Americans Dressel, Smith set world records
Americans Caeleb Dressel and Regan Smith set world records in the semi-finals of the men’s 100 metres butterfly and women’s 200 backstroke at the world championships in Gwangju on Friday.
American Dressel sets world record in men’s 100m butterfly at worlds
American Caeleb Dressel set a world record of 49.50 seconds in the semi-finals of the men’s 100 meters butterfly at the world championships in Gwangju on Friday.
Vettel fastest for Ferrari at home German GP
Sebastian Vettel was fastest for Ferrari in opening practice for his home German Grand Prix on Friday with team mate Charles Leclerc completing a one-two at the top of the timesheets.
U.S. sink Spain to win women’s water polo world title
The United States won a record-extending sixth women’s water polo title at the World Aquatics Championship after an 11-6 win over Spain in a lop-sided final on Friday.
MLB roundup: Wilkerson makes history in 16-inning Orioles win
Jonathan Villar’s two-out, two-run home run in the top of the 16th inning gave Baltimore the lead, and center fielder Stevie Wilkerson pitched a perfect bottom half of the inning to become the first position player in major league history to record a s…
MLB roundup: Cruz belts 3 homers in Twins’ win
Nelson Cruz continued his power display with the first three-homer game of his career to lead the Minnesota Twins to a 10-3 victory over the host Chicago White Sox on Thursday night.
Golf: Lingmerth grabs lead before lightning stops play in Reno
Swede David Lingmerth fed off his friendly pairing with American Robert Streb to charge to a clubhouse lead at the end of the truncated first day of the Barracuda Championship in Reno on Thursday.
Olympics: Skateboarders stoked to send sport to greater heights at Games
In exactly a year from Friday, skateboarding will make its Olympic bow at the Tokyo 2020 Games with top skaters hoping the global exposure will help take the sport to the next level of popularity.
Swimming: Dressel dominant, Ledecky ‘struggling’ at worlds
Caeleb Dressel swam within himself in the 100 meters butterfly heats and eased up in the 50 freestyle preliminaries yet no one was able to get a jump on the American at the world championships in Gwangju on Friday.
MLB roundup: Red Sox pound Yankees, 19-3
Xander Bogaerts crushed a three-run home run as part of a seven-run first inning, and the Boston Red Sox never looked back, routing the visiting New York Yankees 19-3 Thursday in the opener of a four-game series.
