[ad_1] SOUTHPORT, England (Reuters) – British Open champion Jordan Spieth was haunted by bad memories on Sunday as he faced up to the possibility of throwing away another big lead in the final round of…

[ad_1] BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Australia’s Olympic champion Mack Horton was forced into an early tussle to qualify for the men’s 400 meters freestyle final alongside Chinese rival Sun Yang on the opening morning of swimming’s…

[ad_1] (The Sports Xchange) – Rookie Nelly Korda used a late flourish to claim a two-stroke lead entering the final round at the Marathon Classic on Saturday in Sylvania, Ohio. The 18-year-old Korda birdied her…

[ad_1] BUDAPEST (Reuters) – – Tom Daley, Britain’s 2009 world champion, thwarted China’s bid to become the first country to win four successive diving world titles in the men’s 10-metre platform when the 23-year-old prevailed…

[ad_1] (Reuters) – Point guard John Wall and the Washington Wizards have agreed on a four-year, $170 million contract extension, according to multiple reports on Friday. Wall, 26, is coming off the best season of…

[ad_1] (The Sports Xchange) – Gerina Piller is halfway to her first LPGA Tour victory. Piller shot a 3-under-par 68 on Friday and took a one-stroke lead over four players after two rounds of the…

[ad_1] SOUTHPORT, England (Reuters) – A buzzing Ian Poulter said he was drawing on memories of his near-miss at Royal Birkdale in 2008 as he put himself in contention for a first ever major win…

[ad_1] TOKYO (Reuters) – Mongolian sumo wrestler Hakuho on Friday smashed the record for most career wins in Japan’s national sport as the ‘yokozuna’, or grand champion, took down Takayasu in a frenetic bout to…

[ad_1] BRIANCON, France (Reuters) – Tour de France leader Chris Froome remained rock-solid on a thrilling Col d’Izoard climb won in audacious fashion by Warren Barguil on Thursday and now looks unstoppable in his bid…

[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Formula One’s decision to introduce a ‘halo’ cockpit protection device next year is a mistake, according to former champion Niki Lauda. The Austrian, who is non-executive chairman of world champions Mercedes,…

[ad_1] TOKYO (Reuters) – The parents of a worker on Japan’s Olympic stadium who committed suicide have petitioned the government to recognize it as “death by overwork”, an official said on Thursday, with media saying…

[ad_1] SOUTHPORT, England (Reuters) – Americans Dustin Johnson and Jordan Spieth are the bookmakers’ favorites to win the British Open, which starts at Royal Birkdale on Thursday. World number one Johnson is among the later…

[ad_1] SERRE-CHEVALIER, France (Reuters) – Chris Froome kept control of his rivals in a grueling Alpine ride to move a step closer to a fourth Tour de France title on Wednesday, retaining the leader’s yellow…

[ad_1] RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – A Brazilian second division match ended in chaotic scenes after a linesman raised his flag for offside, the defending team stopped playing, the attacking side walked the ball into…

[ad_1] (The Sports Xchange) – The Arizona Diamondbacks acquired right fielder J.D. Martinez from the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday in exchange for three prospects, getting a jump on the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline market.…

[ad_1] PARIS (Reuters) – Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo opened a clean swimming zone in a city canal on Tuesday, calling it a step on the way to open water swim events in the city’s Seine…

[ad_1] (Reuters) – Roger Federer has secured his place in the ATP Finals for a record 15th time after the Swiss world number three won a record eighth Wimbledon title on Sunday, the Association of…

[ad_1] (Reuters) – New York Yankees first baseman Greg Bird will undergo surgery to remove excess bone growth from his right ankle, putting his season in jeopardy, the American League club said on Monday. Bird,…

[ad_1] SILVERSTONE, England (Reuters) – Lewis Hamilton won his home British Grand Prix for the fourth year in a row on Sunday while a penultimate-lap puncture slashed Sebastian Vettel’s championship lead to a single point.…

[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Behind Roger Federer’s artistry and charm lies a ruthless streak of razor-edged steel which surfaced again on Sunday as he thrashed suffering Marin Cilic 6-3 6-1 6-4 to secure a record…

[ad_1] BEDMINSTER, New Jersey (Reuters) – The South Korean juggernaut continued as long-hitting Park Sung-hyun broke a three-way tie with two late birdies to win the U.S. Women’s Open by two strokes at Trump National…

[ad_1] LE-PUY-EN-VELAY, France (Reuters) – Chris Froome survived an attempted coup by Romain Bardet’s AG2R-La Mondiale team in a treacherous, hectic 15th stage to retain the Tour de France overall leader’s yellow jersey on Sunday.…

[ad_1] (Reuters) – Thailand’s Prayad Marksaeng will be happy to just play all four rounds of a British Open for the first time when he makes his sixth appearance in the tournament at Royal Birkdale…

[ad_1] BEDMINSTER, New Jersey (Reuters) – Shanshan Feng snapped a run of 23 consecutive pars with a birdie at the 18th to reclaim the lead over a wave of South Korean challengers heading into Sunday’s…

[ad_1] RODEZ, France (Reuters) – Chris Froome reclaimed the overall lead on the Tour de France after he left Italian Fabio Aru trailing in a punchy finish of the 14th stage, a 181.5-km ride from…

[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – While 14,999 spectators were left wonderstruck as they watched Roger Federer reach the Wimbledon final a month short of his 36th birthday, there was one man on Centre Court who could…

[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Venus Williams will try to become the oldest woman to win Wimbledon for 109 years on Saturday although, ominously for her the last time a 37-year-old reached the final, it was…

[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Croatian Marin Cilic reached his first Wimbledon final with a hard-earned 6-7(6) 6-4 7-6(3) 7-5 win over resilient American Sam Querrey on Friday. Fans who may have been disappointed that neither…

[ad_1] (Reuters) – The Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Conor McGregor world media tour stormed into New York on Thursday with the fighters unleashing more profanity-laced attacks on each other as they looked to build up…