Motorcycling: Rossi ‘positive’ as Aragon decision looms
(Reuters) – Valentino Rossi will have a medical on Wednesday before deciding whether to try to compete in this weekend’s Aragon MotoGP round in Spain, three weeks after breaking his leg, his Yamaha team said.
FIFA says bans Caribbean soccer official Gordon Derrick
ZURICH (Reuters) – Global soccer body FIFA said on Tuesday that it had banned Caribbean Football Union (CFU) president Gordon Derrick for six years from all soccer-related activities for violating several articles of its code of ethics.
Fok elected president of Asian Electronic Sports Federation
(Reuters) – Kenneth Fok has been elected president of the Asian Electronic Sports Federation (AESF) replacing Kazakhstan’s Natalya Sipovich, the organization said on Tuesday.
Boxing: Haye all set for rematch with Bellew
LONDON (Reuters) – Former heavyweight world champion David Haye said on Tuesday he was all set for a rematch with fellow-Briton Tony Bellew after losing their first meeting in March.
Cycling: Dutchwoman Van Vleuten wins world road time trial
BERGEN, Norway (Reuters) – Annemiek van Vleuten claimed an emotional world road title in the women’s individual time trial on Tuesday, beating fellow Dutch rider Anna van der Breggen to the gold medal.
Eurobasket MVP Dragic waves goodbye to Slovenia national team
LJUBLJANA (Reuters) – Slovenian basketball champion Goran Dragic, who led the national team to its first Eurobasket title on Sunday, said he no longer plans to play for the national team.
France to play Davis Cup final against Belgium in Lille
PARIS (Reuters) – The Davis Cup final between France and Belgium will be played at Lille’s Stade Pierre-Mauroy on Nov. 24-26, the French tennis federation announced on Tuesday.
Golf: Money no motivator for laid-back Leishman, says coach
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Marc Leishman’s dominant BMW Championship victory has put him in the frame for the FedExCup’s $10 million bonus but the Australian would prize the validation of beating the world’s best much more than the money, his long-time coac…
No coach, no problem as Pliskova targets WTA Finals
(Reuters) – Former world number one Karolina Pliskova is confident that splitting with coach David Kotyza will not be a hindrance as she attempts to go it alone over the home stretch of the season, leading up to the WTA Finals in Singapore next month.
Women work just as hard, sacrifice as much as men: Murray
(Reuters) – Britain’s world number three Andy Murray has stressed the importance of gender equality in tennis, saying the work ethic required to succeed is the same for both men and women.
