Brazil power grid braces for demand swings during World Cup games
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – The Brazilian government has prepared the country’s power grid to deal with the wild swings in demand for electricity as most people in the soccer-mad country tune out everything except their televisions to watch the national team…
Tri-nation North American bid set for 2026 World Cup
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The World Cup will be heading to North America for the fourth time if the hosting rights to the 2026 are, as expected, handed to the joint bid from the United States, Mexico and Canada at Wednesday’s FIFA congress in Moscow.
Visit Russia for World Cup, but be careful, says anti-racism watchdog
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Soccer fans worried about racism or homophobia should travel to Russia for the World Cup, but take precautions because the host country is a “difficult environment”, the head of the European anti-racism watchdog FARE said on Tuesday….
Reports: Raptors to name Nurse head coach
Assistant coach Nick Nurse agreed in principle to become head coach of the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday, multiple outlets have reported.
NHL referee Rank ditches ice skates for U.S. Open debut
SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. (Reuters) – Canadian Garrett Rank is swapping his ice hockey skates for a set of golf clubs this week at Shinnecock Hills where the National Hockey League referee will make his U.S. Open debut.
VAR at World Cup will not be perfect, warns FIFA refereeing chief
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Video Assistant Referees (VARs) will be making their debut at the World Cup in Russia this month but the technology will not be perfect, FIFA’s director of refereeing, Massimo Busacca, warned on Tuesday.
Tiger slams door shut on personal questions ahead of U.S. Open
SOUTHAMPTON, NY. (Reuters) – Tiger Woods gave the state of his game a tentative thumbs-up on Tuesday ahead of the U.S. Open, but slammed the door shut on questions about his private life as he prepared for Thursday’s first round.
Federer wary of slim margins on grasscourt return
(Reuters) – Roger Federer can return to the top of the ATP rankings this week in Stuttgart but knows all too well the dangers lurking on grass as he comes back from his mid-season break.
Russian World Cup bear finally ready to roar
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Nobody would have hand picked the tournament’s two worst teams to launch the 2018 World Cup, but when Russia and Saudi Arabia meet on Thursday form will be irrelevant as the world’s biggest sporting festival explodes into life in Mos…
Real Madrid name Spain’s Lopetegui as coach
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain coach Julen Lopetegui will take over as Real Madrid manager on a three-year contract after the World Cup, the European champions said on Tuesday.
