Bad luck seems to follow Kei Nishikori around at Wimbledon.

Dustin Johnson, coming off his first major victory at last month’s US Open, fired a four-under par 66 Sunday to overtake top-ranked Jason Day and win the World Golf Championships Bridgestone Invitational.

Wilmer Flores tied a franchise record with six hits as the New York Mets beat the Chicago Cubs 14-3 to sweep a four-game series.

England captain Alastair Cook believes Pakistan’s Mohamed Amir will face a tough reception from fans should he return to Test cricket at Lord’s later this month.

India’s new head coach Anil Kumble admires Test captain Virat Kohli’s aggression and will not try to curb his natural instincts.

Pakistan’s Mohamed Amir marked his return to first-class cricket in England with three wickets as Somerset collapsed at Taunton yesterday.

Mercedes have a difficult decision to make after colliding teammates Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg gave Formula One fans a day of drama in Austria on Sunday.

Mark Cavendish moved up to joint second on the all-time Tour de France stage win list with victory in yesterday’s third stage by the tightest of margins.

A month out from the Olympics, Cate Campbell’s 100 metres freestyle world record is a testament to her class and determination but the Australian will not chase the time in pursuit of gold at Rio de Janeiro, according to her long-serving coach.

Michael Phelps will bring down the curtain on his stellar Olympic career in Rio, heading a US swimming team packed with newcomers eager to stamp themselves the future of the sport.

Swimmer Mary al-Atrash, 22, who will be one of the six athletes representing Palestine at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, poses for a photo at the Beit Sahur swimming pool, near the West Bank city of Bethlehem yesterday.

Justin Gatlin clocked the fastest 100 metres of the year to book his ticket to Rio at the US Olympic trials here on Sunday as Allyson Felix shrugged off her injury woes to power to victory in the 400m.