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Roger Federer was a wonder this year in tennis before he got to the big, bad city, winning his 18th major at the Australian Open and then his 19th at Wimbledon, two months short of his 36th birthday, the oldest man to win Wimbledon in 108 years and the oldest since Arthur Ashe won there at the age of 31 in 1975. But Venus Williams is as…

Lewis Hamilton leads from start to finish, recording a comfortable victory and moving to the top of the drivers’ championship for the first time this season; Valtteri Bottas was second and Sebastian Vettel third • Read Giles Richards’ race report

NEW DELHI: Athens Olympic silver medallist shooter Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore was on Sunday appointed the new sports minister in place of Vijay Goel, who has been made the minister of state for parliamentary affairs. The 47-year-old Rathore was till now serving as minister of state for information & broadcasting. Rathore takes over from the pro-active Goel following a major cabinet reshuffle by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Colonel Rathore first stepped…

No. 3 Florida State’s chances against No. 1 Alabama started slipping away bit by bit in the second half. If this sounds familiar, it’s because it is. The Seminoles were simply Alabama’s latest victim in the Tide’s 24-7 win Saturday night in Atlanta. College football’s most anticipated Week 1 game in years lived up to the billing for the first half. Florida State was Alabama’s equal for the entirety of…

After a mile and a half go right to Weeting, then join the road, and turn right, then left, on to All Saints. This takes you past Weeting Castle, a ruined medieval manor. The metalled road merges into an off-road track at Holme Farm. Follow this track to the A1065, where you turn right, then first left, on to a long, straight lane with trees either side. Take care here:…

A popular British cycling magazine has apologized for including a photo caption that read “token attractive woman” in its latest print edition. The caption in Cycling Weekly appears superimposed above the head of Hannah Noel, a member of the Hinckley Cycling Race Club in Leicester, England. “I made it into Cycling Weekly, it seems not for my ability as a female cyclist but as a ‘token attractive woman’ – I’m absolutely gutted and…

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The No. 6 Mountaineers earned a hard-fought 2-1 victory over No. 4 Penn State tonight at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium. First-half goals from forwards Sh’Nia Gordon and Lauren Segalla, combined with a strong showing from the backline, pushed the Mountaineers (3-1) to the monumental victory. “Tonight was a great growth opportunity for us to see if we could hang on to a lead,” Mountaineer…

Kevin Harvick ended Saturday’s Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series knockout qualifying session at Darlington Raceway with an excellent omen for Sunday night’s Bojangles’ Southern 500 (on NBCSN at 6 p.m. ET). Covering the 1.366-mile distance in 27.669 seconds (177.730 mph) in the final round, Harvick earned his second career pole at the Lady in Black. The first time Harvick was the top qualifier at Darlington was in 2014. He went on…

11:30 PM ET Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print comment HOUSTON — That they were playing baseball at all seemed something like a miracle. It was just a week ago that Hurricane Harvey made landfall on the Texas shore, unleashing more rain that any storm ever had over the continental United States. More than 50 inches of the stuff, leading to catastrophic floods all over the region, displaced thousands…

HOUSTON (Reuters) – The city of Houston on Saturday witnessed two milestones on its road to recovery from Hurricane Harvey: a visit from the president of the United States and the return of baseball a week after deadly floodwaters engulfed the metropolis. President Donald Trump, in a widely watched test of his handling of the disaster, distributed food and played with children at a center for evacuees in his first…

A popular British cycling magazine has apologized for including a photo caption that read “token attractive woman” in its latest print edition. The caption in Cycling Weekly appears superimposed above the head of Hannah Noel, a member of the Hinckley Cycling Race Club in Leicester, England. “I made it into Cycling Weekly, it seems not for my ability as a female cyclist but as a ‘token attractive woman’ – I’m absolutely gutted and…

HOUSTON (Reuters) – The city of Houston on Saturday witnessed two milestones on its road to recovery from Hurricane Harvey: a visit from the president of the United States and the return of baseball a week after deadly floodwaters engulfed the metropolis. President Donald Trump, in a widely watched test of his handling of the disaster, distributed food and played with children at a center for evacuees in his first…

If the board proves the major offense, Fognini will face up to $250,000 in fines and may be permanently barred from future Grand Slam tournaments. Based on his actions at the Open this past week, it appears that those maximum fines would be more than warranted. It was much too little and a little too late, but Fognini apologized on Twitter on Thursday, saying sorry to fans — but not…

Shutterstock/Adam Tinney Scientists don’t know exactly when head injuries from contact sports cross the line into dangerous territory. But a new study published in the journal Frontiers of Neurology shows that brain changes from contact sports — even games less violent than football, like basketball and soccer — start to appear earlier than most people think. Even brains of college athletes show signs of changes. “To us, the biggest surprise was that we observed any…

Sports Direct is asking warehouse staff to press a happy or sad face emoji on a touchpad to tell them how they’re feeling when they clock in – management can then identify and question them if they are disgruntled, a trade union has claimed. The leisurewear company is said to to identify employees by their fingerprints when they give a negative response on the touchpad when they start their shifts, and ask them to explain their grievance. It is…

Sports Direct is asking warehouse staff to press a happy or sad face emoji on a touchpad to tell them how they’re feeling when they clock in – management can then identify and question them if they are disgruntled, a trade union has claimed. The leisurewear company is said to to identify employees by their fingerprints when they give a negative response on the touchpad when they start their shifts, and ask them to explain their grievance. It is…

Shutterstock/Adam Tinney Scientists don’t know exactly when head injuries from contact sports cross the line into dangerous territory. But a new study published in the journal Frontiers of Neurology shows that brain changes from contact sports — even games less violent than football, like basketball and soccer — start to appear earlier than most people think. Even brains of college athletes show signs of changes. “To us, the biggest surprise was that we observed any…

Image copyright PA Image caption MPs have declared about £215,000 worth of gifts, benefits and hospitality Sports and betting companies top the list of donors treating MPs to gifts and hospitality. The Ladbrokes Coral group appeared 15 times in the register of members’ interests, more than any other donor. Out of 187 donations from UK sources registered by MPs, 58 were from the world of sport. A further 19 were…

Sports Direct is asking warehouse staff to press a happy or sad face emoji on a touchpad to tell them how they’re feeling when they clock in – management can then identify and question them if they are disgruntled, a trade union has claimed. The leisurewear company is said to to identify employees by their fingerprints when they give a negative response on the touchpad when they start their shifts, and ask them to explain their grievance. It is…

Jeff Gordon said NASCAR is in good hands despite the loss of some of its marquee stars in recent years. Gordon and Tony Stewart, who are locks for the NASCAR Hall of Fame, have retired although both remain active in the sport. The former Hendrick Motorsports driver stepped away from full-time driving two years ago and is working for Fox but filled in for Dale Earnhardt Jr. last season. Stewart…