Wales lick wounds, All Blacks contemplate perfection
WELLINGTON (Reuters) – While the All Blacks met homecoming NBA star Steven Adams and contemplated how they could inch their game even closer to perfection on Wednesday, Wales were licking their wounds after a humiliating defeat to Super Rugby’s Waikato…
Japan to face Georgia, Wales and Fiji in November tests
(Reuters) – Japan’s rugby team will begin their northern hemisphere tour against Georgia in Tbilisi on Nov. 12, before facing Wales at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff a week later, the Japan Rugby Football Union announced on Wednesday.
Knee injury ends Speight’s Rio dream
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia winger Henry Speight has been ruled out of the Rio de Janeiro Olympics rugby sevens after suffering a serious knee injury, the Australian Rugby Union said on Wednesday.
Chile’s Sanchez, Vargas shine in 4-2 win over Panama
(Reuters) – Chile advanced to the quarter-finals of the Copa America on Tuesday after two goals in the first half from Eduardo Vargas and two in the second from Alexis Sanchez gave them a 4-2 win over Panama in Philadelphia.
Anglo-Welsh rivalry to reach new peak on the pitch
(Reuters) – A rivalry dating back 137 years will reach a new level of intensity in Lens on Thursday when England and Wales meet at a major tournament for the first time.
Golfers at U.S. Open play waiting game over Zika
OAKMONT, Pennsylvania (Reuters) – Concerns over the Zika virus at the 2016 Rio Games have been a hot topic of conversation among the golfers at this week’s U.S. Open, with many of them opting to play a waiting game until August.
Role models up close for Fowler at U.S. Open
(Reuters) – Rickie Fowler knows he is capable of getting into the major championship mix and has what it takes to win a big title after claiming last year’s Players Championship.
NHL will reportedly expand to Las Vegas: report
(Reuters) – The NHL is reportedly ready to bet on an expansion franchise in Las Vegas, a move that would make the league the first to put a major professional sports team in the resort city known primarily for gambling.
Sharapova appeals against two-year doping ban
LONDON (Reuters) – Five-times grand slam champion Maria Sharapova is seeking to have her two-year doping ban wiped out or reduced as she lodged an appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Tuesday.
Murray downs Mahut in front of Lendl, Wawrinka out
LONDON (Reuters) – Andy Murray welcomed back coach Ivan Lendl with victory over Nicolas Mahut at the Aegon Championships on Tuesday as Stan Wawrinka’s new union with adviser Richard Krajicek got off to the worst possible start.
