Marquez takes 11th win of season at Silverstone
SILVERSTONE England (Reuters) – MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez returned to winning ways with a thrilling 11th victory of the season after a British Grand Prix battle with fellow-Spaniard Jorge Lorenzo on Sunday.
Fulham striker Mitroglou set to re-join Olympiakos
ATHENS, (Reuters) – Greek champions Olympiakos Piraeus are set to re-sign Kostas Mitroglou on loan from English second tier club Fulham after the striker arrived in Athens for talks on Sunday.
Men march on at U.S. Open but more upsets in women’s draw
New YORK (Reuters) – World number ones Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams advanced safely to the next round of the U.S. Open on Saturday but the women’s draw saw yet another big upset as Wimbledon winner Petra Kvitova was sent packing by a 145th-ranked…
Battling Bouchard moves into fourth round at U.S. Open
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Eugenie Bouchard battled to a 6-2 7-6(2) 6-4 win over Barbora Zahlavova Strycova to move into the fourth round of the U.S. Open on Saturday, continuing to build momentum after a lackluster buildup to the year’s final grand slam.
Sharapova and Wozniacki to clash in U.S. Open fourth round
(Reuters) – Another top 10 seed in the U.S. Open women’s draw is set to fall on Sunday when Maria Sharapova (fifth) faces Caroline Wozniacki (10th) on center court in the fourth round.
Sweden’s tough 75km island race born of barroom banter
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – On Monday at dawn over 200 athletes will line up on an island in Sweden for an endurance race that, having started as a friendly challenge after a few too many drinks, has become one of the toughest races in the world.The “ÖTILLÖ” (“Island to Island”) swimrun race takes place in teams of two across 75 kilometers of Stockholm’s fabled archipelago, featuring 10 kilometers of open-water swimming and 65 kilometers of grueling trail running.”It is a massive race,” organizer Mich
Murray advances to fourth round, faces Tsonga next
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Andy Murray had his stamina and patience tested at Louis Armstrong Stadium in a third-round battle against Russian Andrey Kuznetsov on Saturday, but came through in good shape.
Jorgensen wins first world title for U.S. since 2004
(Reuters) – Gwen Jorgensen became the first American in a decade to win a triathlon world title when she clinched the series finale at Hawrelak Park in Edmonton, Alberta on Saturday.
Day and Palmer share halfway lead at Deutsche Bank
(Reuters) – Australian Jason Day continued his sizzling form to tie American Ryan Palmer for the lead after the second round of the Deutsche Bank Championship in Norton, Massachusetts on Saturday.
U.S. rout Finland, Spain’s Gasol shines
(Reuters) – A second-string U.S. team started their basketball World Cup title defense with a 114-55 mauling of Finland on Saturday, while Pau Gasol also lit up the opening day with 33 points and eight rebounds for hosts Spain in a 90-60 victory over I…
