Garcia in charge at damp Deutsche Bank Championship
NORTON, Massachusetts (Reuters) – With birdies galore at a damp TPC Boston on Sunday, overnight leader Sergio Garcia shot a fine six-under 65 to hold a two-stroke lead after the third round of the Deutsche Bank Championship.
Serena holds off young rival to make last eight
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Defending champion Serena Williams overpowered Sloane Stephens 6-4 6-1 on Sunday to reach the U.S. Open quarter-finals and exact revenge for her shock Australian Open loss to the young American.
Garcia sets pace at wet TPC Boston
NORTON, Massachusetts (Reuters) – Spain’s Sergio Garcia held a two-stroke lead after the third round of the Deutsche Bank Championship on Sunday after a fine six-under par 65 at a wet TPC Boston.
Future America’s Cup sailors seek national bragging rights in Youth Cup
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Ten catamarans from eight countries battled in scrappy fleet races on San Francisco Bay on Sunday in the Red Bull Youth America’s Cup, with American and New Zealand sailors dominating the first day of the regatta.
Serena beats Stephens as Murray cruises at U.S. Open
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Serena Williams avenged her loss to Sloane Stephens earlier this year by thrashing her fellow American in straight sets on Sunday to reach the quarter-finals of the U.S. Open.
Murray overcomes tough conditions at U.S. Open
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Defending champion Andy Murray sailed along after winning a first-set tiebreaker to beat Florian Mayer of Germany in steamy conditions and book a berth in the fourth round of the U.S. Open on Sunday.
Hewitt marches on with four-set win
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Australian Lleyton Hewitt continued his career revival by reaching the fourth round of the U.S. Open on Sunday.
Serena holds off young rival, reaches U.S. Open quarters
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Defending champion Serena Williams overpowered fellow-American Sloane Stephens in an Arthur Ashe Stadium slugfest 6-4 6-1 to reach the quarter-finals of the U.S. Open on Sunday.
Suarez Navarro first player through to quarter-finals
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Spain’s Carla Suarez Navarro became the first player to reach the quarter-finals at the U.S. Open when she upset Germany’s Angelique Kerber on Sunday.
U.S. endurance swimmer making progress on Cuba-to-Florida swim
MIAMI (Reuters) – U.S. long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad forged ahead in the Florida Straits on Sunday on the second day of her latest bid to become the first person to swim from Cuba to the United States without a shark cage.
