Hamilton the home hero with British GP pole
SILVERSTONE, England (Reuters) – Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton gave the British Grand Prix crowd what they wanted by powering to pole position in a one-two with Mercedes team mate and title rival Nico Rosberg on Saturday.
Spoils go to Viktor as Brown exits Wimbledon
LONDON (Reuters) – Dustin Brown’s Wimbledon flame fizzled out in a four-set defeat by Viktor Troicki on Saturday, two days after the dreadlocked journeyman illuminated the All England Club by beating twice champion Rafa Nadal.
Boom to start Tour despite low cortisol levels
UTRECHT, Netherlands (Reuters) – Dutchman Lars Boom will start Saturday’s first stage of the Tour de France despite showing low levels of cortisol in a test on the eve of the race, his Astana team manager said.
Pedal power rules the roads in Utrecht
UTRECHT, Netherlands (Reuters) – Rush hour has a distinctive soundtrack in Utrecht.
FIFA’s Webb charged in Cayman Island’s corruption case: media
(Reuters) – Suspended FIFA vice-president and CONCACAF president Jeffrey Webb, already facing charges in soccer’s global bribery scandal, has now been charged in a healthcare fraud case in his native Cayman Islands, local media reported on Friday.
USA pound hapless Guatemala 4-0 in friendly
(Reuters) – The United States tuned up for the Gold Cup with a 4-0 thumping of Guatemala in a friendly in Nashville on Friday.
Japan and U.S. set for spicy World Cup final rematch
VANCOUVER (Reuters) – The United States arrive at the Women’s World Cup final battle-hardened and seeking revenge, while Japan enter Sunday’s match determined to retain the trophy they denied the Americans four years ago.
Woods slumps back into mediocrity at Greenbrier
(Reuters) – Tiger Woods mixed some good shots with a couple of terrible drives as he carded a one-under-par 69 in the second round of the Greenbrier Classic in West Virginia on Friday.
Tomic slams ‘disrespectful’ Tennis Australia, ‘actor’ Rafter
(Reuters) – Bernard Tomic launched a blistering tirade against Tennis Australia and its head of performance Pat Rafter after his third round exit at Wimbledon on Friday.
Analysis: World Cup final represents classic clash of styles
VANCOUVER (Reuters) – The United States and Japan may be familiar foes but that doesn’t make Sunday’s Women’s World Cup final any less of a tactical conundrum for both teams with the game a classic clash of styles.
