Froome leads Sky in Tour as Wiggins misses out
LONDON (Reuters) – Defending champion Chris Froome will lead Team Sky’s challenge for a third consecutive Tour de France crown but 2012 winner and fellow Briton Bradley Wiggins will not be part of the nine-man team named on Friday.
Greener days for Wimbledon groundsman after ‘Wimblegeddon’
LONDON (Reuters) – Wimbledon’s head groundsman Neil Stubley is relaxed and calm as he watches the cream of international tennis battle it out on his turf – a far cry from a year ago, when a spate of injuries took an extraordinary toll on players.
IOC urges ‘sustainable’ Tokyo Games, lauds venue review
TOKYO (Reuters) – International Olympic Committee vice president John Coates has urged Tokyo to ensure plans for the 2020 Summer Games avoid wasteful construction and welcomed talk of reviewing or possibly scaling back venues.
Rupp claims sixth consecutive U.S. 10,000m title
(Reuters) – Olympic silver medalist Galen Rupp comfortably won his sixth consecutive national 10,000 meters title at the U.S. championships on Thursday.
Exum keen to grow game in Utah with Jazz
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Australia’s Dante Exum, the NBA Draft’s Mystery Man, will have a chance to reveal his talents with the Utah Jazz after being taken fifth overall on Thursday.
Canada’s Wiggins is top pick of NBA Draft by Cavs
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Canada’s Andrew Wiggins from the University of Kansas was taken with the number one pick of the 2014 NBA Draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday launching a great night for Canada and international players.
Murray is one of four champions on Centre Court
LONDON (Reuters) – Defending champion Andy Murray’s match will complete a heavyweight Centre Court lineup on Friday that boasts four former Wimbledon winners and includes Venus Williams’ return to the main stage.
World Cup over for Suarez after record ban for biting
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Uruguay’s Luis Suarez was hit with the longest ban imposed at a World Cup on Thursday as FIFA threw the book at one of soccer’s most talented but controversial players for biting an opponent.
Chalmers sets pace at Congressional, Woods toils
(Reuters) – While Tiger Woods mainly struggled in his first competitive round in three months, Australian Greg Chalmers birdied his last three holes to seize control of the Quicken Loans National in Bethesda, Maryland on Thursday.
Canada’s Wiggins taken as top pick of NBA Draft by Cavaliers
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Canada’s Andrew Wiggins from the University of Kansas was taken with the number one pick of the 2014 NBA Draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers at Barclays Center on Thursday.
