Hamilton casts doubt on Rosberg’s brake problems
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Nico Rosberg said he has been working around brake problems all season but Mercedes team mate and Formula One title rival Lewis Hamilton questioned on Thursday how big an issue that really was.
Brilliant Bardet earns France second Tour stage win
ST JEAN DE MAURIENNE, France (Reuters) – Romain Bardet gave France a second win in this year’s Tour de France as he showed his composed descending skills to clinch the 18th stage on Thursday.
Bolt and Farah under spotlight in London
LONDON (Reuters) – Usain Bolt’s suspect hip and Mo Farah’s status as the golden boy of British athletics will come under scrutiny when both return to London’s Olympic stadium this weekend.
League and GE announce prize-winning concussion research
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Six innovative studies on identifying concussions, the severity of brain trauma injuries and speed of the healing process have been named winners of the GE & NFL Head Health Challenge.
Under Armour raises sales forecast again, stock at new high
(Reuters) – Under Armour Inc, the No.2 U.S. sportswear maker, raised its full-year forecast for the second time in three months, strengthening investors’ confidence in the company whose valuation is already lofty.
Activists urge IOC not to award 2022 Games to Beijing
BERLIN (Reuters) – A group of rights activists have called on the International Olympic Committee not to award the 2022 winter Games to Beijing saying China’s human rights record had worsened since the 2008 Olympics in the Chinese capital.
Disappointed Lahiri believes Asia on brink of major success
MUMBAI (Reuters) – India’s Anirban Lahiri believes a lack of experience cost him dearly in the last two rounds of the British Open but the Asian Tour money leader is confident the region will soon be celebrating another male major winner.
De Grasse wins 100 meters title; St. Lucia strikes Pan Am gold
TORONTO (Reuters) – Canada’s Andre De Grasse and Jamaica’s Sherone Simpson won their respective 100 meters finals at the Pan American Games on Wednesday while St. Lucia enjoyed a landmark moment at the multi-sport competition.
NFL’s Goodwin wins Pan Am silver ahead of training camp
TORONTO (Reuters) – National Football League speedster Marquise Goodwin turned heads at the Pan American Games by winning a silver medal in men’s long jump on Wednesday.
Jamaicans upset U.S. in Gold Cup semi-finals
(Reuters) – Darren Mattocks and Giles Barnes scored first-half goals to propel Jamaica to an upset 2-1 victory over the United States in the CONCACAF Gold Cup semi-finals in Atlanta on Wednesday.
