Motor racing: New Zealander Hartley to make F1 debut in Austin
LONDON (Reuters) – Brendon Hartley will become New Zealand’s first Formula One driver in 33 years at next week’s U.S. Grand Prix after being called up by Toro Rosso on Friday as replacement for French rookie Pierre Gasly.
University of North Carolina dodges penalty after sham-course probe
(Reuters) – The University of North Carolina has avoided major penalties for running sham classes taken by scholarship athletes after a probe found they did not violate National Collegiate Athletic Association academic rules, the sports body said on Fr…
Arena resigns as manager of U.S. men’s team
(Reuters) – Bruce Arena resigned as manager of the U.S. men’s national team on Friday after failing to qualify the squad for the World Cup finals in Russia next year.
Motor racing: Alonso says Triple Crown still a priority for him
LONDON (Reuters) – Fernando Alonso has hinted at a possible Le Mans 24 Hours entry next year as he continues to ponder his Formula One future with McLaren.
Soccer: Valcke denies receiving ‘undue advantages’ from Al-Khelaifi
PARIS (Reuters) – Former FIFA general secretary Jerome Valcke has denied receiving “undue advantages” from Nasser Al-Khelaifi, the chief executive of Qatar’s beIN Media and president of Paris St Germain, after Swiss prosecutors opened a criminal invest…
NFL: League not seeking mandate for players to stand during anthem
(Reuters) – The NFL said on Friday it has no plans to mandate players stand for the U.S. national anthem, but will rather present a possible solution on how to end the controversial protests when it meets with team owners next week.
No violations found in University of North Carolina sham-class probe: NCAA
(Reuters) – The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) on Friday said it “could not conclude academic violations” at the University of North Carolina, which had been accused of running sham classes for years for some of its scholarship athlete…
NCAA could not conclude violations in North Carolina probe: statement
(Reuters) – The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) on Friday said it “could not conclude academic violations” at the University of North Carolina, which had been accused of running sham classes for years for some of its scholarship athlete…
Nadal overcomes Dimitrov to make Shanghai Masters semi
(Reuters) – World number one Rafa Nadal battled past Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov 6-4 7-6(4) 6-3 and into the semi-finals of the Shanghai Masters on Friday.
Golf: Yin two clear in Korea, major champions hot on her heels
SEOUL (Reuters) – American Angel Yin carded a seven-under-par 65 to lead the LPGA’s KEB Hana Bank Championship on 11-under after the second round on Friday, with South Koreans Chun In-gee, Park Sung-hyun and Ko Jin-young in hot pursuit two shots back.
