Hurley lands first PGA Tour win at Congressional
(Reuters) – Local favorite Billy Hurley III, helped by a stunning chip-in on 15 and a monster putt at the 16th, clinched his first PGA Tour victory by three shots on Sunday at the Quicken Loans National in Bethesda, Maryland.
Rio mayor delivers last major Olympic Park installation
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Rio de Janeiro’s mayor handed a still not entirely finished cycling arena to organizers on Sunday, inaugurating the last major installation in the Olympic Park just over a month before the summer games begin.
Lochte and Kalisz line up for first showdown of U.S. trials
OMAHA, Nebraska (Reuters) – Newcomer Chase Kalisz edged Olympic champion Ryan Lochte to register the top qualifying time in the men’s 400 meters individual medley on Sunday and set up the first showdown of the U.S. Olympic Swim Trials.
Heptathlon win puts Ennis-Hill back on form for Rio
(Reuters) – Britain’s Olympic and world champion Jessica Ennis-Hill won her final heptathlon before the Rio Games on Sunday with her best result since 2012.
‘Pressure? What pressure?,’ asks Williams at Wimbledon
LONDON (Reuters) – Serena Williams gave little away on Sunday as she assessed her chances of retaining her Wimbledon title — and dismissed suggestions that she is under any pressure.
Rower Grainger heading for fifth Games
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s most successful female Olympic rower Katherine Grainger will compete at her fifth Games in Rio after being selected on Sunday with Victoria Thornley in the double sculls.
MotoGP: Jack Miller goes from ‘Jackass’ to ‘Jack Assen’
(Reuters) – Australian Jack Miller celebrated a stunning first MotoGP victory on Sunday after rain and slippery conditions caused chaos at a stopped and re-started Dutch TT at Assen.
World heavyweight champion Tyson Fury denies doping allegation
LONDON (Reuters) – World heavyweight champion Tyson Fury has denied an allegation of doping after a British Sunday newspaper said he was under investigation.
Murray plans harsh new initiation ceremony for Broady
(Reuters) – Andy Murray once tried to make his international team mate Liam Broady’s life a misery by ensuring his first speech at a Davis Cup welcome dinner was a disaster.
Djokovic focused on Wimbledon defense but sees bigger picture
LONDON (Reuters) – On court Novak Djokovic is taking tennis to extraordinary new levels with his single-minded obsession with winning; off it the Serbian is more than happy to share power.
