Cowboys RB Elliott suspended six games
(The Sports Xchange) – Dallas Cowboys star running back Ezekiel Elliott was suspended six games by the NFL on Friday for violating the league’s personal conduct policy after multiple domestic violence incidents.
Two more for the road as Bolt says farewell
LONDON (Reuters) – He had demanded that the world write one last headline about him — “Unbeatable. Unstoppable.” — and at the World Athletics Championships on Saturday, Usain St Leo Bolt can still have his final sporting wish granted.
IOC snubs Infantino and Coe in new members list
BERLIN (Reuters) – The presidents of world soccer body FIFA and the international athletics federation IAAF have not been proposed for appointment to the International Olympic Committee when the IOC session votes in new members in September.
Soccer: Morocco to battle North American trio to host 2026 World Cup
CASABLANCA, Morocco (Reuters) – Morocco has lodged a last-minute bid to host the 2026 soccer World Cup and will compete against a three-way bid from the United States, Mexico and Canada.
Matsuyama cards 64 to tie Kisner for second-round PGA lead
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Reuters) – Hideki Matsuyama charged into position to become the first Japanese man to win a major after joining Kevin Kisner in the second-round lead on eight-under-par at the PGA Championship on Friday.
Perfectionist Mayer leads at halfway in decathlon
LONDON (Reuters) – Frenchman Kevin Mayer led at the halfway stage of the decathlon at the World Championships on Friday in the race to fill the void left by the retirement of Ashton Eaton.
Soccer: Neymar cleared to make PSG debut
PARIS (Reuters) – World-record signing Neymar looks set to make his debut for Paris St Germain on Sunday after the French football federation confirmed it had received the player’s transfer certificate.
Olympic champion Perkovic dominates discus qualifying
LONDON (Reuters) – Double Olympic champion Sandra Perkovic looks set to land a second world title to go with her global collection as she dominated qualifying in the discus on Friday.
Athletics: Harrison impresses in sprint hurdles qualifying
LONDON (Reuters) – Kendra Harrison returned to the London track where she broke the world record last year to breeze impressively into the semi-finals of the 100 meters hurdles at the World Athletics Championships on Friday.
Russian dopers ordered to return Olympic medals, some say no
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The silver medals Russian sprinter Tatyana Firova won at the Beijing and London Olympics are stored in a safe in her apartment near Moscow in defiance of the International Olympic Committee, which has wanted them back for months.
