Phelps and rival Lochte on 200 IM collision course
OMAHA, Nebraska (Reuters) – Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte cruised into the semi-finals of the 200 meters medley at the U.S. Olympic trials on Thursday to set up a potential mouth-watering showdown between the two rivals.
Brazil lends $895 million to Rio to guarantee safety at Olympics
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Brazil’s government disbursed 2.9 billion reais ($895 million) to cover Olympic security spending by the state of Rio de Janeiro, which declared a state of fiscal emergency just weeks before the sporting event kicks off on Au…
Furious Troicki joins Wimbledon hall of shame
LONDON (Reuters) – A hot-headed Viktor Troicki added his name to Wimbledon’s hall of shame on Thursday after he blew his top at umpire Damiano Torella following an over-rule in the dying seconds of his second-round defeat by Spain’s Albert Ramos-Vinola…
Tennis-American Keys survives blip against Flipkens
LONDON (Reuters) – Madison Keys, the woman tipped as the most likely American successor to the Williams sisters, powered to a 6-4 4-6 6-3 victory over Kirsten Flipkens in the second round of Wimbledon on Thursday.
Ricciardo ready to move on…from Ferrari questions
SPIELBERG, Austria (Reuters) – Daniel Ricciardo would rather move on.
Hamilton sees grid penalties coming his way
SPIELBERG, Austria (Reuters) – Triple world champion Lewis Hamilton fears he may have to start two of the Formula One season’s remaining 13 races from the back of the grid, handing Mercedes team mate Nico Rosberg a significant advantage in the title b…
Olympic champions Rudisha and Kemboi sail through Kenya trials
ELDORET, Kenya, Jun 30 (Reuters) – Kenya’s Olympic champions David Rudisha, Brimin Kipruto and Ezekiel Kemboi cruised to the finals of their races as the east African nation’s Olympic trials kicked off on Thursday.
Nadal, Wozniacki included in Olympic entry list
LONDON (Reuters) – Rafael Nadal, the 2008 Beijing Olympics gold medalist, and former world number one Caroline Wozniacki were among those named in the provisional entry list for the August Rio Games by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) on Thurs…
Dimitrov emerges from slump to knock out Simon
LONDON (Reuters) – Grigor Dimitrov announced his return to form on Thursday, putting out 16th seed Gilles Simon 6-3 7-6(1) 3-6 6-4 with an exhibition of power, speed and deft touch in the second round at Wimbledon.
British players are pretty good, says new hero Evans
LONDON (Reuters) – British men’s tennis is blessed with better players than many fans realize, the sport’s latest homegrown hero Dan Evans told a Wimbledon audience on Thursday after dismantling 30th seed Alexandr Dolgopolov to reach the third round.
