Arrivabene responds to Ecclestone criticism
LONDON (Reuters) – Ferrari team principal Maurizio Arrivabene has made clear where his allegiances lie after Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone suggested he could do more for the sport.
Razzano serves underarm at match point, and misses
PARIS (Reuters) – Virginie Razzano astonished the French Open crowd on Monday when she served underarm on match point, and missed.
Outsider Berdych still knocking on door 10 years on
PARIS (Reuters) – Tomas Berdych has been seeded in grand slams for 10 years, yet the Czech, ranked fourth at the French Open, is rarely discussed as a potential champion.
American Pharoah aims to defy history in Triple Crown bid
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – History suggests that there will be nothing easy about U.S. jockey Victor Espinoza’s attempt to ride American Pharoah to a Triple Crown victory next month.
Suarez Navarro lurking as dark horse at Roland Garros
PARIS (Reuters) – When potential dark horses were being discussed before this year’s French Open the name of Carla Suarez Navarro cropped up frequently and she looked every bit a serious challenger with an easy first round win on Monday.
Porte pulls out of Giro d’Italia after miserable tour
PARIS (Reuters) – Australia’s Richie Porte has pulled out of the Giro d’Italia due to injury as one of the pre-race favourites suffered a catastrophic first two weeks of the 21-stage event, his Team Sky said on Monday.
Lightning strikes to close in on Stanley Cup Finals
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Tampa Bay Lightning stood firm on defense before striking with two brilliant second-period goals to move within one victory of the Stanley Cup Finals with a 2-0 road win over the New York Rangers on Sunday.
Union upset Red Bulls at home, Wondolowski joins century club
(Reuters) – The Philadelphia Union upset the New York Red Bulls with a 2-0 victory on Sunday, their first win at their rivals in the five years since their inception.
Ice cool Kirk wins by one shot at Colonial
(Reuters) – American Chris Kirk coolly got up and down from off the green at the 18th hole to salvage par and clinch his fourth PGA Tour title by one shot on Sunday at the $6.5 million Crowne Plaza Invitational in Fort Worth, Texas.
Stirring charge gives Montoya second Indy 500
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) – Colombian Juan Pablo Montoya came from the back of the pack and outran his team mate over the closing laps to the win the 99th Indianapolis 500 for a second time on Sunday.
