A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Saturday
World number two Rafael Nadal dropped a set at the Barcelona Open for the first time in four years before advancing to the last 16, beating Argentine Leonardo Mayer 6-7(7), 6-4, 6-2 on Wednesday.
Paul di Resta suffered his third retirement in a row and Adrian Sutil sneaked into the top-10 in the last lap as Sahara Force India added one point to their tally from the exciting Singapore Grand Prix, where fortunes swung like a pendulum for the Indian F1 team.
Lewis Hamilton became Britain's first four-times Formula One world champion on Sunday after fighting back from last place following an opening-lap collision with arch-rival Sebastian Vettel at the Mexican Grand Prix.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday
Swimming's top nations are setting their sights on how to deal with midnight finishes during the Rio 2016 Olympics.
There has been speculation within Formula One that Lawrence Stroll, the billionaire father of Canadian driver Lance, is willing to invest in Force India as part of a move for his son from Williams.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Monday
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday
McLaren driver Jenson Button is aware that modern F1 is a bit harder for the fans to follow.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Wednesday
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Monday
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Friday.
One thing is certain: The part-Goan, part-Malayali group CEO of Air Asia is not your usual boardroom CEO, and he cultivates the maverick businessman image, buying race car teams and football clubs and taking off-beat bets with his mentor and now buddy Richard Branson of Virgin.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Monday
In Rio, over 10,000 athletes will compete for the biggest prize in sport -- an Olympic gold medal.
