Barca edge Real on income but Liga growth key to usurping United
BARCELONA (Reuters) – Barcelona head into Saturday’s “Clasico” against Real Madrid with a whopping 11-point gap over their bitter rivals in the Liga title race — and they also have the advantage in financial terms, albeit by smaller margins.
Shiffrin wins parallel slalom for Courchevel double
(Reuters) – World Cup leader Mikaela Shiffrin edged past Slovak Petra Vlhova to win the women’s parallel slalom event at France’s Courchevel on Wednesday and make it two victories in two days.
Tennis: Miami Open moving from Key Biscayne to NFL stadium
(Reuters) – The Miami Open will move in 2019 to Hard Rock Stadium, home of the Miami Dolphins National Football League team, tournament owner IMG announced on Wednesday.
Russia’s Bosco wants brand disassociated from Winter Olympics
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s Bosco, the exclusive supplier of clothing to the International Olympic Committee from next year, will ask the IOC not to use its brand at the 2018 Winter Olympics, Mikhail Kusnirovich, board head for the group, told Reuters….
Russia’s Bosco, official clothes supplier to International Olympic Committee, wants brand disassociated from Winter Olympics
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s Bosco, the exclusive supplier of clothing to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) from next year, will ask the IOC not to use its brand at the forthcoming Winter Olympics, Mikhail Kusnirovich, board head for the group, …
Turkey wants NBA star jailed for insulting President Erdogan
ANKARA (Reuters) – A Turkish prosecutor asked for NBA’s New York Knicks star Enes Kanter to be jailed for up to four years for insulting Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, the state-run news agency Anadolu reported on Wednesday.
Birmingham set to be named 2022 Commonwealth Games host
(Reuters) – Birmingham is expected to be announced as the host city for the 2022 Commonwealth Games, British media reported on Wednesday.
Paralympics: Russia Paralympic ban remains, decision on Pyeongchang in January
LONDON (Reuters) – The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) said on Wednesday it was maintaining its suspension of the Russian Paralympic Committee but had yet to make a final decision on whether it can compete at the 2018 Winter Games in South Kor…
Russian Paralympic Committee ban remains, final decision on Winter Games participation in January
LONDON (Reuters) – The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) said on Wednesday it was maintaining its suspension of the Russian Paralympic Committee but had yet to make a final decision on whether Russia can compete at the 2018 Winter Games in South…
Olympics: IOC sanctions Slovenian from Vancouver Games re-tests
BERLIN (Reuters) – Slovenian biathlete Teja Gregorin was sanctioned by the International Olympic Committee on Wednesday after re-tests of samples showed she had used banned substances during the 2010 Vancouver winter Olympics.
