Athletics: Under-cooked Gatlin finishes fourth in 150 meters
PRETORIA (Reuters) – World 100 meters champion Justin Gatlin made a sluggish start to his 2018 season when he finished fourth in the rarely-run 150-metres sprint at the Athletix Grand Prix meet in Pretoria on Thursday.
IAAF to push for gender parity across all areas of governance
(Reuters) – The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) is to push for equal gender representation across all areas of its governance, the organization’s President Sebastian Coe said on Thursday.
Motor racing: Verstappen sees no threat from other Renault teams
BARCELONA (Reuters) – Max Verstappen doubts Renault and McLaren will be a threat to his Red Bull Formula One team this season despite all three former champions now having the same engines.
IOC to implement 25 recommendations to promote gender equality
(Reuters) – The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is to implement 25 recommendations from its Gender Equality Review Project which aims to promote non-discrimination and greater participation by women across all aspects of sport, it said on Thursda…
House panel expands probe of sexual abuse of young athletes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee said Thursday it had sent requests for information to the U.S. Olympic Committee and 48 national governing bodies of various sports and Michigan State University, expanding the committee’s investigation into sexual abuse within organized sports.
Cycling: Cavendish suffers fractured rib in crash at Tirreno-Adriatico
(Reuters) – Britain’s Mark Cavendish suffered a fractured rib after crashing during the opening stage of the Tirreno-Adriatico in Italy, his team said on Thursday.
Blatter says he wants FIFA to reconsider his case
ZURICH (Reuters) – Banned former FIFA president Sepp Blatter intends to ask the ethics committee of the global soccer body to reconsider his case and lift his six-year ban from the sport.
World Chess Federation says Swiss accounts to be closed over Syria sanctions
(This version of the Feb. 15 story corrects to make clear that the federation said UBS bank had announced that the federation’s accounts would be immediately closed rather than frozen)
Grillo grabs early lead at Indian Open
(Reuters) – Argentina’s Emiliano Grillo set the early pace with a course-record equaling seven-under-par 65 before darkness fell on day one of the Indian Open on Thursday.
World Chess Federation says Swiss accounts to be closed over Syria sanctions
ATHENS (Reuters) – (This version of the Feb. 15 story corrects first paragraph and headline to make clear that the federation said UBS bank had announced that the federation’s accounts would be immediately closed rather than frozen)
