America’s Tori Bowie runs fastest 100m of 2016 in Doha
DOHA (Reuters) – American Tori Bowie streaked to victory in the women’s 100 meters at the Doha Diamond League on Friday, equaling her personal best and smashing the meeting record with a world-leading time of 10.80 seconds.
MLB relocates Puerto Rico series over Zika concerns
(Reuters) – A pair of Major League Baseball games scheduled to be played in Puerto Rico later this month will be relocated to Miami due to growing concerns among players over the Zika virus in the area.
In New York harbor, a demonstration of the America’s Cup on a budget
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Six teams including some of the world’s best sailors were set to race ultra-light, high-tech catamarans at near highway speeds around New York Harbor this weekend in what organizers hope is a mass appeal on-water event, all done on…
Nyquist trainer O’Neill eyes second Derby win
(Reuters) – Four years after celebrating his first Kentucky Derby triumph, trainer Doug O’Neill is in prime position to toast another after his bay colt Nyquist was installed as the pre-race favorite for Saturday’s 142nd edition.
Kipchoge heads Kenya’s Rio marathon squad but record holder Kimetto out
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Eliud Kipchoge, winner of the last two London Marathons, has been named in a preliminary Kenyan squad for the Rio Olympics, but there was no place for world record holder Dennis Kimetto.
Murray to play Nadal in Madrid semi-finals
MADRID (Reuters) – Andy Murray and 14 times grand slam winner Rafael Nadal will meet in the last four of the Madrid Open on Saturday in a repeat of last year’s final won by the Scot.
Curry ruled out of Game 3, ‘slight chance’ for Game 4
(Reuters) – Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry has been ruled out of Saturday’s Game Three against the Trail Blazers in Portland and has “maybe a slight chance” of playing in Monday’s Game Four, the NBA champions said on Friday.
New meets offer alternatives to Europe in Games run-up
(Reuters) – New opportunities are popping up for North American Olympic standouts and hopefuls to compete closer to home in the build-up to August’s Rio Games.
Vollmer shows heart in another inspiring bid
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Swimmer Dana Vollmer has beaten the odds before and the American is displaying her inspiring heart again in a comeback quest for more Olympics hardware at this year’s Rio Summer Games.
Golf absences open door for South Africans, Australians for Rio Games
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Reuters) – The decision by four top South African and Australian players to opt out of Olympic golf has left lower-ranked men from both countries scrambling to qualify for Rio after having been resigned to missing out.
