Minor league baseball’s Sonoma Stompers start 2 women in lineup
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Kelsie Whitmore will grab her glove and head for left field on Friday while Stacy Piagno will take the pitcher’s mound for minor league baseball’s independent Sonoma Stompers, which will become the first co-ed professional baseball…
Motor racing: Struggling Sauber see light at end of the tunnel
SPIELBERG, Austria (Reuters) – Swiss-based Sauber believe they can see light at the end of the tunnel after months of struggling to pay staff salaries and stay in Formula One.
Tennis: Playing catch-up, Tsonga and Berdych finally negotiate round two
LONDON (Reuters) – Jo-Wilfried Tsonga was in no mood to hang about on Friday, racing to a one-set lead in just 18 minutes against Argentina’s Juan Monaco some three hours after they first warmed up on another rain-interrupted day at Wimbledon.
Athletics: Beaten Rudisha named in Kenya Olympic team
ELDORET, Kenya, July 1 (Reuters) – Olympic and world 800m champion David Rudisha scraped into the Kenyan team for the Rio Olympics after finishing third in the east African nation’s trials on Friday.
Soccer: Iceland fully fit as captain Gunnarsson returns to training
MARSEILLE, France (Reuters) – Iceland have a clean bill of health with captain and long-throw specialist Aron Gunnarsson returning to training on Friday ahead of their European Championship quarter-final against hosts France on Sunday.
Motor racing: Rosberg fastest in Austrian GP practice
SPIELBERG, Austria (Reuters) – World champions Mercedes dominated Austrian Grand Prix practice on Friday, Formula One leader Nico Rosberg setting a record pace around the scenic Red Bull Ring with the fastest lap in both sessions.
Cycling: Cavendish can handle Tour and Olympics, says former coach
LONDON (Reuters) – Mark Cavendish can handle three weeks at the Tour de France and still contend for track gold at the Rio Olympics, according to one of his former coaches at Team Sky.
Giggs to leave Man United after 29 years: report
(Reuters) – Ryan Giggs has ended his 29-year association with Manchester United by reaching a settlement with the Premier League club, the BBC reported on Friday.
Cycling: Suspicious bikes could be checked during Tour stages – UCI
SAINT-LO, France, July 1 (Reuters) – Bikes could be checked for hidden motors during stages as part of plans to crack down on cheats in this year’s Tour de France, International Cycling Union (UCI) president Brian Cookson said on Friday.
Soccer: Chelsea release trio after contracts expire
(Reuters) – Chelsea have opted against renewing contracts for strikers Radamel Falcao and Alexandre Pato, and goalkeeper Marco Amelia, the Premier League club said on its website (www.chelseafc.com) on Friday.
