Exclusive: CONCACAF close to agreeing new ‘League of Nations’
LONDON (Reuters) – Plans for a new league competition for national teams in North and Central America and the Caribbean are set to be agreed on this weekend, the region’s football chief has told Reuters.
Athletics: Sumgong doping case delays naming of marathon series champion
LONDON (Reuters) – The Abbott World Marathon Majors (WMM) will hold back on naming a women’s champion until after the conclusion of the doping case involving series leader Jemima Sumgong.
Malaysia to host final F1 race this year
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia will stage its final Formula One Grand Prix in October after the government and the sport’s commercial rights holders announced on Friday that their hosting agreement would end a year early.
Kyrgios fells Isner to put Australia 2-0 up
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Nick Kyrgios eased past John Isner 7-5 7-6(5) 7-6(5) in a duel of big servers to fire Australia to a 2-0 lead over the United States in their Davis Cup quarter-final in Brisbane on Friday.
Shanghai mist wipes out first day of China GP
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – The Shanghai weather all but wiped out the first two practice sessions for the Chinese Formula One Grand Prix on Friday with poor visibility in the city forcing the grounding of the medical support helicopter.
Adidas to mass-produce 3D-printed shoe with Silicon Valley start-up
HERZOGENAURACH, Germany/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Adidas launched a new sneaker on Friday with a 3D-printed sole that it plans to mass-produce next year, part of a broader push by the German sportswear firm to react faster to changing fashions and create mo…
Tebow homers in first at-bat in minor league debut
(Reuters) – Former NFL quarterback Tim Tebow answered some skeptics about his foray into professional baseball by hitting a two-run homer in his first at-bat of the season on Thursday for the Class A Columbia Fireflies.
Masters first round whips up something different
AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) – Fred Couples is not surprised by much at the Augusta National after teeing it up at 32 U.S. Masters, but Thursday’s opening round whipped up something that even he had never experienced before.
McIlroy grits it out to stay in grand slam hunt
AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) – Rory McIlroy rode a late fightback to card an even-par 72 at the Augusta National on Thursday, keeping alive the world number two’s hopes of a maiden U.S. Masters title to complete his collection of golf’s four majors.
Anniversary of Clark’s death spurs museum push
LONDON (Reuters) – Fans, family and friends of Jim Clark, the Formula One great who died at Hockenheim on April 7, 1968, are in a race to raise funds for a new museum in his Scottish homeland as the 50th anniversary of his death approaches.
