Tsonga beats marathon man Isner in another Wimbledon epic
LONDON (Reuters) – A Frenchman being involved in a long — or rather very, very long — fifth set epic against John Isner at Wimbledon had a feeling of deja vu about it.
Three hundred up and counting as Serena powers through
LONDON (Reuters) – World number one Serena Williams kept her Wimbledon title defense on track on Sunday, downing Germany’s Annika Beck 6-3 6-0 with a crushing display of power and booming serves to chalk up her 300th grand slam victory.
Exhausted Del Potro bows out to Pouille
LONDON (Reuters) – Juan Martin del Potro’s first Wimbledon campaign for three years ended in disappointing fashion as the Argentine crumbled to a 6-7(4) 7-6(6) 7-5 6-1 defeat by Frenchman Lucas Pouille on Sunday.
Vandeweghe hails Middle Sunday crowd after reaching last 16
LONDON (Reuters) – American Coco Vandeweghe got the Wimbledon Middle Sunday party started on Centre Court, beating sixth seed Roberta Vinci 6-3 6-4 in front of an excitable crowed who scooped tickets online for the extra day’s play after rain delays sc…
Johnson inspired by Querrey for Federer clash
LONDON (Reuters) – Steve Johnson says he will draw inspiration from doubles partner Sam Querrey as he attempts to pull off a second huge upset at this year’s Wimbledon, against Roger Federer on Monday.
Honda waiting for Formula E to get better and grow
SPIELBERG, Austria (Reuters) – Honda have no immediate plans to enter the all-electric Formula E series even if some within the company are keen to do so, according to their Formula One head Yusuke Hasegawa.
Chalmers closing on first PGA Tour win in Reno
(Reuters) – Greg Chalmers made five birdies over his final six holes to remain on course for a maiden PGA Tour triumph after the Australian extended his lead at the Barracuda Championship to six points after three rounds on Saturday.
Road to Rio a bumpy one for Franklin
OMAHA, Nebraska (Reuters) – Missy Franklin was the 17-year-old darling of American swimming in 2012, returning home from the London Olympics with four gold medals and being hailed as the sport’s brightest young star.
McLeod’s Rio bid on track after Jamaica trials win
KINGSTON (Reuters) – Omar McLeod remains on course to become the first Jamaican to win Olympic 110 meters hurdles gold after the world indoor champion recovered from a sluggish start to retain his national title in a time of 13.01 on Saturday.
Phelps makes final race on American soil a winning one
OMAHA, Nebraska (Reuters) – Michael Phelps gave the home fans one last thrill when he touched first in the 100 meters butterfly at the U.S. Olympic trials on Saturday in his final race in an American pool.
