Italian Fognini gets suspended two grand slam ban for U.S. Open outburst
LONDON (Reuters) – Italy’s Fabio Fognini was provisionally suspended for two grand slam tournaments and fined $96,000 for his outburst at this year’s U.S. Open, the Grand Slam Board said on Wednesday.
Ronaldo and Messi make it safely to World Cup but no U.S.
ZURICH (Reuters) – The possibility of a World Cup without Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi turned out to be a false alarm, yet next year’s tournament will still have a major absentee after the United States’ extraordinary failure to qualify on Tuesda…
Red Sox fire manager Farrell after five seasons
(The Sports Xchange) – The Boston Red Sox fired manager John Farrell on Wednesday, two days after his team was eliminated from the playoffs.
Baseball: Red Sox fire manager Farrell after five seasons
(The Sports Xchange) – The Boston Red Sox fired manager John Farrell on Wednesday, two days after his team was eliminated from the playoffs.
Tennis: Italian Fognini gets suspended two grand slam ban for U.S. Open outburst
LONDON (Reuters) – Italy’s Fabio Fognini was provisionally suspended for two grand slam tournaments and fined $96,000 for his outburst at this year’s U.S. Open, the Grand Slam Board said on Wednesday.
Tennis: Nadal and Federer ease through in Shanghai
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer resumed their battle for the year-end number one ranking with imperious victories to reach the third round of the Shanghai Masters on Wednesday.
Soccer: Ronaldo and Messi make it safely to World Cup but no U.S
ZURICH (Reuters) – The possibility of a World Cup without Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi turned out to be a false alarm, yet next year’s tournament will still have a major absentee after the United States’ extraordinary failure to qualify on Tuesda…
Stunned U.S. face major questions after World Cup debacle
(Reuters) – In one of the biggest upsets of this qualifying cycle, the United States failed to reach the World Cup for the first time in more than 30 years and now face some major questions over the progress of the sport in the country.
Tennis: Kyrgios fined $10,000 for Shanghai walk off
LONDON (Reuters) – Australia’s Nick Kyrgios has been fined $10,000 and deducted his $21,000 first-round losers’ cheque following his decision to walk off after losing the first set against Steve Johnson in the Shanghai Masters on Tuesday.
Pakistan barred from international football
ZURICH (Reuters) – Pakistan has been suspended from international football because of what global soccer body FIFA described as undue third-party interference in the country’s football federation (PFF).
