MVP candidates square off as NBA playoffs get underway
(Reuters) – One of the fiercest MVP debates basketball has seen in years will add another chapter when the NBA Playoffs open this weekend with award frontrunners Russell Westbrook and James Harden meeting face to face.
Golden State Warriors seek redemption after last year’s Finals collapse
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The Golden State Warriors enter the NBA playoffs this weekend looking for redemption after last season’s shocking defeat in the Finals, where the team blew a 3-1 lead to the Cleveland Cavaliers in the best-of-seven series.
Brazil graft probe scrutinizes six soccer World Cup stadiums
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – At least six of Brazil’s World Cup arenas, including the Maracana stadium where the final was staged in 2014, are under scrutiny in a wave of new political corruption investigations launched by the country’s Supreme Court this wee…
Ethiopia’s Berhanu Hayle seeks a Boston Marathon repeat
BOSTON (Reuters) – Ethiopian runner Lemi Berhanu Hayle will defend his Boston Marathon title in a wide open race on Monday against a men’s field that includes the first American champion in three decades and no clear favorite.
Motor racing: Baku promoter clears the air with F1 boss
MANAMA (Reuters) – Azerbaijan Grand Prix promoter Arif Rahimov has cleared the air with Formula One boss Chase Carey after criticism of the race by the sport’s new owners Liberty Media.
Explosives used in Dortmund attack may have come from German military: newspaper
BERLIN (Reuters) – The explosives used in the attack on the bus of soccer team Borussia Dortmund may have come from supplies belonging to the German armed forces, a newspaper cited a source involved in the investigation as saying on Saturday.
Germany’s Vogel claims sprint victory at Track Cycling Worlds
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Germany’s twice Olympic champion Kristina Vogel brushed aside Australia’s Stephanie Morton to win the women’s sprint final on a superb day of racing at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships at the Hong Kong Velodrome on Friday…
Vettel puts Ferrari on top in Bahrain practice
MANAMA (Reuters) – Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel was fastest in Bahrain Grand Prix practice on Friday with the joint Formula One championship leader comfortably quicker than his Mercedes rival Lewis Hamilton despite problems in the second session.
New Chinese owners of Italy’s AC Milan soccer club to invest in stadium: CEO
MILAN (Reuters) – The new Chinese owners of Italian soccer club AC Milan plan to invest in a stadium and could eventually list the team on a stock market to help revive its fortunes, AC Milan’s chief executive-designate said on Friday.
Motor racing: Button to make F1 return at Monaco Grand Prix
MANAMA (Reuters) – Britain’s Jenson Button will stand in for Fernando Alonso at next month’s Monaco Formula One Grand Prix while the Spaniard competes in the Indianapolis 500 on the same day, McLaren announced on Friday.
