‘Gabigol’ scores on debut as Brazil beat Panama 2-0
(Reuters) – Teenage striker Gabriel lived up to his nickname ‘Gabigol’ on Sunday when he came off the bench to score on his debut in Brazil’s 2-0 win over Panama.
Villa blunder opens door for Orlando
(Reuters) – David Villa’s embarrassing miss from the penalty spot came back to haunt New York City FC on Sunday as Orlando took full advantage of the let-off to fight back for a 2-2 draw in Major League Soccer.
New Zealand’s Walker fails in Rio BMX bid
WELLINGTON (Reuters) – London Olympics BMX silver medalist Sarah Walker has failed to qualify for the Rio de Janeiro Games after injury hampered the New Zealander’s last chance of making the starting line in August.
Golf: Mediate wins first Champions Tour major
(Reuters) – Rocco Mediate holed out from a greenside bunker at the par-three 17th for birdie to close out a wire-to-wire victory at the Senior PGA Championship in Michigan on Sunday.
Spieth dispatches Masters nightmare with Colonial win
(Reuters) – Jordan Spieth exhibited his short-game wizardry with six back-nine birdies to claim the Colonial tournament on Sunday for his eighth career PGA Tour victory before his 23rd birthday, an impressive run that is one better than Tiger Woods man…
Rossi rolls dice, hits jackpot with Indy 500 win
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) – Rookie Alexander Rossi rolled the dice on fuel and hit the jackpot winning the 100th running of the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday, as IndyCar racing ushered in a new era with an American winner.
Ronaldo targets more Real glory after San Siro success
MILAN (Reuters) – Cristiano Ronaldo is hungry for even more silverware with Real Madrid after winning the Champions League on Saturday for the third time.
Wawrinka and Murray into last eight, plus a Spanish lefty
PARIS (Reuters) – Perennial grand slam title contenders Stan Wawrinka and Andy Murray were joined in the French Open quarter-finals by two unfamiliar faces on Sunday as the Parisian clay continued to turn up unexpected plot lines.
Hamilton ends long wait with Monaco win
MONACO (Reuters) – Lewis Hamilton celebrated his first win of the Formula One season at the Monaco Grand Prix on Sunday after Mercedes told team mate Nico Rosberg to move aside and Red Bull wrecked Daniel Ricciardo’s chances.
Golf-Britain’s Wood wins BMW PGA Championship
VIRGINIA WATER, England (Reuters) – Britain’s Chris Wood achieved the biggest victory of his career when he won the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth by one stroke on Sunday.
