Mercedes look to make early statement in Australia
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Beefier cars and bulked-up drivers will hit Albert Park circuit on Sunday for Formula One’s season-opening Australian Grand Prix where many fans will be hoping at least one team can strike an early blow against dominant Mercedes.
United States edge Japan 2-1 to reach first WBC final
(Reuters) – The United States tagged on an eighth-inning run to edge out Japan 2-1 at Dodger Stadium on Tuesday to advance to the World Baseball Classic (WBC) final for a first time.
Bottas out to make the most of dream chance at Mercedes
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Valtteri Bottas is determined to make the most of his “dream” opportunity after being ushered into the Mercedes seat left vacant by the sudden retirement of Formula One champion Nico Rosberg at the end of last season.
IOC’s Fredericks to remain on IAAF council during probe: Coe
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Frank Fredericks will stay on the IAAF Council while an ethics board reviews allegations that he accepted payments before the awarding of the 2016 Olympics to Rio, Sebastian Coe, the organization’s head, said on Tuesday.
Athletics: Jamaican duo charged with anti-doping rule violation
KINGSTON (Reuters) – Commonwealth Games 400 meters hurdles champion Kaliese Spencer and world championship relay medalist Riker Hylton have been charged with breaching anti-doping rules, Jamaican athletics officials confirmed on Tuesday.
Players’ Tribune eyes European expansion
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Players’ Tribune, a website designed to allow athletes to express themselves, is thinking ‘international’ and hoping to become an outlet for English Premier League players and other footballers in Europe.
Golf: Johnson handed major challenge at WGC-Dell Match Play
(Reuters) – World number one Dustin Johnson has the hottest hand in golf and will need to keep that form heading into Wednesday’s WGC-Dell Match Play tournament after being grouped with a trio of major champions.
NHL’s Bettman on Olympics: ‘Assume we are not going’
NEW YORK (Reuters) – NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said on Tuesday that with negotiations on Olympic participation at a standstill people should assume the league will not be sending its players to the 2018 Pyeongchang Games.
Latvian Porzingis is Knicks’ best hope of bright future
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – If the New York Knicks are the NBA’s stormiest soap opera, then Latvian talent Kristaps Porzingis is the central love interest, a lone symbol of better days ahead for the franchise.
Bridgestone goes from Olympic rookie to IOC model
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Japan’s Bridgestone Corp has gone from a rookie Olympic sponsor to a model for fan participation following their Fan Zone at the Olympic Golf Course for the 2016 Rio Games and will try to help other federations do likewise.
