TEXAS- The Texas Rangers moved their chips all in and the once high and mighty Yankees traded talent to build for the future on Monday as the Major League Baseball (MLB) trading deadline came to a dizzying end.
RIO DE JANEIRO-- The Olympic Games have been the catalyst for a positive transformation of Rio de Janeiro, the International Olympic committee said on Monday.
With gleaming new stadiums dotting the coastline in the Barra de Tijuca neighbourhood, Rio is set to open the first Olympics on South American soil on Friday.
HOCKENHEIM, Germany-- Resurgent Red Bull replaced Ferrari as the best-of-the-rest behind Mercedes after racing to their first double-podium in over a year in Sunday's German Formula One Grand Prix.
CANADA-- Fifth seed Simona Halep of Romania took advantage of an error-prone display by American Madison Keys to claim her 14th WTA title with a 7-6(2) 6-3 victory in the Rogers Cup final in Montreal on Sunday.
SPRINGFIELD, New Jersey-- Americans Jimmy Walker and Robert Streb shared a two-shot, 36-hole lead at the PGA Championship on Friday with heavyweights Jason Day, Henrik Stenson and Martin Kaymer lurking nearby.
