Ricciardo fastest in Monaco on day of crashes
MONACO (Reuters) – Australian Daniel Ricciardo set the pace for Red Bull in Monaco Grand Prix practice on Thursday, with crashes and a loose drain cover putting safety back in the spotlight at Formula One’s showcase race.
Mourinho agrees terms with Man United: Sky TV
LONDON (Reuters) – English soccer’s biggest club seem to have secured the services of the sport’s most colorful manager after Jose Mourinho, according to Sky TV reports, agreed personal terms with Manchester United on Tuesday.
Tennis: Bacsinszky stops Bouchard to reach third round
PARIS (Reuters) – Swiss eighth seed Timea Bacsinszky recovered from a shaky start and survived a nervy finish to beat Canada’s Eugenie Bouchard 6-4 6-4 in the French Open second round on Thursday.
Careless Djokovic reaches French Open third round
PARIS (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic wasted a few opportunities but safely reached the third round of the French Open with a 7-5 6-3 6-4 victory against Belgian qualifier Steve Darcis on Thursday.
Nadal downs Bagnis to notch up double century
PARIS (Reuters) – Rafael Nadal chalked up a double century of grand slam match wins by putting Argentine challenger Facundo Bagnis firmly in his place with a 6-3 6-0 6-3 demolition job in the second round of the French Open on Thursday.
Sharapova is included in Russian Olympic team
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Maria Sharapova is one of four Russian players named to compete in women’s singles at the Olympics in Rio, even though she has been suspended from competition after testing positive for the banned substance meldonium.
United and Chelsea haggle over Mourinho’s image rights
LONDON (Reuters) – Jose Mourinho is expected to be named Manchester United’s new manager either later today or tomorrow, after the tangled issue of who owns his name – and, crucially, is licensed to exploit it commercially – is resolved.
IOC says no reason to doubt Tokyo on bid payments
TOKYO (Reuters) – The International Olympic Committee said on Thursday it saw no reason to doubt assurances from Tokyo about the legitimacy of payments made during its successful bid to host the 2020 Games.
Bianchi family plan legal action against F1
MONACO (Reuters) – The family of the late French Formula One driver Jules Bianchi are planning legal action against the sport’s governing body, his former Marussia team and Bernie Ecclestone’s Formula One Group, they said in a statement on Thursday.
Tallent holds mock medal ceremony after Russian doping report
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Olympic champion walker Jared Tallent has been awarded a gold medal in a mock ceremony in the wake of reports that dozens of athletes failed retrospective drug tests from the 2008 Beijing Games.
