Dibaba breaks world women’s 1,500 meters record
MONACO (Reuters) – Ethiopia’s world indoor champion Genzebe Dibaba broke the 22-year-old 1,500 meters world record on Friday when she clocked three minutes 50.07 seconds at the Monaco Diamond League.
Vintage finish for Faldo on St Andrews farewell
ST ANDREWS, Scotland (Reuters) – It could have been 1987 all over again.
U.S. judge dismisses NFL star’s $20 million case against Bank of America
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal judge has dismissed National Football League star Dwight Freeney’s lawsuit against Bank of America Corp and a stockbroker, ruling that Freeney sued the wrong parties in alleging that he was defrauded of more than $20 mill…
Beckham group presents new plan for Miami soccer stadium
MIAMI (Reuters) – A group led by David Beckham has solidified plans to build a Miami stadium to house its Major League Soccer team on city-owned land next to the Miami Marlins baseball park.
Lotus boss rejects driver ‘robots’ claims
LONDON (Reuters) – Teams and sponsors are not to blame if modern Formula One drivers mask their personalities and behave like robots, Lotus deputy principal Federico Gastaldi said on Friday.
Four Latin American athletes exit Pan Ams for doping
TORONTO (Reuters) – Four Latin American athletes have been kicked out of the Pan American Games for positive doping tests, the international organization which runs the quadrennial multi-sport competition said on Friday.
Britain and France level after opening Davis Cup rubbers
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s double grand slam champion Andy Murray defeated France’s Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to level their Davis Cup quarter-final tie at 1-1 after Gilles Simon beat James Ward earlier on Friday.
Formula One’s ‘silly season’ moves into overdrive
LONDON (Reuters) – Sizzling temperatures are forecast for next week’s Hungarian Grand Prix, the halfway point in the season, and Formula One’s ‘silly season’ of rumor and speculation is heating up accordingly.
Scott praises Spieth for going back to Australian Open
ST ANDREWS, Scotland, July 17 (Reuters) – World number 11 Adam Scott has praised Jordan Spieth’s decision to defend his Australian Open crown later this year.
Museum trip a perfect distraction after dawn deluge
ST ANDREWS, Scotland (Reuters) – The 1914 Dunlop V Floating Golf Ball perched in a display case inside the British Golf Museum would have come in handy at St Andrews after Friday’s dawn deluge.
