LONDON — Novak Djokovic didn’t dwell on Centre Court after getting dominated by Jannik Sinner in the Wimbledon semifinals. The 39-year-old Djokovic enjoyed a warm, smile-filled embrace with his 24-year-old opponent at the net after the 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 defeat Friday, quickly packed up his ...
NORTH BERWICK, Scotland — Rory McIlroy took advantage of the scoring holes in windy conditions Friday and posted a 4-under 66 for a three-way share of the lead in a Scottish Open that no longer has Scottie Scheffler. As comfortable as McIlroy looked, Scheffler struggled from the start and wound up with a 72 to miss the 36-hole cut for the first time in nearly four years. He had made 78 cuts in a row, the longest streak since Tiger Woods set the record (142) more than 20 years ago. “Got off to a poor start and after that, I didn’t really it close enough to give myself a bunch of ...
AKRON — Cameron Percy shot a 4-under 66 on Friday at rainy Firestone Country Club to take a one-stroke lead in the Kaulig Companies Championship, the fourth of the five major tournaments on the PGA Tour Champions. Percy had a 7-under 133 total. The 52-year-old Australian is winless on the senior tour. “You can’t fake it around here. You’ve got to hit it solid,” Percy said. “The par 3s are hard, everything’s hard. You’ve got to hit it really good. You can’t just slap it everywhere and shoot a 68. ” First-round leader Jerry Kelly was tied for second with Zach ...
BORDEAUX, France — Belgian rider Tim Merlier won the seventh stage of the Tour de France in a sprint finish on Friday while race favorite Tadej Pogacar kept the yellow jersey. Merlier was moved into position to attack by his Soudal Quick-Step team and timed his move well to clinch his ...
Like something out of H.G. Wells’ “War of the Worlds,” an alien fishing lure is taking the bass fishing world by storm as many anglers watch in astonishment. Dubbed the Coike by Japanese lure company Hideup, the lure is taking the top shelf in professional tournament anglers’ tackle boxes and inspiring many companies to put their own version in production as soon as possible. The Coike, and the various knock-offs, are flat-out fish-catchers, even as anglers have a difficult time describing what they think the lures represent in the food chain. They do appear to be from ...
PITTSBURGH — The scheduled game between the Milwaukee Brewers and Pittsburgh Pirates was postponed because of rain Friday night and rescheduled for today as part of a day-night doubleheader. The first game was set for 12:05 p.m. and the second at 4:05 p.m. Pittsburgh All-Star Braxton ...
