Motor racing: Ricciardo breaks Barcelona track record in testing
BARCELONA (Reuters) – Daniel Ricciardo showed Red Bull’s pace on Wednesday by lapping Barcelona’s Formula One circuit faster than anyone since the track was reconfigured in 2007.
Motor racing: Patrick to drive for Ed Carpenter at Indy 500
(Reuters) – Danica Patrick will drive the No. 13 GoDaddy Chevrolet for Ed Carpenter Racing when she concludes her racing career at the Indianapolis 500 in May, her team said on Wednesday.
Motor racing: Renault blame batteries for Red Bull, McLaren issues
BARCELONA (Reuters) – Renault has blamed faulty batteries for electrical problems suffered in testing by McLaren and Red Bull, both teams who use their engines.
Double Olympic champion Hanyu to miss worlds
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Yuzuru Hanyu, who last month became the first male in 66 years to win back-to-back Olympic gold medals in men’s figure skating, will not defend his world title later this month, the Japan Skating Federation said on Wednesday.
South Korea’s ‘Garlic Girls’ the new face of LG Elec’s vacuum cleaners
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s women curlers, dubbed the “Garlic Girls” after their garlic-farming hometown, have become the faces of LG Electronics’ new cordless vacuum cleaners.
Bulls warned against playing weak team for good pick: reports
(Reuters) – The NBA has warned the Chicago Bulls for resting healthy players in what appears to be an attempt to lose intentionally to boost their chances of a top draft pick, according to several reports on Tuesday, including the Chicago Tribune.
Sutton calls for Wiggins, Freeman to ‘tell the truth’
(Reuters) – Britain’s first Tour de France winner Bradley Wiggins and former Team Sky doctor Richard Freeman need to come forward and give a full explanation of how they used asthma drugs, according to the team’s ex-coach Shane Sutton.
Athletics: IAAF extends Russia’s ban, warns of new sanctions
(Reuters) – Russia’s ban from international athletics over widespread doping was extended by the sport’s governing body on Tuesday and the country was warned it could face further sanctions this year.
Biathlon: Olympic champion Samuelsson to boycott Russian event
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Sweden’s Olympic biathlon champion Sebastian Samuelsson has told Reuters he will boycott the final World Cup event of the year in Russia over continuing concerns about the country’s anti-doping record.
Motor racing: Vettel leads testing as Mercedes predict three-way battle
BARCELONA (Reuters) – Formula One world champions Mercedes predicted a three-way title battle as the second pre-season test started on Tuesday with Ferrari and Red Bull showing their pace.
