Armstrong still plans to ride part of Tour route: BBC
LONDON (Reuters) – Disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong is still planning to court controversy by riding part of the Tour de France route next month for charity, according to a BBC report.
Magical recovery boosts Cabrera-Bello in Munich
BERLIN (Reuters) – A magical recovery at the 18th hole helped Rafael Cabrera-Bello fire a five-under 67 to grab a one-stroke lead in the BMW International Open second round in Munich on Friday.
Farah to continue working with coach Salazar
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s double Olympic champion Mo Farah has said he will continue to work with coach Alberto Salazar who is being investigated by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA).
Rossi takes pole at Assen in record time
(Reuters) – Italian great Valentino Rossi took pole position for the Dutch MotoGP round on Friday with the fastest ever lap on a motorbike around the Assen circuit.
Former champion Radwanska reaches Eastbourne final
LONDON (Reuters) – Agnieszka Radwanska continued her pre-Wimbledon tune-up by reaching the final of Eastbourne grasscourt tournament with a 6-1 6-7(3) 6-2 win over America’s Sloane Stephens on Friday.
FIFA President Blatter says has not resigned: paper
ZURICH (Reuters) – Sepp Blatter has added to speculation he may try to stay on as head of world soccer’s governing body but a source told Reuters on Friday the 79-year old still intends to stand down as FIFA president.
Tough first week in store for Djokovic
LONDON (Reuters) – Defending champion Novak Djokovic will have to hit the ground running at Wimbledon next week after being given a tricky route into the second week of the grasscourt grand slam.
Switch off if you’re in a rush, Wimbledon is here
LONDON (Reuters) – A simple plaque next to Court 18 at Wimbledon records the 11 hours and five minutes it took American John Isner to beat Frenchman Nicolas Mahut in a three-day epic in 2010.
T’Wolves take Towns with top pick, Russell goes second
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Kentucky’s versatile big man Karl-Anthony Towns was the expected first overall pick by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 2015 NBA Draft but surprises followed at Barclays Center on Thursday.
Peru hat-trick man seeks to emulate and honor his uncle
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Paolo Guerrero, Peru’s hat-trick scorer in their quarter-final win over Bolivia on Thursday, was only three years old when his uncle, a Copa America winner in 1975, died in one of Peruvian soccer’s worst tragedies.
