[ad_1] (Reuters) – China’s Shanshan Feng shrugged off the effects of jet lag to fire a six-under-par 66 and seize the early first-round lead in hot, steamy conditions at the U.S. Women’s Open at Trump…

[ad_1] PEYRAGUDES, France (Reuters) – Frenchman Romain Bardet timed his final effort perfectly to win the 12th stage of the Tour de France on Thursday, setting up a thrilling second half of the three-week race…

[ad_1] (Reuters) – Chuck Blazer, the former FIFA executive committee member who pleaded guilty to racketeering, wire fraud and money laundering, has died, his lawyers said on Wednesday. A statement from Blazer’s two lawyers did…

[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – With the U.K.’s Silverstone racetrack exercising a break clause in its contract to host the British Grand Prix, a Formula One event that saw cars race through the capital’s streets revived…

[ad_1] MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Olympic bobsledder Nadezhda Paleeva has been banned for two years for a violation of anti-doping whereabouts rules, Russia’s national anti-doping agency RUSADA said. The announcement comes as Russia is stepping…

[ad_1] BEDMINSTER, New Jersey (Reuters) – Players stuck to an apolitical party line ahead of the U.S. Women’s Open at Trump National on Tuesday, resisting comment on U.S. President Donald Trump, who alienated many with…

[ad_1] Former British Open champion Johnny Miller has pegged Hideki Matsuyama as the early favorite to win next week’s championship at Royal Birkdale and become Japan’s first major winner. But Miller, who won the title…

[ad_1] CHAMBERY, France Australian Richie Porte said he was grateful he did not suffer worse injuries in the high-speed crash on Sunday that forced him to abandon the Tour de France. The BMC Racing rider,…

[ad_1] Latvian Jelena Ostapenko believes she is getting better with every round and hopes to showcase the best of her abilities against five-time champion Venus Williams in the Wimbledon quarter-finals later on Tuesday. French Open…

[ad_1] LONDON Andy Murray continued his Wimbledon tour of awkward and unpredictable opponents and booked his spot in the quarter-finals with a 7-6(1) 6-4 6-4 victory over showman Benoit Paire on Monday. The Frenchman provided…

[ad_1] LONDON Top seed Angelique Kerber was knocked out of the last-16 of Wimbledon by Garbine Muguruza on Monday, ensuring she will lose her world number one ranking. Muguruza’s 4-6 6-4 6-4 victory marked the…

[ad_1] Los Angeles Angels slugger Mike Trout will return from the disabled list on Friday against the Tampa Bay Rays, his team has announced. Trout, the reigning American League Most Valuable Player, tore a ligament…

[ad_1] By Pritha Sarkar | LONDON LONDON When a super-fit, 37-year-old Ken Rosewall hoisted the Australian Open trophy in 1972, chances are he did not spend too much time dwelling on how long he would…

[ad_1] By Martyn Herman | LONDON LONDON Rafael Nadal needs no reminder of the dangers posed by left-handers from Luxembourg — after all his first taste of defeat on Wimbledon’s lawns was against one such…

[ad_1] Philadelphia 76ers No. 1 overall draft pick Markelle Fultz suffered a sprained left ankle and had to be helped off the court during his team’s Summer League contest against Golden State on Saturday in…

[ad_1] (The Sports Xchange) – James Harden and the Houston Rockets agreed on a four-year contract extension that reportedly is the richest in NBA history. The contract is a super-maximum extension that will guarantee Harden…

[ad_1] By Alan Baldwin | SPIELBERG, Austria SPIELBERG, Austria Finland’s Valtteri Bottas kept champions Mercedes on pole position for the Austrian Grand Prix on Saturday after title-chasing team mate Lewis Hamilton was hit with a…

[ad_1] Bernhard Langer issued a statement on Friday saying he is “certain” he has not been violating a rule banning players from anchoring their putter during their stroke. Golf Channel analyst and former PGA Tour…

[ad_1] LONDON Brad Gilbert, former coach to Andre Agassi and Andy Murray, believes Australian Bernard Tomic got off lightly for his comments about being bored at Wimbledon and could have been suspended from the game.…

[ad_1] LONDON Luxembourg left-hander Gilles Muller ended the hopes of Britain’s Aljaz Bedene to reach the fourth round of Wimbledon for the first time on Friday. Slovenia-born Bedene received loud support on a sun-baked Court…

[ad_1] Ichiro Suzuki notched another milestone in his long career on Thursday when he became the most prolific foreign-born hitter in the history of Major League Baseball (MLB). The 43-year-old Japanese rightfielder reached the mark…

[ad_1] LAUSANNE, Switzerland South African Wayde van Niekerk cruised to victory in the Diamond League 400 meters on Thursday in his first international race since he set the world record at last year’s Rio de…

[ad_1] LONDON Former Wimbledon champion Lindsay Davenport believes Britain’s Johanna Konta can go on to become the world’s number one player, saying it was “hard not to see success” for the seventh-ranked player. Davenport, herself…

[ad_1] LONDON French Open semi-finalist Dominic Thiem takes on France’s Gilles Simon at Wimbledon on Thursday, hoping to make inroads into what has been the weakest grand slam for one of the so-called next generation…

[ad_1] LONDON Rafa Nadal continued his imperious run of form as he swept aside American Donald Young 6-4 6-2 7-5 in the Wimbledon second round on Wednesday. The two-times champion was rarely troubled by an…

[ad_1] Bernard Tomic has faced a barrage of criticism from former players after the 24-year-old Australian said he faced “mental issues” and was bored during his lackluster loss to Mischa Zverev in the first round…

[ad_1] Barcelona forward Lionel Messi is set to sign a new contract to keep him at the La Liga club until 2021 with the option of a further one-year extension, according to media reports in…

[ad_1] By Martyn Herman | LONDON LONDON Lacking any actual pyrotechnics, Coco Vandeweghe was at least armed with a booming serve as she led an American contingent into the second round of Wimbledon on Independence…