McIlroy ends tumultuous week by winning Wentworth showpiece
VIRGINIA WATER England (Reuters) – Former world number one Rory McIlroy ended a tumultuous week by firing a six-under-par 66 in the final round to score a fairytale victory in the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth on Sunday.
Federer celebrates Mother’s Day with victory in Paris
PARIS (Reuters) – Roger Federer spent as little time as possible on court on the opening day of the French Open on Sunday, beating Lukas Lacko 6-2 6-4 6-2 before returning to his parental duties on Mother’s Day in Paris.
World Cup a minefield for Brazil’s Rousseff in election year
SAO PAULO/BRASILIA (Reuters) – The script was simple enough: host the soccer World Cup, win it for a record sixth time and ride a wave of national euphoria to another four years in power.
Former European No 1 Karlsson proud to reach 500 up
VIRGINIA WATER England (Reuters) – Former European number one Robert Karlsson failed to mark his 500th Tour appearance with a standout display this week but the Swede could still look back with pride at a career packed with success.
Frenchman Stal plays on at Wentworth despite mother’s death
VIRGINIA WATER England (Reuters) – Gary Stal has had to push personal tragedy aside to play in the BMW PGA Championship after his father made an emotional trip to Wentworth to inform the Frenchman his mother had died of cancer.
Federer breezes into Roland Garros second round
PARIS (Reuters) – Roger Federer barely broke sweat as he eased into the second round of the French Open with a 6-2 6-4 6-2 win against unheralded Slovakian Lukas Lacko on Sunday.
Radwanska rolls into second round in Paris
PARIS (Reuters) – Polish third seed Agnieszka Radwanska capitalized on Chinese Zhang Shuai’s meltdown and advanced into the second round of the French Open with a 6-3 6-0 win on Sunday.
Real fight back to triumph on another glory night
LISBON (Reuters) – Real Madrid came back from the dead to write another glorious chapter in their history when they beat Atletico Madrid 4-1 in extra time helped by goals from Gareth Bale and Cristiano Ronaldo to win a 10th European Cup on Saturday.
Beaten Atletico face tough task to stay at top
BARCELONA,(Reuters) – It took Atletico Madrid 40 years to reach a second European Cup final and it might be a similarly long wait for a third appearance with wealthy clubs set to poach the La Liga champions’ key assets.
Heat recover to take 2-1 lead over Pacers in East final
MIAMI (Reuters) – The Miami Heat took a 2-1 lead over the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference finals after coming back from 15 points down in the second quarter to win 99-87 on Saturday.
