Athletics: Van Niekerk to have surgery, will miss Commonwealth Games
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – South Africa’s Olympic gold medalist Wayde van Niekerk will miss next year’s Commonwealth Games after suffering a serious knee injury in a celebrity touch rugby match, the sprinter said on Tuesday.
Motor racing: Hamilton hopes Alonso gets a better car next year
LONDON (Reuters) – Lewis Hamilton is hoping McLaren can rejoin the Formula One front-runners next season, after years in the doldrums, so he can have more battles with former team mate Fernando Alonso.
Formula One to have louder and simpler engine in 2021
LONDON (Reuters) – Formula One will have simpler, cheaper and noisier engines from 2021 as part of a “road map” for the future presented to teams on Tuesday that could entice new manufacturers to enter the sport.
Girardi surprised, disappointed with exit from Yankees
(The Sports Xchange) – Joe Girardi said he is “surprised” and “disappointed” with the New York Yankees’ decision to opt against his return as the team’s manager next season.
Eagles acquire Pro Bowl running back Ajayi from Dolphins
(The Sports Xchange) – The Philadelphia Eagles acquired Pro Bowl running back Jay Ajayi from the Miami Dolphins on Tuesday for a fourth-round pick in the 2018 draft.
Vandeweghe wobbles but roars back to win Elite Trophy opener
(Reuters) – American CoCo Vandeweghe kicked off the WTA Elite Trophy in Zhuhai, China with a dramatic comeback win on Tuesday, seeing off home wildcard Peng Shuai 3-6 6-3 6-2 in the first round-robin match of the Bougainvillea Group.
Joshua says promoter Hearn speaking to Fury about fight
(Reuters) – Britain’s Anthony Joshua believes a fight with former world champion Tyson Fury is a possibility, saying promoter Eddie Hearn has begun discussions about it.
Pyeongchang receives Olympic flame for 2018 Winter Games
ATHENS (Reuters) – The flame that will burn during the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics was handed over to organizers in Athens on Tuesday in the marble stadium that hosted the first modern Games in 1896.
Hong Kong to host 2022 Gay Games as LGBT acceptance grows in parts of Asia
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong will host the 2022 Gay Games, fighting off bids from cities in the United States and Mexico to become the first Asian city to stage the sports and cultural event.
Soccer: Australia FA postpones meeting as FIFA intervention looms
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australia’s embattled football association has postponed an emergency general meeting it had hoped would end a bitter power-struggle between clubs and administrators, and stave off the threat of a FIFA takeover of the domestic gam…
