Bouhanni seals second stage win in Giro, Matthews leads
(Reuters) – Frenchman Nacer Bouhanni claimed his second win in this year’s Giro d’Italia when he edged a mass sprint at the end of the 214-km seventh stage to Foligno on Friday.
South American women emerge to embrace beautiful game
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Long on the soccer sidelines, more and more South American women are striking back by lacing up their boots and embracing the region’s most cherished sport.
Pacers ready to battle Heat after banishing Wizards
(Reuters) – David West delivered his strongest game of the playoffs with 29 points to help guide the Indiana Pacers into Eastern Conference finals with a series-clinching 93-80 Game Six win over the Washington Wizards on Thursday.
Durant wakes up to carry Thunder past Clippers
(Reuters) – Kevin Durant shook off a cold start to score 39 points as the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Los Angeles Clippers 104-98 on Thursday to clinch a place in the Western Conference finals.
Thunder wrap up series, move on to West finals
(Reuters) – Kevin Durant shook off a cold start to score 39 points as the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Los Angeles Clippers 104-98 to seal their second round series and clinch a place in the Western Conference finals on Thursday. League MVP Durant be…
League approves sale of Milwaukee Bucks
(Reuters) – The National Basketball Association (NBA)’s board of governors has unanimously approved the $550 million sale of the Milwaukee Bucks to hedge fund managers Wesley Edens and Marc Lasry, the league announced on Thursday.
Sizzling Swede Hanson takes control in Texas
(Reuters) – Two weeks after withdrawing from the Wells Fargo Championship with a back injury, Swede Peter Hanson charged into a one-shot lead at the Byron Nelson Championship on a course he barely knows on Thursday.
Brazilians protest World Cup spending, call for better services
SAO PAULO/RIO DEIRO (Reuters) – Road blocks and marches hit Brazilian cities on Thursday as disparate groups criticized spending on the upcoming World Cup soccer tournament and sought to revive a call for better public services that swept the country l…
Haas rattles Wawrinka in Rome, Nadal to face Murray
(Reuters) – German veteran Tommy Haas provided a reminder of his claycourt skills to beat Stanislas Wawrinka on Thursday and reach the quarter-finals of the Rome Masters where Rafa Nadal and Andy Murray will resume their rivalry.
Brazilians protest World Cup spending, call for better services
SAO PAULO/RIO DEIRO (Reuters) – Road blocks and marches hit Brazilian cities on Thursday as disparate groups criticized spending on the upcoming World Cup soccer tournament and sought to revive a call for better public services that swept the country l…
