Biles gets away with errors to secure ‘three-peat’
GLASGOW (Reuters) – A heart-stopping wobble on the beam and tumble out of bounds on the floor could not wipe the megawatt smile off Simone Biles’ face as she became the first woman to win three straight all-around titles at the gymnastics world champio…
Mets hope home is where the World Series wins are
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Trailing two games to none in a World Series is an uphill climb, but New York teams have bucked the odds in the past.
Federer inflicts more pain on Kohlschreiber in Basel
LONDON (Reuters) – Philipp Kohlschreiber must be sick of the sight of Roger Federer after the Swiss maintained his perfect record against the German with an 11th straight victory to reach the Basel International quarter-finals on Thursday.
Former D-backs player Green named Padres manager
(Reuters) – The San Diego Padres appointed former Arizona Diamondbacks third-base coach Andy Green as their new manager on Thursday as they seek to end a lengthy playoff drought.
FIFA candidate denies role in punishing protesting athletes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – FIFA presidential candidate Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa denied on Thursday he had ever been involved in investigating and prosecuting athletes active in Bahrain’s democracy protests in 2011.
Biles secures hat-trick despite flawed performance
GLASGOW (Reuters) – A big wobble on the beam and tumble out of bounds on the floor could not wipe the megawatt smile off Simone Biles’ face as the American became the first woman to win three straight all-around titles at the gymnastics world champions…
Rosberg blames gust of wind for Austin error
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Nico Rosberg has blamed a strong gust of wind for the mistake that handed Mercedes team mate Lewis Hamilton his third Formula One world championship in Texas last Sunday.
NBA to have corporate logo on All-Star game jerseys in 2016 and ’17
(Reuters) – The National Basketball Association will break with tradition and place a sponsored corporate logo on player jerseys during the next two All-Star games, the league said on Thursday.
Trophy-winning Argentine coaches to quit this year
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – San Lorenzo’s Edgardo Bauza and Diego Cocca of Racing Club, who coached their teams to major titles last year, said on Thursday they were quitting their jobs when the Argentine season ends next month.
Hamilton sees no reason to help Rosberg
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Triple world champion Lewis Hamilton said he saw little reason to try and help Mercedes team mate Nico Rosberg beat Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel and finish runner-up in the Formula One standings.
