South Africa’s Semenya back in the spotlight after new IAAF rule
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – Athletics’ new hyperandrogenism rule announced on Thursday has put the spotlight back on South African Caster Semenya’s intimate details, which the middle-distance athlete has previously said caused her great distress and embarras…
Woods says will play next two events on PGA Tour
(Reuters) – Tiger Woods announced on Thursday that he will play the next two events on the PGA Tour — the Wells Fargo Championship in North Carolina and the Players Championship in Florida.
NFL extends Amazon streaming deal for Thursday Night Football
(Reuters) – The National Football League said on Thursday it has extended its deal with Amazon.com Inc to stream Thursday night games during the 2018 and 2019 seasons on Amazon’s Prime Video.
Nearly 1,600 doping rules violations in 2016: WADA
(Reuters) – There were nearly 1,600 anti-doping rules violations (ADRV) in 2016 involving athletes and support staff from 117 nationalities across 112 sports with athletics top of the list, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) said in a report released …
Sirotkin confident Williams can find a cure for aero ills
BAKU (Reuters) – Russian rookie Sergey Sirotkin can see light at the end of the tunnel for Williams after a painfully slow start to the Formula One season but it will still take a lot of hard work to get there.
Boston to take former baseball team owner’s name off street
(Reuters) – Boston city officials on Thursday approved a change to the name of a short street outside the Fenway Park baseball stadium because it honors a former owner of the Boston Red Sox when the team lagged behind others in fielding black players.
Wozniacki battles past Errani into Istanbul quarter-finals
(Reuters) – Caroline Wozniacki was made to work hard for a victory at the Istanbul Cup on Thursday, coming from behind to beat Sara Errani 5-7 6-3 6-3 and reach the quarter-finals.
Tennis: Defending champion Pouille knocked out of Hungarian Open
(Reuters) – Defending champion Lucas Pouille crashed out of the Hungarian Open after a shock straight-sets defeat by Australia’s John Millman in the round of 16 on Thursday.
Nadal eases into Barcelona quarters, Dimitrov edges Jaziri
BARCELONA (Reuters) – World number one Rafael Nadal eased into the Barcelona Open quarter-finals after dispatching compatriot Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 6-1 6-3 and winning a record-extending 40th consecutive set on clay.
U.S. lifts sanctions on Colombian soccer team
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States lifted sanctions on Thursday on Colombian soccer team Envigado Futbol Club S.A. after it severed ties to a group involved in international drug trafficking and other criminal activities, the Treasury Department …
