Adidas agrees new long-term partnership with Kanye West
BERLIN (Reuters) – Adidas has agreed a new long-term partnership with singer-turned-designer Kanye West, who the German sportswear firm poached from arch rival Nike in 2013, helping to revive its business in the U.S. market.
Rosberg aiming for Austrian hat-trick
SPIELBERG, Austria (Reuters) – Nico Rosberg is the only current Formula One driver to have won in Austria and Mercedes’ championship leader intends to keep it that way on Sunday by completing his hat-trick in Red Bull’s backyard.
Hend happy to handle Australia’s hopes in Rio golf
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Scott Hend might not be the best known Australian golfer but the peripatetic world number 75 says he is happy to handle the burden of his country’s hopes at the Rio Olympics after a rash of high profile withdrawals.
Hurdles champion Pearson pulls out of Rio Games
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s Olympic sprint hurdles champion Sally Pearson said she was ‘gutted’ after a hamstring tendon tear she picked up in training forced her to pull out of the Rio de Janeiro Games on Wednesday.
Newcomers take spotlight at U.S. Olympic trials
OMAHA, Nebraska (Reuters) – Newcomers Townley Haas, Olivia Smoliga and Lilly King all punched their tickets to the Rio Games upstaging some of the biggest names in U.S. swimming on Tuesday, as a wave of fresh faces washed over the U.S. Olympic trials.
Young guns have attention of Phelps at U.S. trials
OMAHA, Nebraska (Reuters) – The unheralded enjoyed the spotlight at the U.S. Olympic swim trials on Tuesday but it is back to the shadows as Michael Phelps and Katie Ledecky prepare to take center stage at the U.S. Olympic swim trials.
Ronaldo poses biggest threat yet to Polish rearguard
MARSEILLE, France (Reuters) – Poland have an impressive defensive record at Euro 2016 but standing in their way to a semi-final spot is arguably one of sport’s greatest-ever athletes, Cristiano Ronaldo.
Number one golfer Day withdraws over Zika
(Reuters) – World number one Jason Day became the latest top golfer to withdraw from August’s Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games because of the Zika virus on Tuesday.
Fiji face Americas challenge in Rio rugby sevens pool
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Fiji will take on the United States, Argentina and hosts Brazil in the pool stage of the men’s rugby sevens at the Rio Games when they begin their quest to land their country’s first Olympic medal in August.
Golf: Montgomerie clinches British Open spot in qualifying
(Reuters) – Scotland’s Colin Montgomerie will play at the British Open for the first time in six years after coming through final qualifying on Tuesday to claim a place in next month’s championship at Royal Troon.
