Hamilton wins at home after Rosberg retires
SILVERSTONE England (Reuters) – Lewis Hamilton won his home British Grand Prix on Sunday and slashed Mercedes team mate Nico Rosberg’s Formula One lead to four points after the German retired for the first time this season.
Last day at Wimbledon is party day – with or without Murray
LONDON (Reuters) – Centre Court tickets, two bottles of “fizz” and sunshine assured that Stevie Bishop of Surrey and Debs Major of London would have a good time on the final day of Wimbledon on Sunday despite Britain’s Andy Murray being out of the comp…
Hamilton wins home British Grand Prix
LONDON (Reuters) – Lewis Hamilton won the British Formula One Grand Prix on Sunday, the Briton closing the gap on his Mercedes team mate Nico Rosberg after the championship leader was forced to retire with gearbox problems.
Average World Cup attendance is second highest ever
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – The average attendance at 2014 World Cup matches is now the second highest of all time with an average gate of 52,762 overtaking the 52,491 at the 2006 tournament in Germany, FIFA said on Sunday.
F1 leader Rosberg retires from British Grand Prix
SILVERSTONE England (Reuters) – Formula One championship leader Nico Rosberg retired from the British Grand Prix on Sunday after suffering problems with his Mercedes gearbox.
Brazil mull Neymar conundrum as consistent Germany loom
BELO HORIZONTE Brazil (Reuters) – Brazil must overcome the massive blow dealt by the injury to marquee forward Neymar if they are to beat frighteningly consistent Germany on Tuesday and book a World Cup final spot on home soil for a second time.
British Grand Prix stopped on opening lap
SILVERSTONE England (Reuters) – Sunday’s British Formula One Grand Prix was stopped on the opening lap after Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen speared heavily into the barriers.
Injured Cavendish ruled out of Tour de France
YORK England (Reuters) – Mark Cavendish’s Tour de France came to a brutal end after the British sprint specialist failed to recover from a horror crash at the end of the first stage and pulled out of the race on Sunday morning.
Hugo Boss to leave McLaren F1 team for Mercedes
SILVERSTONE England (Reuters) – German fashion brand Hugo Boss is set to end its association with the McLaren Formula One team, one of the longest running partnerships in sport, to link up with championship-leading rivals Mercedes next year.
Dutch keeper Krul a shootout hero, Argentina await
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – The Netherlands survived a nerve-wracking penalty shootout against Costa Rica on Saturday, with substitute goalkeeper Tim Krul the unlikely hero, to set up a World Cup semi-final against Argentina after the South Americans be…
