Pained Felix still out to punch double ticket for Rio
EUGENE, Oregon (Reuters) – Already America’s most decorated female sprinter, Allyson Felix launches the most difficult challenge of her career this week.
NHL: Predators acquire Subban from Canadiens for Weber
(The Sports Xchange) – Montreal and Nashville pulled off a major trade involving two veteran defensemen on Wednesday as the Predators acquired P.K. Subban from the Canadiens for Shea Weber.
Olympics will come and go but Zika is here to stay, scientists say
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Battered by a presidential impeachment and the worst recession since the Great Depression, Brazil is getting a rare bit of relief as Rio de Janeiro prepares to host the Olympics: declining numbers of Zika infections.
Federer plays cameo role to end Willis fairytale
LONDON (Reuters) – Few players have reduced the great Roger Federer to a role as secondary attraction on Wimbledon’s Centre Court but for one hour and 25 minutes on Wednesday he had just a walk-on part in the Marcus Willis fairytale.
Day and Spieth set for Firestone, McIlroy in France
(Reuters) – World number one Jason Day, U.S. Open champion Dustin Johnson and second-ranked Jordan Spieth command the spotlight at this week’s WGC-Bridgestone Invitational in Akron, Ohio where Rory McIlroy is a conspicuous absentee.
Konta beats rain and Puig for first Wimbledon win
LONDON (Reuters) – British number one Johanna Konta scored her first Wimbledon win at the fifth attempt on Wednesday, seeing off Puerto Rico’s Monica Puig 6-1 7-5 in a match twice delayed by rain.
Young pretenders Thiem, Zverev map out path toward summit
LONDON (Reuters) – Two young German-speaking pretenders to Novak Djokovic’s tennis crown took further small steps on Wednesday toward the goal of dethroning him, comfortably seeing off experienced opponents at Wimbledon as they advance steadily up the …
Sainz to stay with Toro Rosso in 2017
SPIELBERG, Austria (Reuters) – Spanish driver Carlos Sainz will continue to race for Toro Rosso next season, the Red Bull-owned Formula One team said on Wednesday.
Tennis: Former champion Kvitova in a hurry to reach round two
LONDON (Reuters) – Twice champion Petra Kvitova needed just 15 minutes to bulldoze through the first set against Romania’s Sorana Cirstea at Wimbledon on Wednesday, taking the match 6-0 6-4.
Pace becomes first women’s golfer to opt out of Rio
(Reuters) – South African Lee-Anne Pace, citing Zika concerns, became the first women’s golfer to withdraw from the 2016 Rio Olympics on Wednesday, joining a growing exodus on the men’s side that includes the world’s top-ranked player.
