Rookie Iglesias beats Pirates as Cole’s bid for 15th win fails
(The Sports Xchange) – Rookie right-hander Raisel Iglesias pitched six solid innings while shortstop Eugenio Suarez drove in three runs to lift the Cincinnati Reds to a 4-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday.
Merritt, Chappell share lead, Tiger slips back
(Reuters) – Americans Troy Merritt and Kevin Chappell, both looking for their first PGA Tour wins, shared a one-shot lead after Saturday’s third round of the Quicken Loans National, while tournament host Tiger Woods fell from contention.
Kershaw extends scoreless inning streak
(The Sports Xchange) – Left-hander Clayton Kershaw extended his streak of consecutive scoreless innings to 37 while leading the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 3-1 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday in front of 52,979 at Dodger Stadium.
Merritt, Chappell share lead, Tiger slips back
(Reuters) – Americans Troy Merritt and Kevin Chappell, both looking for their first PGA Tour wins, shared a one-shot lead after Saturday’s third round of the Quicken Loans National, while tournament host Tiger Woods fell from contention.
Athletes shrug off pollution issues at Rio Olympic test
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Athletes, coaches and organizers at a major test event for next year’s Olympic Games shrugged off a simmering dispute over safety at watersports venues by diving into the controversial waters off Copacabana Beach on Saturday….
Isner on course for Atlanta Open hat-trick
(Reuters) – Big-serving John Isner stayed on track for his third consecutive Atlanta Open title when he outlasted fellow American Denis Kudla in a tight semi-final on Saturday.
South African Sexwale may run for FIFA presidency
ZURICH (Reuters) – South African businessman and former political prisoner Tokyo Sexwale is considering running for president of world soccer’s scandal-hit governing body FIFA, a spokesman told Reuters on Saturday.
Pole Wlodarczyk sets hammer world record
(Reuters) – Poland’s Anita Wlodarczyk set a world record in the women’s hammer with a throw of 81.08 meters at the Festival of Throwers meeting in Cetniewo, Poland on Saturday, breaking the 80-metre barrier for the first time.
Korean Ko and Taiwanese Lu share Turnberry lead
LONDON (Reuters) – South Korean Ko Jin-young and Teresa Lu of Taiwan shared the lead after the third round of the Women’s British Open at Turnberry on Saturday.
Bad weather, broken speaker disrupt synchronised swimming
KAZAN, Russia (Reuters) – Judges were forced to wear rain jackets and hold umbrellas and an underwater speaker broke during Russia’s gold-medal winning routine as bad weather and technical problems disrupted the synchronised swimming at the world championships on Saturday.
