Olympics: Korea crisis no problem for Pyeongchang: North Korean IOC member
LIMA (Reuters) – The Pyeongchang winter Olympics in February will not be affected by the escalating crisis on the peninsula and North Korea will hopefully be able to send athletes, the country’s International Olympic Committee member Chang Ung said on …
Motor racing: Honda set top-three goal with new partner Toro Rosso
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Formula One engine supplier Honda, having parted ways with McLaren, is setting its sights on challenging among the top-three next season with new partners Toro Rosso, a senior executive said.
Olympics: Doping-tainted weightlifting must reform or risk 2024 Games spot
LIMA (Reuters) – Weightlifting will have to pass several hurdles to prove it is doping-free or it risks losing its established Olympic spot for the Paris 2024 Games, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Friday.
Motor racing: Alonso the final piece of the puzzle for McLaren
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – McLaren are confident Fernando Alonso will sign a new deal now that the team have announced a switch from Honda to Renault engines, executive director Zak Brown said on Friday.
Golf: Park grabs first-round lead at Evian Championship
(Reuters) – South Korean Park Sung-hyun took full advantage of the ultimate mulligan by grabbing the first-round lead of the Evian Championship in France on Friday after bad weather wiped out her poor start a day earlier.
Olympics: Evidence found in Sochi drugs probe to charge athletes, IOC says
LIMA (Reuters) – A first batch of athletes suspected of having been part of a Russian doping ring at the Sochi 2014 Winter Games may soon be charged by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the head of the investigation said on Friday.
France and Serbia level at 1-1 as Tsonga beats Djere
LILLE, France (Reuters) – Jo-Wilfried Tsonga claimed a no-nonsense 7-6(2) 6-3 6-3 win against Laslo Djere as France drew level with Serbia in their Davis Cup semi-final after the first singles on Friday.
Evidence found in Sochi drugs probe to charge athletes, IOC says
LIMA (Reuters) – A first batch of athletes suspected of having been part of a Russian doping ring at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics may soon be charged with doping-related offences, the head of the investigation said on Friday.
Ex-U.N. chief Ban expects safe Pyeongchang 2018 despite nuclear tension
(Reuters) – Former United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is confident that next year’s Winter Olympics in his native South Korea will be safe and successful, despite tensions surrounding North Korea’s nuclear weapons program.
Nervous Pouille loses to Lajovic as France fall behind Serbia
LILLE, France (Reuters) – France found themselves unexpectedly trailing 1-0 at home in their Davis Cup semi-final against Serbia when Lucas Pouille was stunned 6-1 3-6 7-6(7) 7-6(5) by Dusan Lajovic in the first singles match on Friday.
