6-7 4-6 3-3 0-40, it looked like the man with the dodgy back was about to disappear into a giant Wimbledon sinkhole.
Teen queens of women’s golf to duel at U.S. Women’s Open
(Reuters) – The teenagers at the top of women’s golf, Lydia Ko and Brooke Henderson, form a mutual admiration society and a burgeoning rivalry that will feature at the U.S. Women’s Open starting on Thursday.
