Bournemouth dumped out of FA Cup by third tier Wigan
LONDON (Reuters) – Premier League Bournemouth were dumped out of the FA Cup after an embarrassing 3-0 third-round replay defeat by third tier Wigan Athletic on Wednesday.
Rallying: Sainz stretches Dakar lead after penalty rescinded
(Reuters) – Spaniard Carlos Sainz stretched his Dakar Rally lead to more than an hour on Wednesday after organizers rescinded a 10-minute penalty imposed earlier in the week for an incident with a quadbike.
Man stabbed before Atletico Madrid game: emergency services
MADRID (Reuters) – A 22-year-old man was rushed to hospital in a serious condition after being stabbed near Atletico Madrid’s Wanda Metropolitano stadium before a King’s Cup game between Atletico and Sevilla on Wednesday, emergency services said.
Coach tells ex-USA gymnastics doctor Nassar in court to ‘go to hell’
LANSING, Mich. (Reuters) – A coach who sent dozens of young girls for treatment to USA Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar, who pleaded guilty to molesting female athletes, told the disgraced physicians on Wednesday to “go to hell” for his crimes.
Holder Fernandez leads at Europeans, French pair upset Russian rivals
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Spain’s Javier Fernandez stumbled on a quad Salchow but still took the lead after the short program at the European figure skating championships on Wednesday before French duo Vanessa James and Morgan Cipres upset their Russian rival…
Doubts over McGregor as UFC announces title fight
(Reuters) – UFC president Dana White has said that the organization’s lightweight title will be put up for grabs in a showdown between interim holder Tony Ferguson and Khabib Nurmagomedov, casting doubts over the reign of current champion Conor McGrego…
Verizon renews NBA deal as it seeks to be go-to screen for sports
(Reuters) – Verizon Communications has renewed its deal with the National Basketball Association for two years, allowing users to live-stream games on its Yahoo platform and mobile devices and access out-of market live games.
Holder Fernandez leads at Europeans after short program
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Spain’s Javier Fernandez stumbled on a quad Salchow but still took the lead after the short program at the European figure skating championships on Wednesday as he bids to win a sixth consecutive title.
Ruined and neglected, Sarajevo tracks still hold hope for some
SARAJEVO (Reuters) – Once a pride of Olympic Sarajevo and known as the steepest and fastest in the world, the bobsleigh track on Mount Trebevic is now dilapidated and abandoned, a shadow of its former glory.
Koreas to form unified ice hockey team, march together in Olympics
SEOUL (Reuters) – The two Koreas will field a combined women’s ice hockey team and march together under one flag at next month’s Winter Olympics in the South, Seoul said on Wednesday, after a new round of talks amid a thaw in cross-border ties.
