Froome retains his grip as Martin claims yellow
CAMBRAI, France (Reuters) – Chris Froome lost his yellow jersey but retained his grip on his rivals after surviving a day on the cobbles in the Tour de France on Tuesday.
Serena overpowers Azarenka to reach semi-finals
LONDON (Reuters) – Top seed Serena Williams overpowered Victoria Azarenka in an absorbing Wimbledon quarter-final on Tuesday, recovering from a set down to win 3-6 6-2 6-3.
Sharapova advances after stiff test from Vandeweghe
LONDON (Reuters) – Maria Sharapova made it a remarkable 20 victories from 23 grand slam quarter-finals but was pushed all the way at Wimbledon on Tuesday by feisty American Coco Vandeweghe before emerging a 6-3 6-7(3) 6-2 winner.
Froome and Sky in perfect place after tricky Tour stages
CAMBRAI, France (Reuters) – Team Sky were expected to be shaken by their rivals on the cobbles in the Tour de France, yet their leading rider Chris Froome emerged as the huge favourite after the opening block of racing on Tuesday.
Djokovic offers to apologise to upset Wimbledon ballgirl
LONDON (Reuters) – Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic promised to apologise to a shaken ball girl for an outburst during his tough five set victory over big-serving South African Kevin Anderson on Tuesday.
Wimbledon’s famous strawberries now come…as mush
LONDON (Reuters) – There’s a new way to ingest strawberries at Wimbledon this year but the public isn’t invited and the famous berries from the nearby English county of Kent aren’t eaten with a spoon and don’t come with cream either.
Screaming Djokovic pulls off the great escape
LONDON (Reuters) – Top seed and reigning champion Novak Djokovic pulled off a great escape at Wimbledon in beating South African Kevin Anderson on Tuesday after five tense sets to reach his 25th successive grand slam quarter-final.
Britain’s Farah to compete in London Anniversary Games
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s double Olympic champion Mo Farah will run in the 3,000 meters at this month’s London Anniversary Games as he prepares for the world championships in Beijing starting in August.
British Open likely to flourish even if McIlroy sits it out
LONDON (Reuters) – The ankle ligament injury sustained by world number one Rory McIlroy may have golf fretting about his participation at the British Open but there is little doubt the sport is bigger than one player – no matter how talented.
Ferrer a surprise inclusion for Russia tie
BARCELONA (Reuters) – Spain’s new Davis Cup captain Conchita Martinez sprung a surprise on Tuesday by naming world number seven David Ferrer in her team for next week’s Group I tie away to Russia.
