Cycling: Defeated Thomas still believes he can win another Tour
After his troubled preparation for the race, Geraint Thomas is still poised to finish the Tour de France as runner-up — and that persuades the...
Trump tells black lawmaker to clean up ‘disgusting, rat and rodent infested’ district
President Donald Trump hit out at a prominent African-American critic on Saturday, calling him a “brutal bully” who should concentrate on cleaning up his “disgusting,...
Games: U.S. and Peru get Pan Am Games off to golden start
The United States collected the first gold medal of the Pan Am Games on Saturday, with Alex Lee spoiling what would have been a dream...
Tennis: Basilashvili battles past Zverev into Hamburg title clash
Defending champion Nikoloz Basilashvili saved two match points against Alexander Zverev before battling past the German 6-4 4-6 7-6(5) to reach final of the Hamburg...
Crew of oil tanker seized by Iran in good health: owners
The owners of Stena Impero, a British-flagged oil tanker seized by Iran this month, said on Saturday that Indian, Russian and Philippine embassy officials met...
Games: Tejeda grabs gold for Peru with win in women’s marathon
Peruvian runner Gladys Tejeda secured the home country’s first gold medal at the Pan Am Games with victory in the women’s marathon in Lima on...
Lions release RB Riddick after six seasons
The Detroit Lions released veteran running back Theo Riddick on Saturday, shedding his $3.2 million salary....
Motor racing: Mercedes had Ocon on standby to replace unwell Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton went from poorly to pole at the German Grand Prix on Saturday, revealing afterwards that Mercedes had put French reserve Esteban Ocon on...
Larson’s woes continue with crash in Pocono practice
Roughly 10 minutes into opening Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice at Pocono Raceway, Kyle Larson’s No. 42 Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet broke loose in...
Police fire tear gas, rubber bullets in Hong Kong clash over anti-triad march
Police fired tear gas and rubber bullets at demonstrators hurling rocks in a rural Hong Kong town on Saturday as several thousand activists gathered to...