Stubborn Gianniotis banishes Olympic pain in 10-km
BARCELONA (Reuters) – Greece’s Spyridon Gianniotis made up for missing a medal at the 2012 Olympics when sheer willpower carried him to the line to win the men’s 10-km open water event at the world championships on Monday.
Thai player attacks former partner in court brawl
(Reuters) – Bodin Issara’s on-court punch-up with his former doubles partner Maneepong Jongjit during Sunday’s Canada Open final is being investigated by the Badminton World Federation (BWF).
Australian surf champs defy monster waves, age in 3D documentary
MALIBU, California (Reuters) – A pair of Australian surfing legends, undaunted despite their middle age, strapped tiny 3D cameras to their boards and went in search of big waves whipped up by Pacific storms.
Gwangju mayor apologizes over forgery scandal
SEOUL (Reuters) – The mayor of Gwangju has apologized for the forgery scandal that marred the South Korean city’s successful bid to host the 2019 swimming world championships and has promised to meet with leading government officials to resolve the iss…
Injury ends Rudisha’s season, targets March return
ITEN, Kenya (Reuters) – Olympic 800 meters champion and world record-holder David Rudisha will miss the remainder of the season and is unlikely to race again until at least March next year, the Kenyan athlete’s coach has said.
U.S. hammer El Salvador to reach Gold Cup semis
(Reuters) – Experienced forward Landon Donovan inspired another dominant United States performance on Sunday as the hosts routed El Salvador 5-1 to race into the semi-finals of the CONCACAF Gold Cup.
Austin claims first title in six years with playoff win
(Reuters) – Woody Austin birdied the first extra hole in a three-way playoff with Daniel Summerhays and Cameron Beckman to win the Sanderson Farms Championship at Annandale Golf Club in Madison, Mississippi on Sunday.
MotoGP leader Marquez wins U.S. Grand Prix
(Reuters) – Spanish rookie sensation Marc Marquez outdueled pole sitter Stefan Bradl to win the U.S. Grand Prix for Honda on Sunday and stretch his lead at the top of the MotoGP standings to 16 points.
Froome triumphant in 100th Tour de France
PARIS (Reuters) – Chris Froome crossed the Champs Elysees finish line arm in arm with his beaming team mates on Sunday to win the 100th Tour de France and hand Britain a second successive triumph in cycling’s biggest race.
Ronaldo scores two as Real hit Bournemouth for six
(Reuters) – Nine-times European champions Real Madrid fielded their big guns on Sunday for a friendly against Bournemouth that was all about a once-in-a-lifetime occasion for the English second tier club rather than the Spanish giants’ 6-0 victory.
