Federer cruises as fellow top seeds struggle
(Reuters) – Defending champion Roger Federer cruised into the quarter-finals of the Western & Southern Open with a 6-1 6-1 demolition of South African Kevin Anderson on Thursday on an otherwise tough day for the top seeds that saw Rafa Nadal eliminated.
Icher starts hot, Ko and Lewis lurk in Canada
(Reuters) – France’s Karine Icher upstaged big names Lydia Ko and Stacy Lewis to storm to a two-shot lead after the opening round of the Canadian Pacific Women’s Open in Vancouver on Thursday.
Compton grabs share of Wyndham lead, Woods two shots back
GREENSBORO, North Carolina (Reuters) – Erik Compton wonders if he should start drinking more often after firing an eight-under-par 62 to grab a three-way share of the first round lead at the Wyndham Championship on Thursday.
Woods cards lowest score in two years at Wyndham
GREENSBORO, North Carolina (Reuters) – Tiger Woods fed off an “electric” atmosphere to card his lowest score in two years on the PGA Tour, a six-under 64 that left him two shots behind the first round leaders at the Wyndham Championship on Thursday.
Serena cruises into Cincinnati quarters
(Reuters) – Defending champion Serena Williams cruised into the quarter-finals of the Western & Southern Open with a 6-0 6-2 win over Italy’s Karin Knapp on Thursday while Swiss teenager Belinda Bencic’s remarkable run came to an end.
Djokovic, Wawrinka dig deep to reach Cincinnati quarters
(Reuters) – Top seed Novak Djokovic and Stan Wawrinka each survived a scare at the Western & Southern Open on Thursday to reach the quarter-finals where they will clash in a rematch of the French Open final.
FIFA give little away after secretive sponsors’ meeting
ZURICH (Reuters) – FIFA discussed reforms with some of its leading commercial partners on Thursday during a secretive meeting at the headquarters of world soccer’s scandal-plagued governing body.
FIFA reform committee to hold first meeting on September 2
ZURICH (Reuters) – FIFA’s new reform committee will hold its first meeting in Berne on Sept.2, world football’s governing body said on Thursday.
U.S. boxer Roy Jones Jr. applies for Russian passport
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Legendary U.S. boxer Roy Jones Jr. has filed for Russian citizenship, state TV reported on Thursday, a day after the multiple champion met President Vladimir Putin and said he wanted to build bridges between Russia and the United Sta…
Former NFL quarterback Erik Kramer tries to commit suicide, NBC News reports
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Former National Football League quarterback Erik Kramer tried to commit suicide by shooting himself at a motel in the Los Angeles area, NBC News reported.
