Gatlin wins third successive Rome Golden Gala 100m
ROME (Reuters) – American sprinter Justin Gatlin won this third successive Rome Golden Gala 100 meters when he clocked 9.75 seconds at the Olympic stadium on Thursday.
Lightning say ‘passive’ approach cost them Cup opener
(Reuters) – The Tampa Bay Lightning let the opening game of the Stanley Cup Final slip away with a passive approach down the stretch, and leaders of the young team said on Thursday a valuable lesson had been learned.
Ailing Serena beats Bacsinszky to reach French Open final
PARIS (Reuters) – An ailing Serena Williams stayed on course for a 20th grand slam singles title as she came back from the brink to reach the final of the French Open with a 4-6 6-3 6-0 win against Swiss power hitter Timea Bacsinszky on Thursday.
Safarova silences Ivanovic to reach first slam final
PARIS (Reuters) – Lucie Safarova became the first Czech woman in 34 years to reach the French Open final after she fought back to topple 2008 champion Ana Ivanovic 7-5 7-5 on Thursday.
Djokovic still faces rocky road to French glory
PARIS (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic’s muted celebrations after ending Rafa Nadal’s reign as claycourt king were partly out of respect for his Spanish victim but mainly due to the fact the his French Open mission is far from accomplished.
Nadal a spent force? No! say his rivals
PARIS (Reuters) – Rafa Nadal’s brutal French Open defeat at the hands of Novak Djokovic on Wednesday provoked the predictable question of whether the Spaniard’s career is in terminal decline.
Djokovic seals spot at ATP year-ender
LONDON (Reuters) – World number one Novak Djokovic will bid for a record fourth successive ATP World Tour Finals crown in London later this year after becoming the first man to qualify for the season-ender.
Nadal still upbeat for rest of the year
(Reuters) – Rafa Nadal believes he can recover from his crushing French Open quarter-final defeat by Novak Djokovic and return even stronger.
Slow start, fast finish for Blackhawks as they win Game 1
(Reuters) – The Chicago Blackhawks overcame a slow start to race past the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 in the opening game of the Stanley Cup Finals on Wednesday.
Coach Salazar, Rupp hit back at doping report
(Reuters) – Top athletics coach Alberto Salazar and U.S. Olympic silver medalist Galen Rupp have denied any wrongdoing after a BBC documentary accused them of violating anti-doping rules.
