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  • Kisner licks PGA wounds, regroups for Wyndham Championship

    [ad_1] GREENSBORO, North Carolina (Reuters) – Kevin Kisner has had little time to wallow in disappointment after last week’s PGA Championship and will return to action at the Wyndham Championship on Thursday. Kisner, who started…

  • Cycling: Froome looking forward to Tour/Vuelta double bid

    [ad_1] PARIS (Reuters) – The Vuelta is where everything started for Chris Froome and it could well be where he moves closer to the greatest grand tour riders as the Tour de France champion attempts…

  • Golf: Bae swaps firing range for driving range ahead of return

    [ad_1] SEOUL (Reuters) – Bae Sang-moon took his first steps back into civilian life on Wednesday after completing his mandatory stint in the South Korean military and the two-time PGA Tour winner is eager to…

  • USADA bans Goodwin but 49ers receiver says has quit long jump

    [ad_1] (Reuters) – Former long jumper Marquise Goodwin, who is now a wide receiver for the San Francsico 49ers, was handed a one-year ban by USADA on Tuesday for not providing his whereabouts for drug…

  • Olympics: More than 2,000 mascot applications received for Tokyo

    [ad_1] (Reuters) – A total of 2,042 mascot designs have been received for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics after a competition launched earlier this month invited Japanese residents to submit their proposals, Games organizers said on…

  • Querrey leads old guard into second round at Cincinnati

    [ad_1] (Reuters) – American 15th seed Sam Querrey cruised into the second round of the Cincinnati Open with a routine 6-3 6-0 win over compatriot Stefan Kozlov on Monday on a day when the old…

  • Matsuyama announces marriage and fatherhood, surprising Japan

    [ad_1] CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Reuters) – Hideki Matsuyama announced on Monday that he has been married since January and is now a father, news which caught Japanese media and fans by surprise. Though numerous Japanese…

  • Nishikori skips Cincinnati Masters due to injury

    [ad_1] (Reuters) – Japan’s Kei Nishikori has become the latest top 10 player to pull out of this week’s Cincinnati Masters after the world number nine withdrew from the U.S. Open warmup event due to…

  • Athletics: Golden London run has triumphant Pearson eyeing Tokyo

    [ad_1] MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australia’s Sally Pearson will reward herself with “volumes” of greasy food after winning her second 100 meters hurdles world championship but plans to keep herself in top shape in the long-term…

  • Bolt vows 'never again' after emotional London farewell

    [ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Usain Bolt took an emotional final bow on the track at the end of the World Championships in London on Sunday before declaring that, definitely and definitively, there was no way…

  • Dovizioso edged Marquez to claim victory in Austria

    [ad_1] (Reuters) – Ducati’s Andrea Dovizioso held off MotoGP points leader Marc Marquez to claim his third victory of the season at the Austrian Grand Prix on Sunday. Italian Dovizioso, who started on a soft…

  • Federer beats Haase, meets Zverev in Montreal final

    [ad_1] (Reuters) – Roger Federer used a dominant service game to beat Dutchman Robin Haase 6-3 7-6(5) in Montreal on Saturday, setting up a Rogers Cup final against German Alexander Zverev. Haase, playing in his…

  • Slick Britain win 4×100 relay as Bolt pulls up

    [ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Usain Bolt’s final appearance on the track ended in agony on Saturday as he pulled up injured running the final leg of the World Championships 4×100 meters relay as Britain stunned…

  • Golf: Stroud climbs to tie for third after second round completion

    [ad_1] CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Reuters) – Chris Stroud, the last man to qualify for the PGA Championship, completed a three-under-par 68 on Saturday morning to join 2015 winner Jason Day in a tie for third…

  • Wozniacki upsets world number one Pliskova in Toronto

    [ad_1] (Reuters) – Caroline Wozniacki defeated world number one Karolina Pliskova 7-5 6-7(3) 6-4 in a marathon Rogers Cup quarter-finals match in Toronto marred by four rain delays on Friday. The delays, which all came…

  • Aggressive Federer cruises to semi-finals in Montreal

    [ad_1] (Reuters) – Roger Federer reached the Rogers Cup semi-finals on Friday after coming to the net early and often in a straight sets victory over Roberto Bautista Agut on a windy day in Montreal.…

  • Soccer: Neymar cleared to make PSG debut

    [ad_1] PARIS (Reuters) – World-record signing Neymar looks set to make his debut for Paris St Germain on Sunday after the French football federation confirmed it had received the player’s transfer certificate. The Brazilian, whose…

  • Mayweather vows to finish McGregor bout early

    [ad_1] LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – Floyd Mayweather has said he has done his homework on mixed martial artist Conor McGregor and promised their multi-million dollar fight in Las Vegas on Aug. 26 will not go…

  • Miller-Uibo focused on making up for 400 meters mishap

    [ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Shaunae Miller-Uibo put her 400 meters disappointment behind her to power into the 200m final at the World Championships on Thursday, saying she had simply lost her balance in the showpiece…

  • Golf: PGA Championship starts under sunny skies at Quail Hollow

    [ad_1] CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Reuters) – The PGA Championship started on time under a cloudless sky at Quail Hollow on Thursday. The sun had barely peaked over the trees and hardly a breath of wind…

  • Pliskova begins number one reign with ragged win

    [ad_1] TORONTO (Reuters) – Karolina Pliskova began her reign as world number one with a ragged 6-3 6-3 second round win over Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova on a blockbuster Wednesday when eight of the top 10 ranked…

  • Makwala reaches 200 meters final, Van Niekerk scrapes in

    [ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Botswana’s Isaac Makwala reached the World Championship 200 meters final against all the odds on Wednesday, negotiating a solo heat before coming through his semi-final via the difficult inside lane after…

  • Athletics-Kenya’s Kipruto targets steeplechase world record in Brussels

    [ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Kenya’s Olympic and newly-crowned world 3,000 metres steeplechase champion, Conseslus Kipruto, said on Wednesday he would attempt a world record at the final Diamond League in Brussels on Sept. 1. The…

  • Canada's Bouchard ousted in first round of home tournament

    [ad_1] TORONTO (Reuters) – Eugenie Bouchard’s mid-season nosedive continued on Tuesday as the Canadian was swept aside 6-3 6-4 by Croatian qualifier Donna Vekic despite having home advantage and the backing of an excited crowd…

  • 100 meters champion Bowie pulls out of 200 meters

    [ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – World 100 meters champion Tori Bowie abandoned her bid to add the 200 meters gold when she withdrew from the heats of the longer event at the World Championships on Tuesday.…

  • Athletics: Hotel says it's not to blame for athletes' stomach bug

    [ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – The London hotel at the center of an outbreak of sickness that has struck down scores of competitors at the World Athletics Championships said on Tuesday it was not the source…

  • Venus wins but Mladenovic, Ostapenko upset in Rogers Cup

    [ad_1] (Reuters) – Venus Williams prevailed in a three-setter but French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko and 13th seed Kristina Mladenovic crashed out of Rogers Cup with first round defeats on Monday. Williams outlasted a lengthy…

  • Wlodarczyk hammers field to take third world title

    [ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Anita Wlodarczyk hammered home her dominance to win a third world title at a canter on Monday, clinching the hammer gold at the World Championships. The Pole had been the one…

  • Golf: Spieth eyes slam but still focused on small details

    [ad_1] CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Reuters) – Jordan Spieth has the chance to replace Tiger Woods as the youngest player to complete the career grand slam at this week’s PGA Championship but the 24-year-old is focused…

  • Golf: Stroud hooks first title at Barracuda Championship

    [ad_1] (Reuters) – Chris Stroud grabbed a tournament-best 20 points in the final round to force his way into a playoff for the Barracuda Championship on Sunday before going on to capture his first PGA…