Former MotoGP champion Hayden dies after cycling accident
ROME (Reuters) – Former MotoGP champion Nicky Hayden has died five days after the American was hit by a car while cycling in eastern Italy, his Honda World Superbike team said in a statement on Monday.
Injured Wozniacki drops out of Strasbourg
(Reuters) – Former world number one Caroline Wozniacki’s preparation for next week’s French Open suffered a huge blow after she retired injured from her opening-round match against American Shelby Rogers at Strasbourg International on Monday.
Soccer: Former Disney CEO Eisner close to buying Portsmouth
LONDON (Reuters) – American billionaire businessman Michael Eisner is poised to take control of Portsmouth after the ex-Premier League club’s Supporters Trust (PST) voted to sell its 48.5 per cent share on Monday.
Doping: Russia risk Pyeongchang 2018 Paralympic ban over doping – IPC
LONDON (Reuters) – Russia risk missing out on the 2018 winter Paralympics if the country’s suspended Paralympic Committee (RPC) does not meet obligations for reinstatement after last year’s ban over doping, the International Paralympic Committee said o…
Motor racing: Button says Monaco return poses no pressure
WOKING, England (Reuters) – Jenson Button says he feels no pressure ahead of his one-off Formula One comeback with McLaren in Monaco this weekend because he has nothing riding on it.
Turkish NBA star Kanter calls Erdogan ‘Hitler of our century’
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Enes Kanter, the NBA star whose home country, Turkey, revoked his passport over the weekend, lashed out at President Tayyip Erdogan at a news conference on Monday, calling him “the Hitler of our century” and describing himself as t…
VW’s soccer sponsorship in limbo as Wolfsburg face relegation
BERLIN (Reuters) – Volkswagen’s expensively assembled soccer team VfL Wolfsburg face relegation from Germany’s Bundesliga for the first time in 20 years, a move that could lead the carmaker to curb sponsorship as it grapples with its emissions crisis….
United’s financial muscle may prove too much for Ajax
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Manchester United and Ajax will both have a chance to burnish their proud European traditions and finish the season on a high note as they meet in the final of the Europa League in Stockholm on Wednesday.
On your marks: competition for Tokyo Olympics mascot starts in August
TOKYO (Reuters) – Tokyo Olympic organizers announced on Monday a competition to design the mascots for the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, and said elementary school students would vote for the winners.
Soccer: Arsenal owner Kroenke says his shares in club not for sale
(Reuters) – Arsenal majority owner Stan Kroenke’s KSE (Kroenke Sports & Entertainment) UK Inc said on Monday its shares in the Premier League club were not for sale after media reports that the club’s second-largest investor had made an offer to buy out Kroenke.
