Muguruza eyes French Open final spot after reaching last four
(Reuters) – Spanish fourth seed Garbine Muguruza shrugged off an early scare to progress to her first French Open semi-final by finally ending the run of 108th-ranked American Shelby Rogers 7-5 6-3 on Wednesday.
U.S. fans set for feast of Latin American skills
(Reuters) – United States soccer audiences can turn their attention to the skills of Latin American players this month after a year of watching dozens of FIFA officials from the region parade before U.S. law enforcement officers.
Baseball, surfing among five sports set for Tokyo 2020
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (Reuters) – Five sports, including baseball, skateboarding and surfing, are set to feature at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics after the IOC on Wednesday recommended them to attract a younger audience and boost local support for the Games….
Professional boxing hits out at move to open Games to pros
LONDON (Reuters) – Amateur boxing’s decision to allow professionals into the Olympics for the first time drew fighting talk on Wednesday from champions and sanctioning bodies opposed to the break with tradition.
Cavaliers underdogs again as Warriors go for repeat
(Reuters) – LeBron James and Cleveland get a chance for revenge against the Stephen Curry-led Golden State in the NBA Finals starting on Thursday, but the underdog Cavaliers have the misfortune to face a Warriors team seemingly peaking again at the rig…
Djokovic enters $100 million dollar club, Serena plays catch-up
PARIS (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic had 100 million reasons to celebrate reaching the French Open quarter-finals on Wednesday — albeit two days later than expected — as players finally cleared the fourth-round backlog created by the fickle Parisian weat…
Trump blasts PGA Tour for plan to move golf tournament to Mexico
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump blasted the PGA Tour on Wednesday for plans to move a major golf tournament from Trump’s Doral course in Miami to Mexico.
IOC to target Russia, Mexico and Kenya in doping tests
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (Reuters) – The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will target Russia, Mexico and Kenya in pre-Olympic drugs testing due to the countries’ track records as it looks to root out cheats ahead of this year’s Rio de Janeiro Games.
Serena stifles contest to reach Roland Garros quarters
PARIS (Reuters) – It would be unfair to blame Elina Svitolina, for so few have what it takes to bring the best out of Serena Williams.
Brazil, after Europe attacks, raises guard against Olympic terror
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Brazil is raising its guard and tightening security ahead of the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro after the recent attacks in Paris and Brussels and a threat by an alleged Islamic State militant.
