Tom Edrington – AHN Sports Reporter Paris, France (AHN Sports) – Warning to golfers: Stay out of the water! French Open winner Thomas Levet found out the hard way on Sunday that victory celebrations can go a bit too far. Levet, who won his national championship for the first time, jumped into a lake at [...]
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French Drench: Thomas Levet breaks shin jumping in lake after French Open
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admin Edward Lewis – AHN Sports Reporter Valencia, Spain (AHN Sports) – Sebastian Vettel continued his dominance in Formula One this season by scoring his sixth win of the season Sunday in the European Grand Prix. Vettel extended his dominant points lead when he topped Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso by 10.891 seconds for his second straight [...]
Posted in Racing & Motor Sports Tags: dominance, Edward Lewis - AHN, Felipe Massa, Fernando Alonso, force india, India, jenson button, Lewis Hamilton, Mark Webber, Nick Heidfeld, Nico Rosberg, race, Reporter Valencia, season, Sebastian, Sebastian Vettel, sixth, sixth victory, Spain, Valencia, Vettel, Victory, Wins No Comments »Rory McIlroy: what’s next for the U.S. Open champion?
admin Tom Edrington – AHN Sports Reporter Bethesda, MD, United States (AHN Sports) – Forget Letterman and the rest of the late night talk show circuit. Rory McIlroy wants to have some real fun so he’s heading, where else but Wimbledon. With the 111th U.S. Open trophy in his possession, the 22-year-old is wasting little time [...]
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admin Edward Lewis – AHN Sports Reporter Daytona Beach, FL, United States (AHN Sports) – One day after failing post-race inspection at Pocono Raceway, Sprint Cup Series driver Kyle Busch was penalized by NASCAR. Busch’s No. 18 Toyota was found illegal after a top-5 finish in Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race in Long Pond, PA. [...]
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admin Edward Lewis – AHN Sports Reporter Daytona Beach, FL, United States (AHN Sports) – NASCAR team owner Richard Childress took matters in his own hands last weekend at Kansas and now his wallet is a little lighter. On Monday NASCAR fined Childress $150,000 and placed him on NASCAR probation the rest of the year for [...]
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admin AHN Sports Staff Paris, France (AHN Sports) – Rafael Nadal won 7-5, 6-3, 6-3 over Ivan Ljubicic, while Robin Soderling ripped Gilles Simon 6-2, 6-3, 7-6. Nadal, who improved to 42-1 at the French Open, is angling for his sixth title here. “I have improved since the tournament started,” said Nadal, who was pushed to [...]
Posted in Racing & Motor Sports Tags: advances, Agnieszka Radwanska, AHN, David Ferrer, Ekaterina Makarova, France, French, gilles simon, Ivan Ljubicic, Maria Sharapova, Nadal, notch, Open, Paris, Petra Kvitova, Rafael Nadal, Robin Soderling, Sharapova, Simon, Soderling, Sports, Staff, Victoria, victoria azarenka, Wins No Comments »Nadal holds off Isner in five sets, Murray rips Prodon at French Open
admin AHN Sports Staff Paris, France (AHN Sports) – Rafael Nadal had to go five, long tough sets with John Isner in finally winning 6-4, 6-7 (2), 6-7 (2), 6-2, 6-4 Tuesday at the French Open. Andy Murray’s match was easy by comparison as he crushed Eric Prodon 6-4, 6-1, 6-3. Robin Soderling was somewhere in [...]
Posted in Racing & Motor Sports Tags: AHN, Andy Murray, Barbora Zahlavova-, Eric Prodon, Five, France, French, holds, Isner, John Isner, Kim Clijsters, Maria Sharapova, Match, Murray, Nadal, Open, Paris, Prodon, Rafael Nadal, rips, Robin Soderling, Ryan Harrison, sets, Sports, Victoria, victoria azarenka No Comments »Ryder Cup 2018 awarded to France, Le Golf National course
admin Tom Edrington – AHN Sports Reporter Surrey, United Kingdom (AHN Sports) – The 2018 Ryder Cup matches were awarded to France Tuesday morning. European Tour chief executive officer George O’Grady made the announcement at the Wentworth Golf Club. France was one of five countries vying for the matches along with Spain, Germany, Portugal and the [...]
Posted in Racing & Motor Sports Tags: 2018, awarded, course, edrington, European, France, George O'Grady, Germany, Golf, golf club france, golf national, National, Paris, Portugal, Reporter Surrey, Ryder, ryder cup, ryder cup matches, Spain, The Netherlands, Tom Edrington - AHN, Tour, United Kingdom, Versailles, wentworth golf club No Comments »NASCAR’s Trevor Bayne released from Mayo Clinic, return expected soon
admin Edward Lewis – AHN Sports Reporter Rochester, MN, United States (AHN Sports) – After undergoing testing and some evaluations last week Daytona 500 winner Trevor Bayne was released from the Mayo Clinic. The 20-year old Roush Fenway Racing NASCAR Nationwide Series driver is expected to return to his driving duties with Roush and the Wood [...]
Posted in Racing & Motor Sports Tags: Bayne, Brian Crum, Chris Buescher, Clinic, Del., Dover, Edward Lewis - AHN, Expected, From, international speedway, M.D., Mayo, mayo clinic neurologist, NASCAR's, nausea and fatigue, released, Reporter Rochester, return, Richmond, S.C., Series, soon, sprint cup, Trevor, Trevor Bayne, United States No Comments »Justin Allgaier remains atop Nationwide points standings
admin Edward Lewis – AHN Sports Reporter Daytona Beach, FL, United States (AHN Sports) – Thanks to five top-10 finishes in nine starts, Justin Allgaier held on to the NASCAR Nationwide Series points lead for the second straight week. Allgaier is atop the standings with 305 points and followed closely by Elliott Sadler (299), Jason Leffler [...]
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