USA Gymnastics unwilling to relinquish governing body status: USOC
USA Gymnastics will face a hearing that could lead to the organization’s demise after it decided against surrendering its status as the national governing body (NGB) for the sport, the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) said on Wednesday.
Report: Husband of UFC’s Ostovich arrested
Arnold Berdon, the husband of UFC flyweight Rachael Ostovich, has been arrested on a charge of attempted murder, according to reports on MMAfighting.com and TMZ.
Packers’ Rodgers to donate $1 million to Camp Fire relief
Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers is donating $1 million to the North Valley Community Foundation to help with the Camp Fire recovery efforts.
Panthers’ Trocheck has surgery on broken ankle
The Florida Panthers will be without 2017 All-Star center Vincent Trocheck indefinitely after he underwent surgery for a broken ankle suffered in a 7-5 win over the Ottawa Senators on Monday night.
Tennis: Italian Bracciali banned for life, Starace for 10 years
Italian former world top-50 player Daniele Bracciali has been banned from tennis for life after being found guilty of match-fixing, the Tennis Integrity Unit (TIU) said on Wednesday.
World soccer bodies awarded just $2.63 mlillion in U.S. bribery case
A U.S. judge said the world soccer governing body FIFA and two regional soccer federations deserved to recoup just $2.63 million from two former officials convicted on bribery charges, a small fraction of the roughly $125 million they sought.
Tennis: Davis Cup could merge with ATP for unified event – Costa
Davis Cup organisers are open to merging with the ATP over a unified event, tournament director Albert Costa has said while emphasising that the 118-year-old competition will remain the number one international tennis event.
Machado walks back ‘Johnny Hustle’ comment
Manny Machado is about to break the bank in free agency, but he knows teams will have questions that must be answered first.
FIFA ethics committee member suspended over corruption investigation
A member of FIFA’s ethics committee has been suspended after being placed under investigation by an anti-corruption unit in his native Malaysia, the global soccer body said on Wednesday.
Ingenious format and even games equals Nations League success
UEFA’s new Nations League competition has proved an instant success thanks to the apparently simple, but often forgotten, combination of an ingenious format and evenly-matched teams.
