Ovechkin earns sixth first-team All-Star spot
(Reuters) – Russia’s Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals earned his sixth selection to the National Hockey League All-Star first team when voting was announced on Wednesday.
Cavendish collects 24th Tour stage win
MARSEILLE, France (Reuters) – Mark Cavendish’s love affair with the Tour de France continued as the Briton moved closer to the all-time stage-win record with a perfect sprint finish on Wednesday.
Robson, Murray and Djokovic battle for Twitter supremacy
LONDON (Reuters) – Dramatic knockouts and a surge in popularity for British teenager Laura Robson have sent activity on Twitter to new levels at the 2013 Wimbledon tennis championships as more players take to the twittersphere to boost their profiles.
Islamist rebel vows ‘maximum force’ to stop Sochi Olympics
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Islamist rebel leaders urged their fighters on Wednesday to use “maximum force” to prevent President Vladimir Putin staging the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi.
Masterful Djokovic tames Berdych
LONDON (Reuters) – The scoreline suggested Novak Djokovic had stormed to his fifth successive straight-sets win at this year’s Wimbledon yet the quarter-final tussle with Tomas Berdych on Wednesday was anything but straightforward.
Injured Del Potro recovers to crush Ferrer
LONDON (Reuters) – Argentine Juan Martin del Potro recovered from a horrible early fall to overpower David Ferrer 6-2 6-4 7-6(5) and reach the Wimbledon semi-finals for the first time on Wednesday.
NBA’s Wade in China to promote sneakers, but supply is short
BEIJING (Reuters) – The Miami Heat’s Dwyane Wade visited China on Wednesday for the first time since signing a multi-million dollar contract with Chinese sportswear company Li Ning last year, but the sneakers that bear his name are in short supply.
McEnroe enjoys new role as comedy fall guy
LONDON (Reuters) – John McEnroe was once the “bad boy” of Wimbledon, berating linesmen and umpires alike and famously screaming “You cannot be serious”.
Vettel still searching for elusive home win
NUERBURGRING, Germany (Reuters) – Sebastian Vettel has never won his home German Grand Prix or a race in July, so this week’s trip to the Nuerburgring was set to be challenging for the world champion even before last weekend’s tire debacle.
British PM ignores ‘Curse of Cameron’ to wish Murray well
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister David Cameron ignored growing speculation about the ‘Curse of Cameron’ on Wednesday by tweeting a message of support to Briton Andy Murray ahead of his quarter-final match at Wimbledon.
