NHL: National Hockey League roundup
(The Sports Xchange) – Colorado Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog has been suspended four games by the NHL for cross-checking Calgary Flames forward Matthew Tkachuk, the league announced Monday.
National Football League roundup
(The Sports Xchange) – The Denver Broncos’ quarterback carousel once again will turn to Trevor Siemian after coach Vance Joseph announced Monday that Paxton Lynch will be sidelined two to four weeks with a high ankle injury.
Formula One’s owners have plenty of work to do
ABU DHABI (Reuters) – The Formula One season ended at the weekend with even some drivers stifling a yawn but the sport’s new owners remained upbeat about their investment and future prospects.
European Games to include new mixed gender team event in 2019
(Reuters) – European Athletics is poised to spearhead the charge for radical change in the sport with organizers having unveiled a new mixed gender team competition to be introduced at the second edition of the European Games in 2019.
Russia toppled from Sochi 2014 medals first place but final count unknown
BERLIN (Reuters) – Russia have been knocked off the medals top spot for the 2014 Sochi winter Olympics after five more athletes received lifetime Games bans on Monday over doping violations at those Olympics, but the final medal count could be months o…
IOC bans five more Russians for life over Sochi doping
BERLIN (Reuters) – Five more Russian competitors from the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, including two gold medalists, have been banned for life over anti-doping rule violations, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Monday.
Williams hope Kubica can tick all the right boxes
LONDON (Reuters) – Williams are hoping Robert Kubica ticks all the right boxes in Abu Dhabi testing this week as the Pole moves closer to an astonishing Formula One comeback with the former world champions.
Chess federation vows ‘huge effort’ to include Israelis in Saudi-hosted match
ATHENS (Reuters) – The World Chess Federation (FIDE) is undertaking a “huge effort” to include Israeli players in a speed chess championship hosted by Saudi Arabia next month, the federation said on Monday.
Japanese sumo council calls for ‘harsh punishment’ for wrestler Harumafuji
(Reuters) – The Yokozuna Deliberation Council has asked the Japan Sumo Association (JSA) to hand out an “extremely harsh punishment” to “yokozuna” (grand champion) Harumafuji for an alleged assault on a junior wrestler, Kyodo news agency reported on Mo…
Motor racing: Former U.N. climate chief to advise Formula E
LONDON (Reuters) – Former U.N. climate chief Christiana Figueres is to join retired four-times Formula One world champion Alain Prost in leading Formula E’s Global Advisory Board, the electric motor racing series announced on Monday.
