Australia defend decision to skip mixed gender races
KAZAN, Russia (Reuters) – The head coach of Australia’s national swim team has defended his country’s decision not to enter the mixed gender relays at the world championships, saying they were not a “high priority.”
Lynn gets ninth win as Cardinals blank Brewers
(The Sports Xchange) – It would be hard to tell by his overall numbers, but much of this season has been a fight for Lance Lynn.
Pliskova continues her ascent with semi berth at Stanford
(Reuters) – Karolina Pliskova advanced to the semi-finals of the Bank of the West Classic with a 6-2 6-4 win over Croatia’s Ajla Tomljanovic on Friday.
Gonzales shoots record round at Barracuda
(Reuters) – American Andreas Gonzales fired 11 birdies and a single bogey to grab a share of the 36-hole lead in the Barracuda Championship at the Montreux Golf and Country Club on Friday.
Bautista’s homer helps Blue Jays beat Yankees
(The Sports Xchange) – Recently Jose Bautista was watching a broadcast discussing how the Toronto Blue Jays hit better against hard-throwing pitchers.
Cilic and Nishikori set for U.S. Open rematch
(Reuters) – Marin Cilic and Kei Nishikori will meet in the semi-finals at the Citi Open in Washington on Saturday, their first encounter since the final of last year’s U.S. Open.
Bouchard splits with another coach after poor run
(Reuters) – Eugenie Bouchard’s coaching merry-go-round will take another turn after the Canadian announced on Friday she had split with Sam Sumyk following a six months blighted by injury and a succession of early exits from tournaments.
Sharapova withdraws from Toronto tournament
(Reuters) – Maria Sharapova’s U.S. Open preparations took a major blow with the Russian world number two forced to withdraw from next week’s WTA event in Toronto.
Phelps sends message to Rio contenders with U.S. victory
(Reuters) – Multiple Olympic champion Michael Phelps sent a message to his fellow competitors by posting the fastest time of the year in the 200 meters butterfly at the U.S. Nationals on Friday.
China to host World Cup in 2019
(Reuters) – China will host the men’s basketball World Cup in 2019 for the first time, the world governing body has said.
