Reuters Sports News Summary
Following is a summary of current sports news briefs. Cycling: Ackermann wins Giro stage two, Roglic retains overall lead
German champion Pascal Ackermann made a dream Giro d'Italia debut when he timed his sprint to perfection to win the second stage, a 205-km ride from Bologna on Sunday. The Bora-Hansgrohe rider just avoided a rider crashing in front of him during the finale before outsprinting Italian champion Elia Viviani and Australian Caled Ewan. Resurgent Woods heads to PGA with Nicklaus record back in play
Tiger Woods proved many doubters wrong with his triumph at last month's Masters, where he not only completed a comeback story for the ages but also put Jack Nicklaus's record of 18 major titles back into play. Woods, who has not competed since collecting his 15th major at Augusta, will get his next chance to chip away at the landmark when he tees it up in Farmingdale, New York for the May 16-19 PGA Championship. NASCAR notebook: Bowyer frustrated by blocking in overtime shootout
To say Clint Bowyer was annoyed at the end of Saturday night's Digital Ally 400 at Kansas Speedway is putting it mildly. In the two-lap overtime shootout that decided the race, Bowyer had a strong run through the tri-oval coming to the white flag, but as Bowyer's No. 14 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford flashed across the start/finish line, Erik Jones steered his No. 20 Toyota up the track and blocked Bowyer's progress. NHL: Meier, Couture power Sharks past Blues in Game 1
With all the hype and expectations that come from being a top-10 pick in the NHL draft, some would feel it's been a slow process for Timo Meier to become an impact player. To the San Jose Sharks, any extra time it took for the 22-year-old from Switzerland to get to where he is today, the wait was more than worth it. NFL notebook: Rosen, Fitzpatrick to compete in Miami
Will it be a journeyman or a former first-round draft pick who wins the starting quarterback job for the Miami Dolphins? Coach Brian Flores said let the best man win. Motor racing: Hamilton back on top with victory in Spain
Lewis Hamilton returned to the top of the Formula One world championship on Sunday by winning the Spanish Grand Prix in a fifth successive one-two for Mercedes. The 76th victory of the five times world champion's career, and third of the season, sent Hamilton seven points clear of Finnish team mate Valtteri Bottas after five of the 21 races. MLB roundup: Pujols hits 2 HRs, ties Winfield in hits
Albert Pujols hit two home runs, and the visiting Los Angeles Angels beat the Baltimore Orioles 7-2 on Saturday. It was the 59th career multi-homer game for Pujols, who homered in the first and fourth innings, and his first since July 12, 2018, against Seattle. He was 3-for-5 with three RBIs and three runs. Brazil stun U.S. in 4x100m final on day of upsets at IAAF World Relays
Paulo Andre Camilo de Oliveira powered Brazil to victory in the men's 4x100m event at the IAAF World Relays in Yokohama, Japan, on Sunday as they finished ahead of a strong United States quartet and world champions Britain. Brazil clocked 38.05 seconds, 0.02 seconds ahead of U.S., who had Justin Gatlin in their ranks, in what was the smallest ever margin of victory in the competition. Mercedes have discussed Ferrari move with Hamilton: Wolff
Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes have discussed the possibility of the five times Formula One champion one day racing for Ferrari and such a move would be no drama, team boss Toto Wolff has said. Hamilton, 34, has a contract with Mercedes until the end of 2020, by which time he could have equaled Ferrari great Michael Schumacher's unprecedented seven titles and broken other records. Manchester City retain Premier League title
Manchester City retained the Premier League title on Sunday, securing top spot with an emphatic 4-1 win at Brighton & Hove Albion on the final day of the season. City finished with 98 points, one point ahead of second-placed Liverpool, who finished the campaign with a 2-0 home victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers.
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