Spieth holds early Open lead, Woods to miss cut
UNIVERSITY PLACE, Washington (Reuters) – Masters champion Jordan Spieth sank an eight-foot birdie putt on his final hole, the par-three ninth, to seize the clubhouse lead in a dramatic U.S. Open second round at Chambers Bay on Friday.
Dempsey suspended three games, fined by MLS
(Reuters) – Seattle Sounders forward Clint Dempsey has been suspended for three games and fined an undisclosed amount for an incident in a U.S. Open Cup match, Major League Soccer said on Friday.
Murray overcomes blip to reach Queens Club semis
LONDON (Reuters) – Andy Murray overcame a first-set wobble to keep alive his hopes of a fourth Queen’s Club title with a 3-6 7-6 (2) 6-4 quarter-final victory over Luxembourg giant-killer Gilles Muller at the Aegon Championships on Friday.
Karlovic hits record aces, Federer through to semis
BERLIN (Reuters) – Croatian Ivo Karlovic hit a record 45 aces en route to beating third seed Tomas Berdych at the Halle Open on Friday to set up a semi-final against seven-times champion Roger Federer.
Wiggins heads field for RideLondon-Surrey Classic
LONDON (Reuters) – Bradley Wiggins, the 2012 Tour de France winner, will ride in the third Prudential RideLondon-Surrey Classic cycle race on Aug. 2.
Bogey-free Prayad grabs two-stroke lead at Queen’s Cup
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thai Prayad Marksaeng made the most of a strong start in the second round of the Queen’s Cup with a bogey-free six-under-par 65 on Friday to take a two-stroke lead at the halfway stage.
Tour de France may withdraw from 2016 UCI calendar
PARIS (Reuters) – Tour de France organizers ASO (Amaury Sport Organisation) have threatened to withdraw their races from the International Cycling Union calendar over a lack of progress in the UCI’s reform program, Reuters has learned.
Vettel quickest in Austrian GP practice
SPIELBERG, Austria (Reuters) – Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel was first and last in Austrian Grand Prix practice on a Friday that team principal Maurizio Arrivabene will not forget in a hurry after nearly being run over by Felipe Massa.
Disgraced NBC anchorman Brian Williams blames ego for exaggerating stories
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Fallen anchorman Brian Williams said on Friday he was not trying to mislead people by exaggerating stories about his work but that his ego drove him to make the mistakes that cost him his job on NBC’s “Nightly News.”
Farah denies doping, says missed tests ‘simple mistakes’
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s double Olympic champion Mo Farah has denied ever taking performance-enhancing drugs and said rumors and speculation over his career after the revelation that he missed two drugs tests “are completely false”.
