Golf: Wie comes clean about secret weapon - an 11 wood

OLYMPIA FIELDS, Illinois (Reuters) - Michelle Wie generates as much power as any woman golfer on the planet, which might explain why she was so reluctant to talk about the 11-wood she put in her bag for the first time at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship.

Thunder land George in trade with Pacers: reports

(Reuters) - The Oklahoma City Thunder have acquired All Star forward Paul George in a trade with the Indiana Pacers, several news outlets reported on Friday.

Serena's absence leaves vacuum in women's game

LONDON (Reuters) - Brad Gilbert reckons 40 women have a shot at the Wimbledon title which, depending on which side of the fence you stand, means either the WTA Tour is blessed with extraordinary depth or chronically short of capable understudies for Serena Williams.

Wide-open Wimbledon lacks women's favorite

MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - The absence of expectant mother Serena Williams and a failure by any of the other top women to produce the kind of dominance the American seven-times champion has consistently delivered makes this year's Wimbledon the most open in years.

Nike in multi-year deal to supply Tottenham kit

LONDON (Reuters) - Nike, the world's largest footwear maker, have signed a multi-year agreement to become Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur’s official kit supplier from next season.

Lingmerth takes two-shot Quicken Loans lead into weekend

(Reuters) - Sweden's David Lingmerth shot a second consecutive five-under 65 for a two-stroke lead over Australian Geoff Ogilvy after the second round of the Quicken Loans National on Friday.

Venus Williams sued by family of man who died after Florida crash

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (Reuters) - Venus Williams was sued on Friday by the family of a Florida man who died after being involved in a two-vehicle crash that police say was the fault of the world's former top-ranked tennis player.

Tom Watson steers Ryu to the top, teaches her salty English

OLYMPIA FIELDS, Illinois (Reuters) - Tom Watson has provided valuable assistance to Ryu So-yeon in the South Korean’s rise to the women's world number one ranking, although he is not the eight-times major winner.

Hoops great Kobe Bryant joins LA 2024 push

(Reuters) - Twice Olympic basketball champion and Los Angeles Lakers great Kobe Bryant on Friday lent his name to the Los Angeles bid to host the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Three times Tour winner Froome extends Sky contract

LONDON (Reuters) - Three times Tour de France winner Chris Froome has signed a contract extension that will keep him at Team Sky until the end of 2020, Sky said on Friday.

Former McLaren team manager joins Williams

LONDON (Reuters) - Former McLaren team manager Dave Redding, a 30-year Formula One veteran, is joining Williams in the same role after next month's British Grand Prix.

Sprint king Cavendish says would be happy with one stage win

DUESSELDORF, Germany (Reuters) - Briton Mark Cavendish says he will need some luck if he is to edge closer to Eddy Merckx's all-time stage wins record when the Tour de France begins in Duesseldorf on Saturday.

Quintana says needs to be more daring to win Tour de France

DUESSELDORF, Germany (Reuters) - Colombian Nairo Quintana says he will be have to be adopt a more "daring" approach if he is to win the Tour de France for the first time this year.