IOC stops payments to boxing federation AIBA
LAUSANNE, Switzerland, (Reuters) – The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Wednesday said it would not make any payments to the international boxing federation AIBA until problems over governance and finances are sorted out.
Putin says Russia won’t prevent athletes from competing in Pyeongchang
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Russia would not prevent its athletes from competing at the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics if they wanted to, damping down calls from some Russians for a boycott of the Games….
Putin says Russia won’t prevent athletes from competing in Pyeongchang – agencies
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Russia would not prevent its athletes from competing at the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics if they so desired.
IOC hopeful of late surge for Pyeongchang tickets
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (Reuters) – Pyeongchang 2018 daily ticket sales have tripled since the start of the Olympic torch relay in South Korea last month with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) hopeful of 90 percent of them being sold by the start…
Oosthuizen forced out of Joburg Open after freak injury
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Local favorite Louis Oosthuizen has pulled out of the Johannesburg Open starting on Thursday after a freak accident that will go down as one of sport’s more unusual injuries.
Soccer: Kuwait’s international ban lifted after more than two years
ZURICH (Reuters) – Kuwait can return to international football following an absence of more than two years after FIFA lifted a ban on the country’s football association on Wednesday.
Highlights of Tuesday’s NHL games
(The Sports Xchange) – Highlights of Tuesday’s National Hockey League games:
Haye’s rematch with Bellew to take place in May
(Reuters) – The postponed rematch between former heavyweight world champion David Haye and fellow Briton Tony Bellew has been scheduled for May 5 at the O2 Arena in London, according to promoter Eddie Hearn.
Olympics: Russia doping culture will take years to change – whistleblower
(Reuters) – Russia’s doping “culture” will take years to change, regardless of the nation’s ban from the Winter Olympics, whistle-blower Vitaly Stepanov said on Tuesday.
Weightlifting: New Zealand transgender wins medal, Talakhadze breaks records
ANAHEIM (Reuters) – A transgender weightlifter from New Zealand and an Iranian returning from an eight-year doping ban both won silver medals at the World Championships on the final day, which also witnessed two world records for Georgian Lasha Talakha…
