Dnipro dig deep to help beleaguered fans get to final
WARSAW (Reuters) – Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk players have helped pay for fans from the war-affected region of eastern Ukraine to attend Wednesday’s Europa League final against Sevilla, said captain Ruslan Rotan.
McEnroe says French Open is too long
PARIS (Reuters) – The French Open is too long and should scrap its policy of spreading the first round over three days, according to former world number one John McEnroe.
All seems normal as Nadal begins pursuit of No 10
PARIS (Reuters) – The Eiffel Tower was still standing, the River Seine was flowing away to the sea, the traffic clogged the Peripherique and Rafa Nadal still ruled Roland Garros on Tuesday.
Djokovic narrowly avoids overtime against Finn
PARIS (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic will need every last drop of energy if he goes on to meet Rafa Nadal at the French Open so the Serb was happy to avoid overtime against Jarkko Nieminen on Tuesday.
Serena strolls past Hlavackova in first round
PARIS (Reuters) – Twice former champion Serena Williams made a low-key start to her French Open campaign with a 6-2 6-3 victory over Czech qualifier Andrea Hlavackova on Tuesday.
Bolt wins 200 meters, Powell takes 100 in rainy Ostrava
PRAGUE (Reuters) – Usain Bolt won the 200 meters in his season’s best time of 20.13 seconds in rainy, cold conditions at the Ostrava Golden Spike meeting on Tuesday as he builds up for the world championships.
World Cup perfect at 32 teams, says CONCACAF chief Webb
ZURICH (Reuters) – The World Cup is football’s jewel and should not be tarnished by being increased to more than 32 teams, CONCACAF confederation president Jeffrey Webb said on Tuesday.
Isner enjoying getting down and dirty in Paris
PARIS (Reuters) – John Isner is a rare breed, a male American tennis player who enjoys getting his socks dirty on European claycourts.
Poulter and Jimenez among 25 players exempt for U.S. Open
(Reuters) – England’s Ian Poulter and Lee Westwood, Spaniard Miguel Angel Jimenez and Frenchman Victor Dubuisson are among 25 players who have booked their places at next month’s U.S. Open via this week’s world rankings.
Clarke sticks to McGinley’s winning format for 2016 Ryder Cup
NEWCASTLE, Northern Ireland (Reuters) – Rather than experimenting with a new qualifying format, European Ryder Cup captain Darren Clarke plans to stick to a winning formula when he picks the European team for the 2016 competition.
