WADA reinstates suspended Mexico laboratory
(Reuters) – Mexico’s suspended anti-doping laboratory has been reinstated after correcting non-conformities, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) said on Tuesday.
Olympics: IOC sees more than 20,000 drugs tests in Pyeongchang lead-up
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (Reuters) – More than 20,000 doping tests will have been conducted by the start of next year’s Pyeongchang winter Olympics as the International Olympic Committee’s pre-Games testing program hopes to root out cheats in advance, it …
Malaysia wins MotoGP’s best Grand Prix of 2017
LONDON (Reuters) – Malaysia’s motorcycle Grand Prix was named by the sport’s governing body on Tuesday as the best race of the 2017 MotoGP championship.
Olympics: Flourishing eSports eye Games link for extra boost
BERLIN (Reuters) – Booming eSports do not need the Olympics to maintain their explosive growth but a link with the world’s biggest multi-sports event would validate gaming worldwide and give the Games a much-needed younger audience, industry leaders sa…
Kremlin to defend athletes against doping allegations, keep IOC ties
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia will defend its athletes against doping allegations and work to preserve its ties with the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday.
Melbourne’s Metropolitan Golf Club to host 2018 World Cup
(Reuters) – Melbourne will host the World Cup of Golf for the third consecutive time with the 59th edition of the event to be held at the Metropolitan Golf Club from Nov. 21-25, 2018, tournament organizers said on Tuesday.
Highlights of Monday’s NBA games
(The Sports Xchange) – Highlights of Monday’s National Basketball Association games:
Weightlifting: Hashemi takes another gold for Iran
ANAHEIM (Reuters) – Iran struck gold for a second consecutive day at the weightlifting World Championships when Ali Hashemi won the men’s 105 kilogram class on Monday.
Highlights of Monday’s NHL games
(The Sports Xchange) – Highlights of Monday’s National Hockey League games:
Steelers sink Bengals on last-second field goal
(The Sports Xchange) – Chris Boswell’s 38-yard field goal as time expired lifted the Pittsburgh Steelers to a 23-20 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals, capping an injury- and penalty-ridden Monday night matchup at Paul Brown Stadium.
