Baseline maestro Nishikori subdues Groth in clash of styles
LONDON (Reuters) – Japan’s Kei Nishikori produced a fine display of hard hitting from the baseline to subdue Australia’s Sam Groth 6-4 6-3 7-5 in an entertaining clash of styles in the Wimbledon first round on Monday.
Messi retires from internationals after Chile retains Copa
EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey (Reuters) – Lionel Messi blasted a penalty over the bar in what looks like being his last act in international football as Chile beat Argentina in a shootout to win the Copa America for the second year in a row on Sunday.
Languid Williams rolls back the years at Wimbledon
LONDON (Reuters) – Where mortals wilt in the spotlight, champions bask. And so it was on Monday when Venus Williams, as she has done for most of the past 18 summers, took a large, languid stride into the second round of Wimbledon.
Djokovic makes solid start to Wimbledon title defense
LONDON (Reuters) – It was not quite the triple bagel that Novak Djokovic was aiming for during the opening 41 minutes of his first-round match but the Serbian is unlikely to be too disappointed after he beat Britain’s James Ward 6-0 7-6(3) 6-4 at Wimbl…
USA to head to Rio without James
(Reuters) – LeBron James was a glaring absentee from the United States Olympic lineup as USA Basketball unveiled its squad for the Rio Games on Monday.
Big-serving Cilic powers past American Baker
LONDON (Reuters) – Marin Cilic’s firepower proved too much for American Brian Baker as the Croatian cruised through his Wimbledon first-round match 6-3 7-5 6-3 on Monday.
Tennis: Wily Karlovic puts teenager Coric in his place
LONDON (Reuters) – Towering veteran Ivo Karlovic flew the flag for a small army of 30 somethings as he put teenager and fellow Croatian Borna Coric firmly in his place at Wimbledon on Monday.
Early Wimbledon Brexit for Edmund
LONDON (Reuters) – Home hopes took an early beating with British number three Kyle Edmund going down 6-2 7-5 6-4 at Wimbledon on Monday to Frenchman Adrian Mannarino.
Phelps happy to let ‘little brother’ take down old foe
OMAHA, Nebraska (Reuters) – Michael Phelps had no appetite for a rematch with Ryan Lochte in the 400 meters medley so left it to the swimmer he calls his little brother to beat up on an old foe at the U.S. Olympic swim trials on Sunday.
Ecclestone suggests F1 bonus payments could end
LONDON (Reuters) – Formula One’s commercial supremo Bernie Ecclestone has suggested bonus payments to the sport’s four top teams could be replaced with a Premier League-style system to spread revenues more equally from 2020.
