Reuters Sports News Summary

Following is a summary of current sports news briefs. Thiem rides out difficult start to ease to Barcelona Open victory

World number five Dominic Thiem captured his second title of the year after thrashing Russian Daniil Medvedev 6-4 6-0 in the Barcelona Open final on Sunday. The Austrian had been beaten by Rafael Nadal in his previous appearance in the Barcelona final in 2017 but after knocking out the 11-times French Open champion in the semi-finals, Thiem easily dispatched the 23-year-old Medvedev. Imperious Kipchoge wins in London again as Kosgei upsets favorites

Eliud Kipchoge ran the second fastest marathon time ever to clinch his fourth London Marathon title on Sunday, ahead of Britain's Mo Farah who struggled in fifth, while Kenya's Brigid Kosgei impressed to win the women's race. Kenya's Kipchoge made it an incredible 11 marathon wins from 12 races, leading from start to finish to come home in a time of two hours, two minutes and 37 seconds -- 58 seconds off his own world record set last year in Berlin. Murray to attempt comeback if his body allows it

Former world number one Andy Murray said he is under no pressure to return to competitive tennis after undergoing hip resurfacing surgery earlier this year but he would attempt to make a comeback if his body allowed it. The three-times Grand Slam champion said at this year's Australian Open that constant pain in his hip had brought him to the verge of quitting the sport but revealed last month that he was pain free after the procedure in January. MLB roundup: Padres come up big in 10th

Manuel Margot's bases-loaded single keyed a six-run 10th inning, and the visiting San Diego Padres beat the Washington Nationals 8-3 on Saturday for their fifth consecutive win. Ty France singled off Wander Suero (1-3) to open the 10th, and Francisco Mejia doubled to right. Greg Garcia then flied out to deep left, scoring France with the go-ahead run. Golf: Campillo wins in Morocco to end long wait for European Tour triumph

Spain's Jorge Campillo birdied two of his last three holes to claim a maiden success on the European Tour with a two-shot victory in the Hassan II Golf Trophy at the Royal Golf Dar Es Salam in Rabat on Sunday. Campillo, who had six runner-up finishes before finally claiming a win in his 229th appearance on the tour, finished with a 71 for a total of nine under-par. Bottas wins in Azerbaijan and retakes championship lead

Valtteri Bottas won the Azerbaijan Grand Prix on Sunday and retook the Formula One lead from team mate Lewis Hamilton after a fourth successive one-two finish for Mercedes. Britain's five times world champion Hamilton finished second to drop one point behind his Finnish team mate, who started the race on pole position, while Sebastian Vettel was third for Ferrari. Farah not distracted by Gebrselassie dispute despite marathon disappointment

Britain's Mo Farah said his dispute with Ethiopian distance-running great Haile Gebrselassie did not act as a distraction ahead of Sunday's London Marathon in which he finished a disappointing fifth. Farah had been tipped to challenge Eliud Kipchoge for the title but after running the first 30 kilometers in a British record time, he fell away in the latter stages. Kvitova earns maiden Stuttgart title with win over Kontaveit

World number three Petra Kvitova beat Estonian Anett Kontaveit 6-3 7-6(2) to win Stuttgart's Porsche Grand Prix on Sunday on Sunday for her second title of the year as she prepares for next month's French Open. Kvitova, a two-time Wimbledon champion, broke her opponent to go 4-2 up in the first set and served out the set a little later on the quick indoor clay courts in Stuttgart. ATP roundup: Thiem rolls to Barcelona title

Austria's Dominic Thiem thumped Russia's Daniil Medvedev 6-4, 6-0 on Sunday to capture the Barcelona Open title. The third-seeded Thiem followed up his semifinal upset of 11-time Barcelona champion Rafael Nadal by eliminating No. 7 seed Medvedev in one hour and 13 minutes. Raikkonen joins Gasly and Kubica in Baku pitlane start

Kimi Raikkonen will start Sunday's Azerbaijan Grand Prix from the pitlane along with Red Bull's Pierre Gasly and Williams's Robert Kubica after stewards struck off the Finn's qualifying results. The Alfa Romeo driver had been eighth on the provisional starting grid and his demotion means Ferrari's Charles Leclerc, who crashed in the second phase of qualifying, will move up from ninth.