Radcliffe urges Griffiths not to rush in search for coach
(Reuters) – Josh Griffiths, the fastest Briton at the recent London Marathon, must not rush into a search for a coach, women’s world marathon record holder Paula Radcliffe has said.
Australian Olympic Committee chief Coates says victim of ‘vindictive’ campaign
(Reuters) – Australian Olympic Committee President John Coates has said that allegations of bullying leveled against his long-serving lieutenant Mike Tancred are part of a “vindictive” campaign aimed at bringing his 27-year reign to an end.
Tennis: Serena fires back at Nastase for ‘racist’ comments
(Reuters) – Serena Williams on Monday called the alleged comments about her unborn child made by former world number one Ilie Nastase “racist” and applauded the International Tennis Federation for launching a probe into the remarks.
Tennis: Evans and Edmund through but home favorite Robredo loses
MADRID (Reuters) – Britain’s Dan Evans and Kyle Edmund made it through to the second round of the Barcelona Open on Monday.
Doping: Russian heptathlete stripped of Beijing 2008 bronze
BERLIN (Reuters) – Russian Olympic heptathlete Tatiana Chernova was stripped of her 2008 Beijing Games bronze medal on Monday after she tested positive to banned substances in re-tests of her sample.
No decision on Nastase for at least two weeks: ITF’s Haggerty
BERLIN (Reuters) – Romania Fed Cup captain Ilie Nastase will have to wait for at least two weeks to discover if he is to face further action after he was provisionally banned from all ITF events following his verbal abuse of British players last weeken…
Serena thanks unborn baby after returning to world number one
LONDON (Reuters) – Serena Williams returned to the top of the WTA world rankings on Monday and immediately shared the news with her unborn baby.
Notes found by ex-NFL star Hernandez’s body turned over to family
BOSTON (Reuters) – Three handwritten notes found by the body of former New England Patriots star Aaron Hernandez following his suicide in a Massachusetts prison cell last week were handed over to his family on Monday, an official said.
Tennis: All eyes on Stuttgart as Sharapova poised for return
LONDON (Reuters) – Not much fazes Roberta Vinci after 16 years on Tour but the maelstrom swirling around her opening match in Stuttgart against Maria Sharapova will test even the Italian’s vast experience.
Olympics: AOC to meet in wake of bullying allegations
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) is to hold a “crisis meeting” this week after allegations of bullying were leveled against a senior executive, local media reported on Monday.
