Federer wary of dangerman Monfils
PARIS (Reuters) – Roger Federer will need to snap a two-match losing streak against French showman Gael Monfils on Sunday if he wants to stay in the hunt for a second French Open title.
Djokovic dismisses up-and-coming Kokkinakis to advance
PARIS (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic continuted his smooth progression htowards a maiden French Open title with a 6-4 6-4 6-4 dismissal of Australian prodigy Thanasi Kokkinakis to reach the fourth round on Saturday.
Kvitova eases into French Open last 16
PARIS (Reuters) – Czech fourth seed Petra Kvitova cantered into the last 16 of the French Open with a 6-3 6-2 win against Romanian Irina-Camelia Begu on Saturday.
No change in distribution of World Cup places
ZURICH (Reuters) – FIFA will not make any changes to the allocation of World Cup slots among the six continents for the 2018 and 2022 tournaments in Russia and Qatar, president Sepp Blatter said on Saturday.
FIFA’s future stars shake off stench of controversy
WELLINGTON (Reuters) – Bribery scandals, arrests and a tempestuous presidential election that demonstrated a growing split within FIFA were put to the side on Saturday as the next generation of soccer’s leading lights began the under-20 World Cup in Ne…
Farah surges to year’s fastest 10,000 meters
EUGENE, Oregon (Reuters) – Olympic and world champion Mo Farah kept his four-year winning streak over 10,000 meters intact in running the year’s fastest time of 26 minutes, 50.97 seconds at the Prefontaine Classic Diamond League meeting on Friday.
Asia chief hails Blatter re-election as FIFA head
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Asia football chief Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa congratulated FIFA president Sepp Blatter on his re-election for a fifth term — a victory the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) played a major role in delivering.
Rangers fans applaud Lundqvist after Game Seven loss
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Madison Square Garden crowd saluted New York goaltender Henrik Lundqvist with chants of “Henry, Henry” after the final horn had sounded on Friday despite the Swede’s failure to carry the Rangers to another Game Seven victory.
Lightning edge Rangers to claim Stanley Cup berth
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Tampa Bay Lightning booked a Stanley Cup Finals berth with a tense 2-0 victory over the New York Rangers on Friday, the visitors breaking home goalie Henrik Lundqvist’s Game Seven dominance to claim the Eastern Conference champ…
Hamilton laps up Texas homecoming with double blast
(Reuters) – Josh Hamilton has returned to Texas with a bang, hitting two home runs in his second game in front of the Arlington crowd as he led the Rangers to a 7-4 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Friday.
