Franklin clinches fourth title at nationals
(Reuters) – Olympic champion Missy Franklin clinched her fourth title when she swam the fastest time of the year to win the women’s 100 meters backstroke at the U.S. National Championships on Friday.
Serena faces Date with destiny on the line
LONDON (Reuters) – Kimiko Date-Krumm originally retired two years before Serena Williams, her third round opponent at Wimbledon, set foot on the All England Club’s lush lawns for the first time.
Korean Park moves two ahead at U.S. Women’s Open
(Reuters) – South Korea’s Park Inbee moved a step closer to her third major victory this year when she seized a two-shot lead in the weather-interrupted second round of the U.S. Women’s Open in Southampton, New York on Friday.
Spieth, Castro share lead at weather-hit Congressional
(Reuters) – American teenager Jordan Spieth surged into an early tie for the second-round lead at the weather-interrupted AT&T National before play was suspended for the day at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Maryland on Friday.
Top pick Bennett heralds rise of Canadian basketball
(Reuters) – Canada is famed as a hotbed of hockey, but basketball dominated headlines in the Great White North after Anthony Bennett became the first Canadian to be taken first overall in the NBA Draft.
Blue Jackets sign head coach Richards to an extension
(Reuters) – The Columbus Blue Jackets kept faith with their head coach Todd Richards on Friday, giving him a one-year contract extension through the 2014-15 National Hockey League season.
Reality bites for Stakhovsky, Murray motors on
LONDON (Reuters) – Andy Murray sent expectations of a first Wimbledon title soaring through the Center Court roof on Friday as he roared into the last 16 without a blemish but two giant-slayers fell to earth after bitter reality checks.
Murray hits form to blast Robredo off court
LONDON (Reuters) – The sweet spot of Andy Murray’s racket was put through its paces as he signed off his first week at Wimbledon by stylishly dispatching Spain’s Tommy Robredo in straight sets on Friday.
Blackhawk fans throng Chicago to celebrate Stanley Cup
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Ice hockey fans thronged Chicago on Friday to celebrate the Blackhawks’ Stanley Cup championship with a parade to a boisterous rally at the lakeside park where President Barack Obama marked his historic election victory in 2008.
Lorenzo could compete in Dutch MotoGP
(Reuters) – World MotoGP champion Jorge Lorenzo will undergo medical checks on Saturday in a bid to compete in the Dutch TT in Assen just two days after breaking his collarbone.
