Soccer: FIFA ethics committee member resigns following investigation
FIFA’s ethics committee member Sundra Rajoo resigned on Wednesday, one week after being suspended from his post following an investigation by an anti-corruption unit in his native Malaysia, the global soccer body said.
Motor racing: F1 podium domination by top teams is unacceptable – Brawn
The top three teams’ domination of the Formula One podium over the past two seasons is unacceptable and has to change, the sport’s managing director for motorsport Ross Brawn said on Wednesday.
NBA strikes betting data deals with Sportradar, Genius Sports
The National Basketball Association (NBA) struck its first betting data partnerships, allowing Genius Sports and Sportradar AG to distribute data to licensed sports betting operators in the United States.
WADA holds talks in Moscow on lab data deadline
A World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) delegation held talks with Russian officials and visited a suspended Moscow anti-doping laboratory on Wednesday as it waits for Russia to meet a year-end deadline to hand over laboratory data.
Olympics: Snowboarder Shaun White sets sights on 2020 skateboarding
American snowboarder Shaun White, who won his third gold medal in the men’s halfpipe at the 2018 Winter Olympics in February, is now eyeing the debut skateboarding events at Tokyo 2020.
Jags’ Fournette has suspension upheld
Jacksonville Jaguars running back Leonard Fournette will sit out Sunday’s game against the Indianapolis Colts after his appeal of a one-game suspension was denied.
Motor racing: More than 100 women apply for $1.5 million ‘W Series’
More than 100 applicants from around the world have sought to join a new all-female motor racing series aimed at getting them into Formula One, where no woman has competed since 1976.
Olympics: IOC’s ‘New Norm’ dominates 2026 Games presentations
Stockholm and an Italian two-city bid made presentations to host the 2026 Winter Games on Wednesday with both embracing the IOC’s ‘The New Norm’ program which is aimed at making it cheaper and easier to stage the Olympics.
Olympics-Bach heaps praise on ‘well prepared’ Tokyo for 2020 Games
International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach says he cannot remember a host city being as well prepared as Tokyo, a little more than 600 days before the start of the 2020 Summer Games.
NHL roundup: Sabres win tenth straight
Jeff Skinner scored 1:41 into overtime as the Buffalo Sabres extended the NHL’s longest winning streak to 10 games with a 3-2 victory over the visiting San Jose Sharks on Tuesday.
