McGregor could address Congress in rights campaign for fighters
(Reuters) – Mixed martial arts champion Conor McGregor could speak in the United States Congress to help with a campaign to extend the legal protections enjoyed by boxers to MMA fighters, according to Congressman Markwayne Mullin.
Cycling: Europe to decide UCI election, says former chief McQuaid
BERGEN, Norway (Reuters) – France’s David Lappartient will beat incumbent Brian Cookson to be elected president of the International Cycling Union (UCI) if the body’s European delegates vote as one, former UCI chief Pat McQuaid told Reuters.
Tennis: Spain to host Britain in 2018 Davis Cup first round
LONDON (Reuters) – Five-times Davis Cup champions Spain will host Britain in the first round of the 2018 competition.
Soccer: Madrid’s Metropolitano stadium to stage 2019 Champions League final
NYON, Switzerland (Reuters) – Atletico Madrid’s new Metropolitano stadium will stage the 2019 Champions League final, UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin announced after an executive committee meeting on Wednesday.
Cycling: Dumoulin crushes opposition to win maiden time trial title
BERGEN, Norway (Reuters) – Tom Dumoulin of the Netherlands crushed his rivals to claim a maiden individual time trial title at the road cycling world championships on Wednesday, crowning a superb season after winning the Giro d’Italia in May.
Nadal and Federer lead Europe in inaugural Laver Cup
PRAGUE (Reuters) – Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer will set aside their long-time rivalry when they play for Europe against the rest of the world in the inaugural Laver Cup tournament which starts on Friday.
Jake LaMotta, boxing’s ‘Raging Bull,’ dies in his 90s
(Reuters) – Jake LaMotta, the brutish former boxing champion whose life of violence in and out of the ring was portrayed in the movie “Raging Bull,” died on Tuesday, according to one of his daughters.
Cycling: Wais completes journey from war-torn Syria to world championships
BERGEN, Norway (Reuters) – Three years after fleeing his home in war-torn Syria, Ahmad Badreddin Wais was living his dream on Wednesday as he competed in the individual time trial at the cycling world championships in Bergen, Norway.
Motorcycling: Rossi will try to race in Spain with a broken leg
LONDON (Reuters) – Yamaha’s Valentino Rossi will try to make a race return in Spain this weekend, three weeks after breaking his leg in an off-road training accident, if MotoGP doctors give him the green light.
World para swimming, powerlifting events postponed after quake: IPC
(Reuters) – The world para swimming and powerlifting championships to be held in Mexico City later this month have been postponed following the devastating earthquake this week, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) said on Wednesday.
