World record holder Meilutyte wins gold at Youth Games
NANJING China (Reuters) – Big things are expected of world record holder and Olympic champion Ruta Meilutyte at the Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing and the Lithuanian did not disappoint on Monday, cruising to gold in the women’s 50 meters breaststroke f…
Briton Tiernan-Locke’s doping ban upheld
LONDON (Reuters) – UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) has upheld former Team Sky rider Jonathan Tiernan-Locke’s two-year ban after irregularities were found in his biological passport, the organization announced on Monday.
United’s woes laid bare in opening day defeat
(Reuters) – In Louis van Gaal Manchester United have the big name manager, but 90 minutes of struggle against Swansea City proved that the 20-times English champions are still without the players required to bury the memory of last season’s horror show…
Resurgent Federer books ATP World Tour Finals berth
LONDON (Reuters) – A resurgent Roger Federer has qualified for a record 13th consecutive ATP World Tour Finals in comfortable fashion, in marked contrast to 2013 when he squeezed in the week before the end-of-season tournament in London.
Serena wins Cincinnati title in final U.S. Open tune-up
(Reuters) – Serena Williams finished her last U.S. Open tune-up in style by blowing away Serbian Ana Ivanovic 6-4 6-1 to win her first title at the Western and Southern Open in Cincinnati on Sunday.
Park wins LPGA Championship in playoff, Lincicome weeps
(Reuters) – South Korea’s Park Inbee successfully defended her title in a playoff at the LPGA Championship on Sunday, leaving runnerup Brittany Lincicome in tears.
Youth Games action starts without Ebola-struck nations
NANJING China (Reuters) – Australian triathlete Brittany Dutton won the first gold of the Youth Olympics as competition kicked-off on Sunday without Sierra Leone, Liberia and Nigeria who withdrew because of the Ebola outbreak in Africa.
Park wins LPGA Championship in playoff
(Reuters) – South Korean Park Inbee successfully defended her title with a playoff win over American Brittany Lincicome at the LPGA Championship on Sunday.
Villegas snaps winless streak at Wyndham Championship
GREENSBORO North Carolina (Reuters) – Colombian Camilo Villegas snapped a four-year PGA Tour title drought with a one-stroke win at the Wyndham Championship on Sunday, avoiding an almost certain playoff as those behind him stumbled.
Federer downs Ferrer to capture sixth Cincinnati title
(Reuters) – Roger Federer’s hopes of adding to his record grand slam haul got a boost as he beat Spain’s David Ferrer 6-3 1-6 6-2 to win the Western and Southern Open title in Cincinnati on Sunday in the last key U.S. Open tune-up event.
