American Pharoah wins again, takes the Haskell
(Reuters) – Triple Crown winner American Pharoah made a triumphant return to the track by winning the $1.75 million William Hill Haskell Invitational at Monmouth Park in Oceanport, New Jersey on Sunday.
Merritt wins first PGA Tour title at Quicken Loans National
(Reuters) – Troy Merritt held firm and finished with a flourish to claim his first PGA Tour title with a three-stroke win on Sunday at the Quicken Loans National at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club in Gainesville, Virginia.
Isner beats ailing Baghdatis to win Atlanta title again
(Reuters) – Top seed John Isner cruised to his third consecutive Atlanta Open title when he beat hobbled Marcos Baghdatis in straight sets in the final on Sunday.
Woods optimistic after bounce back in final round
(Reuters) – Tiger Woods bounced back from an erratic third round to close with a three-under 68 at the Quicken Loans National and predicted he would eventually get back to winning golf tournaments.
Drucker sprints to RideLondon-Surrey classic win
LONDON (Reuters) – Luxembourg’s Jean-Pierre Drucker sprinted to victory in the 200km RideLondon-Surrey Classic on Sunday, the BMC rider edging out Dutchman Mike Teunissen and Briton Ben Swift.
China’s Qiu equals Louganis record
KAZAN, Russia (Reuters) – Qiu Bo equalled the great Greg Louganis’s feat of three world titles on Sunday as China finished with 10 medals to underline their domination of the diving competition at the world championships.
Gomez wins in Rio amid concern over roads
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Javier Gomez guaranteed Spain a place in next year’s Olympic triathlon by winning the ITU Olympic Qualification Event in Rio on Sunday as uneven road conditions caused problems for the athletes.
China’s Sun powers to 400m freestyle gold
KAZAN, Russia (Reuters) – China’s Sun Yang defended his men’s 400 meters freestyle title at the world championships on Sunday, the first of a possible four-gold sweep for the 23-year-old.
Thai Aphibarnrat secures dramatic victory
LONDON (Reuters) – Thailand’s Kiradech Aphibarnrat beat Sweden’s Robert Karlsson by one hole in a dramatic final to win the Paul Lawrie Match Play title in Aberdeen, Scotland on Sunday.
Athletics roiled by mass doping allegations after blood test leak
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Endurance runners suspected of doping have been winning a third of Olympic and world championship medals, two news organizations said on Sunday, after a leak of thousands of blood test results from 2001-2012 threw global athlet…
