Soccer: Neymar cleared in tax evasion case, father says
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Barcelona striker Neymar has been cleared of any criminal charges in a long-running tax evasion case in Brazil, the player’s father said on Wednesday.
Swimming: U.S. set world record to win 4×100 meters mixed medley relay
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – The United States broke the world record in the mixed 4×100 meters medley relay for the second time in a day to win gold in the final at the world swimming championships on Wednesday.
Ennis-Hill, U.S. relay team to get medals at London worlds
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s former Olympic heptathlon champion Jessica Ennis-Hill will be back on the podium next month as one of the athletes receiving medals reallocated from dopers at the world championships, the IAAF announced on Wednesday.
Kuchar hopes to carry momentum into Canadian Open golf
TORONTO (Reuters) – Matt Kuchar will try to carry the momentum from his near-miss at the British Open into this week’s Canadian Open in Oakville where world number one Dustin Johnson hopes to rediscover the solid form he enjoyed earlier this year.
Egyptian endurance athlete sets new goals after cycling record
CAIRO (Reuters) – Not content with having been part of the fastest ever team to cycle across Europe, Egyptian endurance athlete Helmy Elsaeed is turning his attention to a challenge closer to home – and then potentially the Winter Olympics.
Djokovic to miss rest of the season with elbow injury
BELGRADE (Reuters) – Twelve-times grand slam champion Novak Djokovic will miss the rest of the tennis season, including next month’s U.S. Open, to recover from a right elbow injury, the Serbian said on Wednesday.
Ex-motorcycling world champion Nieto, 70, hurt in quad bike crash
MADRID (Reuters) – Former motorcyling world champion Angel Nieto is in an induced coma in an Ibiza hospital after the quad bike the 70-year-old was riding collided with a car on Wednesday, Spanish media reported.
Sprinter Schippers more relaxed for London after Olympic flop
(Reuters) – Dafne Schippers failed to live up to expectations at last year’s Olympic Games but the Dutch sprint queen says she is much more relaxed going into next month’s World Championship in London after learning the lessons of a frenetic year.
Brexit: All bets are off for Irish horse racing industry
KILDARE, Ireland, (Reuters) – Irish racehorse trainers and breeders fear a Brexit that impedes the free movement of animals could threaten its success on the track and position as Europe’s largest producer of thoroughbreds.
Conflicting philosophies hurting Chinese soccer: Rajevac
HONG KONG (Reuters) – China’s beleaguered national team would benefit from having fewer competing coaching philosophies across the Chinese Super League, former Ghana coach Milovan Rajevac has told Reuters.
