Pieters wins Dutch Open after Czech success
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Belgian Thomas Pieters won the Dutch Open on Sunday after England’s Lee Slattery bogeyed the final hole with a playoff looming.
Mayweather’s legacy still up for debate
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – Should Floyd Mayweather’s boxing career now be over, as the undefeated American insisted after easily beating Andre Berto in their welterweight showdown on Saturday, his place among the sport’s very best is assured.
Hingis, Mirza end perfect U.S. Open with doubles title
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Top seeds Martina Hingis and Sania Mirza beat Casey Dellacqua and Yaroslava Shvedova 6-3 6-3 to win the U.S. Open doubles title on Sunday and cap off a perfect visit to Flushing Meadows.
Marquez wins, Rossi extends lead, Lorenzo falls
(Reuters) – Valentino Rossi extended his MotoGP lead over luckless Yamaha team mate Jorge Lorenzo to 23 points at the San Marino Grand Prix on Sunday despite a strategy blunder that handed victory to Spaniard Marc Marquez.
Moses Malone, NBA’s ‘Chairman of the Boards’ dead at 60
(Reuters) – Basketball legend Moses Malone, a three-time most valuable player for the National Basketball Association, died early Sunday in Virgnia at age 60, authorities said.
Farah holds off Kenyan duo to win Great North Run
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s world and Olympic champion Mo Farah retained his Great North Run title on Sunday after a thrilling battle with Kenyan Stanley Biwott over the half marathon course.
Lee Kyung-hoon wins Korea Open
SEOUL (Reuters) – Lee Kyung-hoon shot a final round five-under-par 66 to win the 58th Korea Open by four strokes on Sunday.
Ogier clinches third world title with win in Australia
SYDNEY (Reuters) – France’s Sebastien Ogier clinched his third successive world rally championship for Volkswagen on Sunday after winning the Rally of Australia.
Mayweather beats Berto in farewell, ends 49-0
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – Floyd Mayweather Jr. cemented his place among the pantheon of boxing greats with a unanimous decision over fellow American Andre Berto on Saturday in what he has repeatedly said would be the final fight of his career.
Singapore Grand Prix on alert over haze threat
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Since the inaugural Singapore Grand Prix in 2008, drivers have been routinely quizzed about how they would cope with a tropical downpour during the only Formula One race held entirely under floodlights.
