Murray the form player but Djokovic the man to beat in Paris
LONDON (Reuters) – Andy Murray has been the standout performer on clay for the past 12 months but world number one Novak Djokovic will be favorite to complete his set of grand slams at this year’s French Open.
Kromowidjojo hopeful that Dekker can make it to Rio
LONDON (Reuters) – Triple Olympic swimming gold medalist Ranomi Kromowidjojo is hopeful that Dutch relay team mate Inge Dekker will be with her in Rio after undergoing successful cervical cancer surgery.
Philippine boxing star Pacquiao wins seat in Senate
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine boxing star Manny Pacquiao, WBO world welterweight champion, scored a big political victory on Thursday when the elections commission declared he was among 12 new members of the upper house of Congress.
Egypt’s first woman rally driver shows desert racing not for men only
CAIRO (Reuters) – When Yara Shalaby got lost in the desert during her first race, she felt she had handed victory to all those who had mocked her decision to become Egypt’s first woman rally driver.
Sharapova may never play again after positive doping test – Russian tennis chief
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The situation of Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova is “bad” after she tested positive for the banned substance meldonium and she may never play again, R-Sport news agency quoted Shamil Tarpishchev, the president of the Russian Tenn…
India grapple with wrestling selection dilemma
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India are grappling with a dilemma over who to select between the logical candidate or a sentimental favorite as the country’s representative in men’s 74kg freestyle wrestling at the Rio Olympics.
China rethinks its sporting obsession as Rio Olympics approach
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Change is unfolding at Shanghai’s No.1 Children’s Sports School Pudong New Area, a small cog in a state-run machine that has churned out Chinese Olympic champions for three and a half decades.
Yamaha sign Vinales, Iannone to Suzuki
(Reuters) – Spanish Suzuki rider Maverick Vinales has signed a two-year deal to replace compatriot and reigning MotoGP world champion Jorge Lorenzo at Yamaha from 2017, the team announced on Thursday.
Warriors even West finals behind Curry’s surge
(The Sports Xchange) – Stephen Curry exploded for 15 of his 28 points over a 1:58 stretch of the third quarter, helping the Golden State Warriors pull away from the Oklahoma Thunder en route to a 118-91 victory that evened the Western Conference finals…
Warriors even West finals behind Curry’s surge
(The Sports Xchange) – Stephen Curry exploded for 15 of his 28 points over a 1:58 stretch of the third quarter, helping the Golden State Warriors pull away from the Oklahoma Thunder en route to a 118-91 victory that evened the Western Conference finals…
