Brazil grind out win over Spain to reach knockout round
MONTREAL (Reuters) – Brazil managed two shots on target as they ground out a 1-0 win over Spain in a disappointing women’s World Cup Group E match on Saturday to become the second team to reach the knockout round.
Blatter may seek to stay as FIFA boss, source tells Swiss paper
GENEVA (Reuters) – Sepp Blatter may seek to stay on as the president of FIFA, a Swiss newspaper quoted an anonymous source close to Blatter as saying on Sunday. The report comes less than two weeks after Blatter resigned as head of the world soccer org…
Porsche lead Audi into Sunday at Le Mans
LE MANS, France (Reuters) – Force India Formula One driver Nico Hulkenberg led his first Le Mans 24 Hours race on Saturday before handing over to Porsche team mate Nick Tandy as the battle with champions Audi raged through the night.
Park In-bee surges to two-shot lead at Women’s PGA
HARRISON, New York (Reuters) – Two-time champion Park In-bee birdied the last two holes to overtake fellow South Korean Kim Sei-young and seize a two-stroke lead going into the final round of the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship on Saturday.
Ireland FA shred programs including comments about FIFA
LONDON (Reuters) – Ireland shredded 18,000 match programs containing comments about FIFA by Football Association of Ireland (FAI) chief executive John Delaney ahead of Saturday’s Euro 2016 qualifier against Scotland in Dublin.
Baffled Bolt wins 200 in sluggish time
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A baffled Usain Bolt ran his worst turn ever as he barely won the 200 meters at the Adidas Grand Prix meet in a sluggish 20.29 seconds on a warm, windy day at Randall’s Island on Saturday.
Murray ready for Queen’s despite illness
LONDON (Reuters) – Andy Murray has recovered from an illness picked up at the French Open and will begin his preparations for Wimbledon at the Aegon International at Queen’s Club next week.
Nadal beats Monfils to reach first grasscourt final since 2011
(Reuters) – Rafa Nadal reached his first grasscourt final in four years after beating Gael Monfils 6-3 6-4 in the semi-finals of the Stuttgart International on Saturday.
Switzerland thrash Ecuador, Japan motor on
(Reuters) – Switzerland earned a record-tying 10-1 triumph over Ecuador on Friday for their first ever Women’s World Cup victory as defending champions Japan staved off a spirited figthback from Cameroon to continue their winning run.
U.S. draw 0-0 with Sweden in Group D
(Reuters) – The United States moved to the top of Group D after a 0-0 draw with Sweden at the women’s World Cup on Friday.
