Figure skating: Virtue and Moir close in on third world title
HELSINKI (Reuters) – A surge of energy coursing through their bodies helped Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir produce an electrifying short dance as the Canadians made a winning comeback with a record score at the world figure skating championships on Friday…
Motor racing: Ferrari engine may be better than Mercedes, says Haas boss
LONDON (Reuters) – Haas team principal Guenther Steiner believes Ferrari’s Formula One engine may have overtaken the one used by previously dominant champions Mercedes.
Figure skating: Sui and Han boost China’s push to produce more Winter Olympians
HELSINKI (Reuters) – Sui Wenjing and Han Cong knew there was more at stake than just ending China’s six-year gold medal drought at the world figure skating championships.
UK Athletics head questions ‘unhealthy’ medal fixation
LONDON (Reuters) – UK Athletics chairman Ed Warner has called time on Britain’s win-at-all-cost approach, saying the focus on medals has become unhealthy and the entire elite funding structure for sport needs reviewing.
Motorcycling: Suzuki rookie Rins suffers ankle fracture
LONDON (Reuters) – Suzuki’s MotoGP rookie Alex Rins has broken his right ankle in an accident while training on a motocross bike, the team said on Friday.
FIFA hands 1,300-page corruption report to Swiss authorities
ZURICH (Reuters) – FIFA has completed a 22-month internal inquiry into allegations of high-level corruption and criminal misconduct that buffeted world football and handed its report to Swiss authorities, soccer’s ruling body said on Friday.
Olympics: South Korean sliders want gold on merit at Pyeongchang
(Reuters) – South Korean bobsleigh duo Won Yun-jong and Seo Young-woo have played down the importance of home ice at next year’s Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, saying they are “good enough” to win gold for their country on their own merits.
British Canoeing coach suspended after complaint: BBC
(Reuters) – A coach at British Canoeing was suspended in December after a formal complaint, the BBC has reported.
Trans-Australia race canceled after rider dies in accident
(Reuters) – The Indian Pacific Wheel Race across Australia was canceled on Friday after British cyclist Mike Hall was struck and killed by a car while competing in the marathon event, organizers said.
Former administrator Chung to appeal FIFA ban: report
(Reuters) – Former FIFA vice-president Chung Mong-joon will appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against the South Korean’s five-year ban from all football-related activities, according to Yonhap News Agency.
