Injured Goffin pulls out of Wimbledon
LONDON (Reuters) – World number 13 David Goffin has pulled out of this year’s Wimbledon with an ankle injury, he said on Twitter on Wednesday.
Xi tells Infantino China wants to host World Cup
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping told FIFA boss Gianni Infantino he hoped the Asian nation could host a World Cup “in the future”, the world soccer governing body said on Wednesday, after the two met in Beijing.
Real Madrid says confident Ronaldo acted legally in tax fraud case
MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish soccer champions Real Madrid said on Wednesday they were confident their star player Cristiano Ronaldo, who faces accusations of committing tax fraud in the country, acted legally.
British cycling’s ‘culture of fear’ criticized in report
LONDON (Reuters) – British Cycling has been heavily criticized for “a culture of fear” in an independent review into the sport, published on Wednesday, which identified failings in governance and leadership following allegations of bullying and sexism….
Armstrong-era UCI chief Verbruggen dies at 75
BERLIN (Reuters) – The former president of the international cycling union (UCI), Hein Verbruggen, who was in charge during the reign of disgraced doping offender Lance Armstrong and spearheaded preparations for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, has d…
Afghan amputee swimmer aims for international success
KABUL (Reuters) – It took a pair of landmines that severed Malek Mohammad’s legs for him to find his life’s passion for swimming in land-locked Afghanistan.
Yusaku Miyazato ready to step out of sister Ai’s shadow
(Reuters) – Japan’s Yusaku Miyazato’s recent form suggests the 36-year-old is finally ready to step out of the shadow of his illustrious younger sister Ai in a year the former women’s number one confirmed would be her last as a professional.
Yusaku Miyazato ready to step out of sister Ai’s shadow
(Reuters) – Japan’s Yusaku Miyazato’s recent form suggests the 36-year-old is finally ready to step out of the shadow of his illustrious younger sister Ai in a year the former women’s number one confirmed would be her last as a professional.
Workers exploited at Russia’s 2018 World Cup venues, Human Rights Watch says
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday said it had documented cases where workers building venues for Russia’s 2018 soccer World Cup had been left unpaid, made to work in dangerously cold conditions, or suffered reprisals for raising …
Golf – Johnson arrives for U.S. Open after birth of child
ERIN, Wisconsin (Reuters) – World number one Dustin Johnson arrived at Erin Hills to defend his U.S. Open crown and was out late on Tuesday practicing on the course.
