Djokovic downs Lu in a hurry to reach round two
PARIS (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic began his pursuit of the only grand slam title missing from his collection with a no-nonsense 6-4 6-1 6-1 win over Taiwan’s Lu Yen-hsun in the French Open first round on Tuesday.
Tennis: Rumors of my demise are greatly exaggerated, Schiavone says
PARIS (Reuters) – It was a heart-tugging moment: As Francesca Schiavone went down to defeat in the first round of the French Open, the tournament organizers announced she was retiring, and the crowd had seen her last Roland Garros campaign.
Australian Open champion Kerber falls in Paris first round
PARIS (Reuters) – Angelique Kerber discovered that being the newest member of the grand slam winner’s club did not earn her any free points as the Australian Open champion succumbed to a 6-2 3-6 6-3 first-round defeat by Kiki Bertens at the French Open…
Tennis: French teenager served double bagel on nightmare debut
PARIS (Reuters) – French teenager Tessah Andrianjafitrimo suffered a nightmare debut at Roland Garros when she was crushed 6-0 6-0 by China’s Qiang Wang on Tuesday.
Wentworth still a great event despite no shows, Kaymer says
LONDON (Reuters) – Double major winner Martin Kaymer has hit back at suggestions that this week’s BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth has lost some of its razzle-dazzle, calling it a first-class event with “a massive history”.
Septuagenarian dreams of Tokyo after Rio blow
BERLIN (Reuters) – Japan’s Hiroshi Hoketsu will miss out on a chance to become the oldest ever Olympian at Rio due to his horse’s ill health but the 75-year-old remains hopeful of establishing the record at Tokyo 2020, some 56 years after his first Gam…
One streak over, Rosberg aims for another
MONACO (Reuters) – One winning streak ended with a bang for Nico Rosberg in Spain but Monaco’s tight, metal-fenced streets could see the continuation of another remarkable run for the Formula One championship leader on Sunday.
McIlroy may opt to skip Rio Games over Zika fears
(Reuters) – Rory McIlroy took a long time to decide he would represent Ireland at the 2016 Rio Olympics but the 27-year-old world number three could now miss golf’s return to the Games after a 112-year absence because of concerns over the Zika virus.
Swisscom fined 71.8 million Swiss francs for abuse of position in sports broadcasting
ZURICH (Reuters) – Switzerland’s Competition Commission (COMCO) fined telecoms group Swisscom 71.8 million Swiss francs ($72.5 million) for abusing its dominant position in live sports broadcasting on pay television, it said on Tuesday.
Raptors hold off Cavs, even East finals at 2-2
(The Sports Xchange) – Kyle Lowry scored 35 points and DeMar DeRozan added 32 as the Toronto Raptors defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 105-99 on Monday to tie the Eastern Conference finals at two wins each.
