Canada blow chance to make Olympics after shock loss
Sep 11 (Reuters) – The Canadian basketball team, boasting nine NBA players on their roster, have blown their initial chance to qualify for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio with a shock loss to Venezuela at the FIBA Americas tournament on Friday.
Herbert, Mahut first French pair to win U.S. Open doubles
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut became the first all-French duo to win the U.S. Open men’s doubles title after easing past Britain’s Jamie Murray and Australian John Peers 6-4 6-4 on Saturday.
Korean Lee edges ahead on packed Evian leaderboard
PARIS (Reuters) – South Korean Lee Mi-hyang holed a 10-foot putt at the last hole to take a one-shot lead after the third round of the $3.25 million Evian Championship in Haute Savoie on Saturday.
Joint leader Slattery chasing second successive victory
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Lee Slattery is looking to capture back-to-back European Tour victories after a seven-under-par 63 earned the Englishman a share of the lead in the third round of the Dutch Open at Zandvoort on Saturday.
Aru poised for Vuelta triumph after Dumoulin cracks
MADRID (Reuters) – Fabio Aru all but secured a debut grand tour triumph when he left overnight leader Tom Dumoulin floundering on the third ascent of Saturday’s penultimate stage to surge into the lead ahead of Sunday’s ceremonial ride into Madrid.
Putin grants Russian citizenship to U.S. boxer Jones
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin has granted Russian citizenship to Roy Jones Junior, a prominent U.S. professional boxer who had asked for it last month when he met Putin in the disputed region of Crimea, the Kremlin said on Saturda…
Italy rules U.S. Open women’s final
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Italy rules at the U.S. Open tennis championships on Saturday when childhood friends and Fed Cup team mates Flavia Pennetta and Roberta Vinci play for the women’s title in the last grand slam of the year.
Cespedes maintains hot streak as Mets stretch lead
(The Sports Xchange) – Yoenis Cespedes was hitless in the series opener against the Atlanta Braves on Thursday but the center fielder was soon hearing “MVP” chants from New York Mets fans a day later.
Williams upset has Djokovic, Federer on high alert
NEW YORK (Reuters) – On high alert after a day of upsets during which Serena Williams was sent packing from the U.S. Open, Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer made sure their names were not added to the list of shocks on Friday as they posted emphatic sem…
Federer routs Wawrinka for 1-2 clash with Djokovic
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Five-times champion Roger Federer reached his first U.S. Open final in six years as he flew by fellow Swiss Stan Wawrinka 6-4 6-3 6-1 in the semi-finals on Friday.
