Cycling-Froome toying with Tour de France rivals (Reuters) By Julien Pretot CULOZ, France, July 17 (Reuters) - Chris Froome has been so strong on this year's Tour de France that at times he appears to have been toying with his rivals. "It was just to see who had the legs," Froome, who still leads Dutchman Bauke Mollema by 1:47, told a news conference after a trouble-free day that featured … [Read more...]

Henrik Stenson wins British Open by 3 with record-tying 63 Henrik Stenson won his first major championship on Sunday, shooting an 8-under 63 at Royal Troon to win the British Open by three shots over Phil Mickelson. The 40-year-old, who became the first male Swede to win a major title, finished at a record-setting 72-hole total of 264, eclipsing Greg Norman’s prior record of 267, which he … [Read more...]

Froome tames his rivals in mountain stage at Tour de France (The Associated Press) When his rivals tried to unsettle the Tour de France leader in the punishing Lacets du Grand Colombier, Chris Froome just kept calm and carried on. ''I was in control,'' Froome summed up at the finish. ''I just wanted to get a feeling for how the group was, and who was reacting and who to look out for,'' … [Read more...]

Froome toying with Tour de France rivals (Reuters) By Julien Pretot CULOZ, France (Reuters) - Chris Froome has been so strong on this year's Tour de France that at times he appears to have been toying with his rivals. "It was just to see who had the legs," Froome, who still leads Dutchman Bauke Mollema by 1:47, told a news conference after a trouble-free day that featured six climbs. The … [Read more...]

Henrik Stenson wins magnificent British Open duel with Phil Mickelson Your browser does not support iframes.   All too often, the British Open is man versus nature, golfers battling swirling winds and sideways rain to hang onto some semblance of dignity and under-par scores. But the 145th British Open at Royal Troon was man versus man, Henrik Stenson versus Phil Mickelson, and the result — a … [Read more...]

Cycling: Downhill master Pantano wins Tour stage 15, Froome leads (Reuters) By Julien Pretot CULOZ, France (Reuters) - Colombian Jarlinson Pantano showed he is a master of the descent as he claimed his maiden Tour de France win in Sunday's 15th stage, while overall leader Chris Froome enjoyed a relatively quiet day in the saddle. Pantano outsprinted breakaway companion Rafal Majka … [Read more...]

Jarlinson Pantano wins brutal 15th stage of Tour de France (The Associated Press) Colombian rider Jarlinson Pantano won the brutal 15th stage of the Tour de France through the Jura mountains after a long breakaway on Sunday. Pantano outsprinted Polish rider Rafal Majka to the finish line in Culoz. Race leader Chris Froome finished slightly more than three minutes behind in a group … [Read more...]

Thomas Pieters snapped his club and deposited it in a gorse bush Your browser does not support iframes. Thomas Pieters had finally reached the green on the par-4 11th at Royal Troon on Sunday. It took him seven shots to get there. After turning a good week sour with a few bad swings, the Belgian decided to take out his frustration on the golf club with which he hit the best shot on the … [Read more...]

Tour de France peloton enters Jura mountains in Stage 15 (The Associated Press) CULOZ, France (AP) -- A group of 30 riders formed an early breakaway as the Tour de France peloton headed into the Jura mountains in Sunday's brutal Stage 15. … [Read more...]

Head of Rio Games: Golfers skip because no money involved (Yahoo Sports) The head of the Rio de Janeiro Olympics says the world's top four male golfers have withdrawn from the games because there is no money to be won - not because of the Zika virus. ''They tried to blame Zika, but the media have shown that they are not coming because there's no prize money,'' Rio organizing committee … [Read more...]