Brazil’s former Olympic chief to stand trial in Rio 2016 bribes case
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Brazil’s former head of the national Olympics committee (COB), Carlos Nuzman will stand trial for his role in a corruption case involving alleged bribery aimed at making Rio de Janeiro the host of the 2016 Games, a Brazilian …
FIFA to look into changing nationality rules
ZURICH (Reuters) – FIFA is considering an overhaul of the rules which govern players’ eligibility for national teams, including a proposal which would allow them to switch allegiance in certain circumstances.
Motor racing: Hartley calls on his old mates for advice
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – New Zealander Brendon Hartley has been grilling fellow-Antipodeans Mark Webber and Daniel Ricciardo for all the information he can get as he prepares for his Formula One debut in Texas on Sunday.
Brazil court orders release of former Olympic committee chief
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – A Brazilian court ordered the release from jail of former head of the national Olympics committee Carlos Arthur Nuzman on Thursday, according to the court’s press office.
Goerges, Kasatkina reach Kremlin Cup semi-finals
MOSCOW (Reuters) – German Julia Goerges and Russian Daria Kasatkina enjoyed straight-sets wins on Thursday to reach the Kremlin Cup semi-finals, where they will be joined by Irina Begu and Natalia Vikhlyantseva.
Tennis: Berdych, Kyrgios cut seasons short due to injuries
LONDON (Reuters) – Czech Tomas Berdych and Australian Nick Kyrgios are the latest leading players to end their seasons early due to injury problems, they said on Thursday.
FIFA reaches agreement to help unpaid players
ZURICH (Reuters) – FIFA has reached an agreement that will help players leave their clubs when they do not get paid on time.
Motor racing: Hamilton says no plans to ‘take a knee’ in Austin
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Formula One title favorite Lewis Hamilton said on Thursday he sympathized with athletes protesting racism in the United States but had no plans to kneel during the national anthem before Sunday’s U.S. Grand Prix.
Nets’ Lin set to miss season with knee injury
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Jeremy Lin’s 2017-18 NBA season looks to be over after the Chinese-American suffered a knee injury that left him writhing in pain on the court in his team’s season-opening loss, the Brooklyn Nets said on Thursday.
Putin says IOC under U.S. pressure to bar Russia from Pyeongchang Games
SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said the International Olympic Committee (IOC) was being pressured by the United States to prevent Russia from taking part in the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.
