Thursday, 31 May 2018

Tennis: Thiem finishes off Tsitsipas to reach third round

PARIS (Reuters) - Austrian Dominic Thiem returned to Court 18 to finish off Greek teenager Stefanos Tsitsipas and reach the French Open third round for the third consecutive year on Thursday.


Soccer: Germany's Neuer will be first choice if he makes World Cup-Bierhoff

(Reuters) - Germany's Manuel Neuer will be the first choice keeper at next month's World Cup if he makes the final squad, team manager Oliver Bierhoff said on Thursday, even though the 2014 World Cup winner has not played a competitive game since September.


Soccer: Peru captain free to play at World Cup after court ruling

ZURICH (Reuters) - Peru captain Paolo Guerrero was cleared to play at the World Cup after a Swiss court agreed on Thursday to temporarily lift his doping suspension while it considered his appeal against a 14-month ban.