Determined Rodriguez wins Tour of the Basque Country
BARCELONA (Reuters) – Spanish veteran Joaquim Rodriguez won the Tour of the Basque Country on Saturday when he finished a gritty second in the final 18.3 km time trial in northern Spain.
China’s Sun rises again as Koseki comes up trumps in Japan
(Reuters) – China’s world and Olympic swimming champion Sun Yang turned in another amazing performance on Saturday in his first race at a major meet since it was revealed he secretly served a doping ban last year.
Hamilton takes pole hat-trick in China
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton stormed to his third successive pole position of the season, and third in a row in China, after edging team mate Nico Rosberg in a front-row lockout for Mercedes on Saturday.
Spieth on a record Masters run to lead by five
AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) – Jordan Spieth threatened to turn the year’s first major into a runaway as he fired a six-under-par 66 for a five-shot lead and a Masters record for lowest 36-hole total at Augusta National on Friday.
Australian teenager Horton can win Rio gold: Hackett
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australian swimming great Grant Hackett believes his country has unearthed its next Olympic 1,500 metres freestyle champion in 18-year-old Mack Horton.
Rapids end drought in style with 4-0 win in Dallas
(Reuters) – Colorado Rapids, without a goal this season or a win since last year, found their scoring touch in impressive style with a 4-0 win at FC Dallas in Major League Soccer on Friday.
Gentle Ben hangs up Masters spurs
AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) – Ben Crenshaw made a final drive up Magnolia Lane for a competitive round of golf on Friday and then quickly veered off down Memory Lane for one final Masters joy ride.
Spieth on a record Masters run to lead by five
AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) – Jordan Spieth threatened to turn the year’s first major into a runaway as he fired a six-under-par 66 for a five-shot lead and a Masters record for lowest 36-hole total at Augusta National on Friday.
Ohio college basketball player who had rare brain tumor dies
(Reuters) – Lauren Hill, an Indiana native who scored the first basket of the Mount St. Joseph University women’s basketball season in November while suffering from a rare inoperable brain cancer, died on Friday at age 19, officials said.
Real pip Barca at the top of Euroleague group
BELGRADE, (Reuters) – Real Madrid ended the Euroleague’s second group stage with a 99-83 win over Zalgiris Kaunas on Friday to clinch top spot in their section and book a best-of-five quarter-final against Anadolu Efes Istanbul.
