McIlroy moves ahead at rain-hit Irish Open
(Reuters) – World number three Rory McIlroy moved ahead at the Irish Open on a storm-hit day three at the K Club on Saturday, knocking Danny Willett and Marc Warren off the top of the leaderboard.
Two horses die in early races on Preakness card
(Reuters) – Two horses died at Pimlico Race Course on Saturday in early races ahead of the 141st running of the Preakness Stakes, the second leg of thoroughbred racing’s Triple Crown series.
Swimming: Pellegrini takes record fourth successive 200 free gold
LONDON (Reuters) – Italy’s Federica Pellegrini put down a marker for the Rio Olympics on Saturday when she fought back to win a record fourth successive women’s 200 meters freestyle gold at the European championships.
Barca are Cup favorites but Sevilla have more desire: Emery
MADRID (Reuters) – Champions Barcelona are favorites to win the King’s Cup final but Sevilla have more motivation for success, their coach Unai Emery said on Saturday.
Brother of Brussels suicide bomber set for Rio Olympics
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Mourad Laachraoui, the brother of one of the Brussels suicide bombers, has won gold at the European Taekwondo Championships and is now set to compete for Belgium at the Olympic Games in Brazil.
Barcelona agrees to kit deal extension with Nike
MADRID (Reuters) – Barcelona have agreed an extension to their kit-manufacturing deal with Nike which Spanish media reported was the most lucrative arrangement of its kind in the world. The Spanish champions issued a statement saying details of the …
I could not take things any further with Murray: Mauresmo
PARIS (Reuters) – Amelie Mauresmo ended her coaching relationship with Andy Murray because she felt she could not improve the world number two any further, the former world number one said on Saturday.
China down South Korea to extend Uber Cup domination
(Reuters) – China beat South Korea 3-1 in the final to maintain their Uber Cup hegemony, claiming the biennial women’s badminton team championship for the 14th time in front of their home crowd in Kunshan on Saturday.
Russia says financing extra doping tests for athletes going to Rio
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia is financing an additional testing program for its track and field athletes who may compete in the Rio Olympics, a step to prove commitment to cleaning up the sport amid widespread doping allegations, the country’s sports mini…
Lightning hang on to defeat Penguins, even series
(The Sports Xchange) – The Tampa Bay Lightning jumped out to a 4-0 lead then gave up three goals in the third period before holding on for a 4-3 Game Four victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins at Amalie Arena on Friday to even the Eastern Conference fin…
