Two Koreas court peace in first basketball friendly in years
SEOUL (Reuters) – North and South Korea joined forces for their first basketball friendly in 15 years on Wednesday amid a warming of relations since the Winter Olympics in the South and easing tensions over the North’s nuclear and missile programs.
Major League Baseball roundup: LeBlanc signs extension, leads Seattle to win
Wade LeBlanc, who signed a contract extension earlier in the day, pitched seven strong innings Tuesday night as the host Seattle Mariners defeated the Los Angeles Angels 4-1 at Safeco Field for their eighth straight victory.
China’s World Cup one day? It’s already here
MOSCOW (Reuters) – China wants to host the World Cup one day and FIFA is looking at the idea; but soccer fans around the world might be forgiven for thinking that a Chinese World Cup is already reality.
Russia puts on best face for rocking World Cup
NIZHNY NOVGOROD (Reuters) – Such was my haste in packing and ignorance of Russia that I nearly followed my wife’s recommendation to throw in a woolly hat for the World Cup before setting off from Venezuela.
Little Uruguay punches above weight – yet again
NIZHNY NOVGOROD, Russia (Reuters) – With similar accents and culture, there is little that annoys your average Uruguayan more than being mistaken for an Argentine next door.
Little Uruguay punch above weight – yet again
NIZHNY NOVGOROD, Russia (Reuters) – With similar accents and culture, there is little that annoys your average Uruguayan more than being mistaken for an Argentine next door.
Playing ‘favorites’ Brazil a dream for Belgium: Martinez
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Brazil are the favorites in what Belgium coach Roberto Martinez described as a “dream match” for his players when the two countries meet in a World Cup quarter-final in Kazan on Friday.
Agassi open to return to ‘high pressure’ coaching role
(Reuters) – Eight-times grand slam champion Andre Agassi is open to a return to coaching despite the challenges he faced in the role while guiding Serbia’s Novak Djokovic last year.
Confident Swedes relishing England showdown in Samara
SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) – An increasingly confident Sweden are relishing the prospect of a World Cup quarter-final clash against England after displaying the best of their battling qualities in a 1-0 win over Switzerland in Tuesday’s Round of 16 tie.
Major League Baseball notebook: Angels’ Ohtani returns to lineup
The Los Angeles Angels activated two-way star Shohei Ohtani from the 10-day disabled list and penciled him into the starting lineup as the designated hitter, batting sixth, against the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday night.
