Nishikori feels no pressure ahead of first major bid
LONDON (Reuters) – Kei Nishikori has shrugged off the pressure of being Japan’s highest-seeded player at Wimbledon in the Open era and believes he is getting closer to the levels of the world’s top players.
Blatter tells Swiss paper ‘not a candidate for FIFA presidency’
ZURICH (Reuters) – FIFA president Sepp Blatter said in a newspaper interview on Saturday that he will not stand as a candidate to remain the head of world soccer’s governing body at a special elective congress of member associations which he called for…
Gay powers past Bromell for 100m title, Bowie tops women
EUGENE, Oregon (Reuters) – Tyson Gay is back on top as America’s 100 meters champion, but he had to run down teen-ager Trayvon Bromell for the honor at the U.S. world championships trials on Friday.
Hur leads in Arkansas after darkness stops play
(Reuters) – South Korean Hur Mi-jung sat at the top of the leaderboard on eight-under par after 14 holes of the LPGA’s Walmart NW Arkansas Championship before the rain-hit first round was suspended due to darkness on Friday.
Gay powers past Bromell for 100m title
EUGENE, Oregon (Reuters) – Tyson Gay ran down teen-ager Trayvon Bromell to win the men’s 100 meters at the U.S. world championships trials on Friday.
Watson in three-way tie for U.S. Senior Open lead
(Reuters) – Tom Watson retained his place atop the U.S. Senior Open leaderboard on Friday after shooting a one-under 69 in the second round, but was joined at the top by American Jeff Maggert and Australian Peter Fowler at Del Paso Country Club in Cali…
Germany breaks French hearts in penalty shoot-out
MONTREAL (Reuters) – Germany beat France in a penalty shootout after their thrilling Women’s World Cup quarter-final ended 1-1 after extra-time on Friday.
U.S. too strong for China, reaches another World Cup semifinals
OTTAWA (Reuters) – The United States maintained their record of having reached every semi-final of the women’s World Cup after their 1-0 win over China on Friday set up a last four encounter with Germany.
England ready to take on ‘aggressive’ Canada
VANCOUVER (Reuters) – England coach Mark Sampson expects his players to bring their best to their Women’s World Cup quarter-final against Canada and challenged officials to do the same on Friday.
Williams at home on the World Cup pitch
VANCOUVER (Reuters) – Down on Hastings Street they are unaware that the Women’s World Cup is being played just a few kilometers away and know nothing of England’s Fara Williams.
