Tennis: Vesely sinks eighth seed Thiem in battle of tiebreaks

LONDON (Reuters) - Unseeded Czech Jiri Vesely won a battle of the tiebreaks to sink Austrian eighth seed Dominic Thiem 7-6(4) 7-6(5) 7-6(3) in the Wimbledon second round on Thursday.

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Wolff backs F1 performance-related team payments

SPIELBERG, Austria (Reuters) - Formula One's future prize money structure should do away with special bonuses for top teams and instead be based on past and present performance, Mercedes motorsport head Toto Wolff said on Thursday.

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Phelps and rival Lochte on 200 IM collision course

OMAHA, Nebraska (Reuters) - Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte cruised into the semi-finals of the 200 meters medley at the U.S. Olympic trials on Thursday to set up a potential mouth-watering showdown between the two rivals.

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Brazil lends $895 million to Rio to guarantee safety at Olympics

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil's government disbursed 2.9 billion reais ($895 million) to cover Olympic security spending by the state of Rio de Janeiro, which declared a state of fiscal emergency just weeks before the sporting event kicks off on Aug. 5.

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Ricciardo ready to move on...from Ferrari questions

SPIELBERG, Austria (Reuters) - Daniel Ricciardo would rather move on.

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Ricciardo ready to move on...from Ferrari questions

SPIELBERG, Austria (Reuters) - Daniel Ricciardo would rather move on.

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Furious Troicki sees red at umpire

LONDON (Reuters) - Serbian 25th seed Viktor Troicki blew his top at umpire Damiano Torella as he lost 3-6 6-3 6-3 2-6 6-3 to Spain's Albert Ramos-Vinolas in the second round of Wimbledon on Thursday.

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Regal Murray hurries into round two

LONDON (Reuters) - Andy Murray produced the kind of imperious form that has propelled him into two grand slam finals this year as he beat Taiwan's Lu Yen-hsun 6-3 6-2 6-1 in the Wimbledon second round on Thursday.

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Hamilton sees grid penalties coming his way

SPIELBERG, Austria (Reuters) - Triple world champion Lewis Hamilton fears he may have to start two of the Formula One season's remaining 13 races from the back of the grid, handing Mercedes team mate Nico Rosberg a significant advantage in the title battle.

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Froome faces tough ride for Tour hat-trick

MONT ST MICHEL, France (Reuters) - Defending champion Chris Froome looks set for a rocky ride with an army of hungry rivals trying to prevent the Briton becoming the first rider for over 20 years to retain the Tour de France.

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Muguruza stunned by qualifier Cepelova

LONDON (Reuters) - Second seed Garbine Muguruza, bidding to add the Wimbledon crown to her French Open title, was sensationally beaten in the second round on Thursday by Slovakian qualifier Jana Cepelova 6-3 6-2 in the shock of the tournament so far.

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Olympic champions Rudisha and Kemboi sail through Kenya trials

ELDORET, Kenya, Jun 30 (Reuters) - Kenya’s Olympic champions David Rudisha, Brimin Kipruto and Ezekiel Kemboi cruised to the finals of their races as the east African nation’s Olympic trials kicked off on Thursday.

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Nadal and Wozniacki included in provisional Olympic entry list

LONDON (Reuters) - Rafael Nadal, the 2008 Beijing Olympics gold medalist, and former world number one Caroline Wozniacki were among those named in the provisional entry list for the August Rio Games by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) on Thursday.

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