Argentines take to streets, demand Messi return to national team
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Hundreds of Argentines protested in the pouring rain on Saturday, demanding that soccer star Lionel Messi return to Argentina’s national team after he unexpectedly quit following a loss in the regional Copa America final.
Cleveland 14-game winning streak ends
(The Sports Xchange) – Rajai Davis became the eighth Cleveland Indians player to hit for the cycle, but it was not enough to continue the club’s record winning streak on Saturday.
Henderson leads by two in Portland
(Reuters) – World number two Brooke Henderson suffered a double bogey on the back nine but the defending champion still finished two strokes ahead of the chasing pack after the third round of the Portland Classic on Saturday.
Felix makes 400m final as Reese, Bromell deliver top marks
Eugene, Oregon (Reuters) – World champion Allyson Felix stayed on course for a rare Olympic double with a solid qualifying run in the 400 meters semi-finals at the U.S. Olympic track and field trials on Saturday.
Day, Piercy share third-round lead at demanding Firestone
(Reuters) – Jason Day hit only three fairways in a wayward driving display but the world number one scrambled well enough to earn a share of the third-round lead with American Scott Piercy at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational in Akron, Ohio on Saturday
Djokovic shows rare fallibility in shock loss to Querrey
LONDON (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic is fallible after all, as American powerhouse Sam Querrey proved in stunning fashion to stop the Serb’s seemingly unstoppable charge toward a calendar year grand slam at a rain-hit Wimbledon on Saturday.
Injured Bolt on course for 200m at Olympics: official
KINGSTON (Reuters) – Usain Bolt is still in contention to compete in the 200 meters at next month’s Olympics in Rio despite missing his country’s trials through injury, the Jamaican athletics team boss said on Saturday.
Raonic flattens Sock to reach round four
LONDON (Reuters) – Milos Raonic hurled down a 143 mph thunderbolt serve, the fastest seen at Wimbledon this year, as he toppled American Jack Sock 7-6(2) 6-4 7-6(1) to reach the Wimbledon fourth round on Saturday.
Keys locks out Cornet from Wimbledon
LONDON (Reuters) – Madison Keys completed a hat-trick of wins over luckless Frenchwoman Alize Cornet as the American ninth seed reached the Wimbledon fourth round for the second successive year with a 6-4 5-7 6-2 victory on Saturday.
Hamilton on pole in Austria, Rosberg sixth
SPIELBERG, Austria (Reuters) – Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton made the most of tricky conditions to take pole position for the Austrian Grand Prix on Saturday, with Mercedes team mate and overall leader Nico Rosberg sixth after a grid penalt…
