Kittel wins first stage as Cavendish crashes
HARROGATE England (Reuters) – German Marcel Kittel powered to victory in the opening stage of the Tour de France on Saturday while Britain’s Mark Cavendish crashed heavily in the final straight.
Ferrari need to react faster, says Alonso
SILVERSTONE England (Reuters) – Ferrari need to be faster off the track as well as on it, Fernando Alonso said on Saturday after the team reacted slowly to changing weather conditions in British Grand Prix qualifying and paid the price.
Doubles pair Errani and Vinci complete career grand slam
LONDON (Reuters) – Italian duo Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci completed a career grand slam after beating Timea Babos and Kristina Mladenovic 6-1 6-3 in the women’s doubles final at Wimbledon on Saturday.
Murray Wimbledon exit bursts ticket bubble, not attendance
LONDON (Reuters) – The ticket bubble of “Murray mania” burst when Andy Murray was knocked out of Wimbledon this year, but the All England Club says attendance at the championships is up and remaining tickets sold through official channels were snapped …
Perez apologizes for joke about women drivers
SILVERSTONE England (Reuters) – Mexican Formula One driver Sergio Perez has apologized to Williams test driver Susie Wolff after a joke about women racers backfired on him.
Ecclestone says he could bid to buy back F1
SILVERSTONE England (Reuters) – Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone has raised the possibility of making a multi-billion dollar bid to buy back the sport’s commercial rights from owners CVC Capital Partners.
Tour de France start gets royal treatment in Yorkshire
HARROGATE England (Reuters) – The 101st Tour de France rolled out of Leeds for the start of the first stage on Saturday with hundreds of thousands of fans lining the route across the Yorkshire Dales to Harrogate.
Hamilton makes wrong call, Rosberg on pole
SILVERSTONE England (Reuters) – Formula One championship leader Nico Rosberg made the right call to take pole position while Mercedes team mate Lewis Hamilton got it all wrong at the British Grand Prix on Saturday.
Old foes meet again in Wimbledon final
LONDON (Reuters) – Old rivalries will be renewed on and off the court in the men’s Wimbledon final on Sunday when Roger Federer, bidding for a record eighth title, takes on top seed Novak Djokovic.
Kvitova takes first set 6-3 against Bouchard
LONDON (Reuters) – Petra Kvitova stood just one set away from lifting a second Wimbledon title after she outclassed Canada’s Eugenie Bouchard 6-3 in the opening set of the final on Center Court on Saturday.
