Safarova teams up with Mattek-Sands to win doubles
PARIS (Reuters) – Lucie Safarova made sure she left Roland Garros with at least one winner’s trophy after the Czech left-hander and Bethanie Mattek-Sands won the women’s doubles title on Sunday.
French Open crowds must be educated
PARIS (Reuters) – The French Open crowds must be educated in order to avoid a repeat of the boos directed at Swiss Stan Wawrinka when he played against home players, the tournament director said on Sunday.
Fencing-Russian Sharikov dies in car accident
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s double Olympic fencing champion Sergei Sharikov has died in a car accident, the Russian Olympic Committee said on its website (www.olympic.ru) on Sunday.
American Pharoah captures U.S. Triple Crown
ELMONT, New York (Reuters) – American Pharoah entered the pantheon of U.S. thoroughbred racing’s all-time greats by winning the Belmont Stakes wire-to-wire on Saturday to become the first horse to capture the coveted ‘Triple Crown’ in nearly four decad…
Guam find their voice ahead of first home World Cup qualifier
(Reuters) – In tiny Guam, a United States territory of less than 200,000 inhabitants in the North Pacific Ocean, a nation are finding their voice ahead of their first ever home World Cup qualifier on Thursday.
BBC says it has seen documents detailing Warner transactions
LONDON (Reuters) – The British Broadcasting Corp claims to have seen evidence detailing what happened to the $10 million soccer’s world governing body FIFA sent to former vice-president Jack Warner.
Feilhaber penalty ends Sporting KC drought against Sounders
(Reuters) – Benny Feilhaber converted a spot kick in the 84th minute and Sporting Kansas City earned a 1-0 triumph for their first regular season win over the Seattle Sounders since 2009. 
Lightning hit back to level Stanley Cup Final
June 6 (Reuters) – Jason Garrison slapped in the game-winner in the third period as the Tampa Bay Lightning avoided another late collapse to beat visiting Chicago 4-3 and even the Stanley Cup Final at 1-1 on Saturday.
Blake relieved after safe return in 200 meters
KINGSTON, June 6 (Reuters) – Olympic gold medalist Yohan Blake was relieved after making a safe return from injury with a 200 meters win in Kingston on Saturday at a warmup for Jamaica’s national trials.
Canada, Dutch win openers but fans the big winners
EDMONTON (Reuters) – Canada scored a heart-stopping injury time win over China to kick off the Women’s World Cup on Saturday as the spotlight returned to action on the field after a deflating week of scandal away from the pitch.
