Baseball ‘can benefit from LA 2028 Games decision’
LIMA (Reuters) – Baseball and softball’s chances of continuing as Olympic sports increased considerably on Wednesday after the city of Los Angeles was awarded the 2028 Olympic Games.
Olympics-IOC break with past to hand Paris 2024, Los Angeles 2028 Games
LIMA (Reuters) – Paris was awarded the 2024 summer Olympics and Los Angeles was handed the 2028 edition on Wednesday, as the International Olympic Committee (IOC) broke with decades of tradition to vote on a unique double allocation.
Golf: Rivals bid to dilute Korean dominance of majors at Evian
(Reuters) – World number two Lexi Thompson heads the group trying to halt the Korean majors juggernaut at the Evian Championship starting in Evian-les-Bains, France on Thursday.
Paris awarded 2024 Olympics, Los Angeles gets 2028 Games:IOC
LIMA (Reuters) – The International Olympic Committee on Wednesday awarded the 2024 summer Olympic Games to Paris and the 2028 edition to Los Angeles following a vote in the Peruvian capital.
Serena Williams shows off baby girl Alexis in photos, video diary
(Reuters) – American tennis star Serena Williams on Wednesday announced the name and released first pictures of her baby girl, revealing that they had spent a week in the hospital following the Sept. 1 birth in Florida because of unspecified complicati…
Motor racing – Toro Rosso’s Kvyat expects ‘good things’ as Honda deal awaited
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Russian Formula One driver Daniil Kvyat dodged questions about Toro Rosso’s expected 2018 engine deal with Honda on Wednesday, saying he saw “good things ahead” for his Red Bull-owned team.
Olympics: Games won’t solve our problems, lament Paris suburb residents
SAINT-DENIS, France (Reuters) – As French officials get ready to uncork the champagne to celebrate securing the 2024 Olympics, in Saint-Denis, the underprivileged district just north of Paris where much of the Games will be hosted, not everyone is prep…
Motorcycling: Silverstone and Donington bidding for British MotoGP slot
LONDON (Reuters) – Silverstone’s future as a venue for MotoGP, as well as Formula One, looks uncertain after a draft calendar published on Wednesday had no circuit listed for next year’s British motorcycle grand prix.
FIFA still resistant to change, says former official
LONDON (Reuters) – FIFA is struggling to implement reforms and change its operating culture because its leaders are more worried about their own political futures, a former top official said on Wednesday.
Hamilton chasing Singapore hat-trick but wary of Ferrari
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Lewis Hamilton arrives in Singapore as Formula One leader and the season’s first back-to-back winner, but Ferrari rival Sebastian Vettel could dash the Mercedes driver’s hopes of a third win in a row on Sunday.
