Motor racing: Toro Rosso keep F1 guessing ahead of U.S. Grand Prix
LONDON (Reuters) – The Red Bull-owned Toro Rosso Formula One team could be facing yet another driver change amid uncertainty about Pierre Gasly’s availability for next week’s U.S. Grand Prix.
Russia says progress in anti-doping reforms unrecognized
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia has made significant leaps in its anti-doping reforms but the progress is not being recognized by the international community, sports officials from the country said on Thursday.
Swiss open World Cup criminal probe into former FIFA official Valcke, beIN CEO
ZURICH (Reuters) – Swiss prosecutors said on Thursday they had opened a criminal investigation into former FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke and Nasser Al-Khelaifi, chief executive of Qatar’s beIN Media, focused on corruption linked to World Cup bro…
Tennis: Nadal crushes Fognini, Federer joins him in Shanghai quarters
(Reuters) – Rafael Nadal continued to scythe his way through the Shanghai Masters on Thursday, reaching the quarter-finals with a 6-3 6-1 thrashing of temperamental Italian Fabio Fognini.
Swiss open criminal case against former FIFA official Valcke, beIN CEO
ZURICH (Reuters) – Swiss prosecutors have opened a criminal proceeding against former FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke and Qatar’s beIN Media Chief Executive Nasser Al-Khelaifi, the latest escalation in their ongoing investigation into corruption i…
Motorcycling: Nozane replaces stricken Folger for Japanese MotoGP
(Reuters) – Local rider Kohta Nozane will replace Jonas Folger for Sunday’s Japanese MotoGP race at Motegi after the German suffered a mystery energy-sapping illness, the Tech3 Yamaha team said on Thursday.
Sharapova storms into Tianjin quarter-finals
(Reuters) – Maria Sharapova overpowered Poland’s Magda Linette to enter the quarter-finals of the Tianjin Open on Thursday and is targeting a first title since returning from a 15-month doping ban.
After NHL snub, Russian league becomes springboard to Olympics
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Often seen as a destination for veterans or those struggling for ice-time in North America’s National Hockey League (NHL), the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) has suddenly become a haven for Russians with Olympic aspirations.
Golf: Super rookie Park shares lead in South Korea
SEOUL (Reuters) – U.S. Women’s Open champion Park Sung-hyun closed with a pair of birdies to join Minjee Lee and Kim Min-sun at the top of the leaderboard on six-under par after the first round of the LPGA’s $2 million KEB Hana Bank Championship in Inc…
Frenchwoman Garcia completes WTA Finals field
(Reuters) – Frenchwoman Caroline Garcia became the eighth and final player to qualify for the season-ending WTA Finals in Singapore after Britain’s Johanna Konta withdrew from the Kremlin Cup in Moscow due to a foot injury, the WTA said on Thursday.
