New U.S. women’s basketball coach not tinkering with winning formula
(Reuters) – Newly-appointed U.S. women’s basketball head coach Dawn Staley said on Friday she knows better than to mess with a winning formula that has resulted in a run of six consecutive Olympic gold medals.
Five world athletics championships facing bribery probe: source
PARIS (Reuters) – French prosecutors investigating whether bribery was involved in the award of the 2021 world athletics championships to the U.S. city of Eugene are also looking into several other host city decisions, a source close to the case said o…
USOC renew call for independent anti-doping agency
(Reuters) – The United States Olympic Committee renewed its call for an independent global anti-doping agency in a position paper issued on Friday ahead of a World Anti-Doping Agency Symposium at the weekend.
Cycling: Sagan wins stage three of Tirreno-Adriatico
(Reuters) – World champion Peter Sagan sprinted to victory on stage three of the Tirreno-Adriatico on Friday as a crash ruined the chances of some of his rivals in Montalto di Castro.
Chelsea’s Conte will not rein in touch-line enthusiasm
(Reuters) – Chelsea manager Antonio Conte has no intention of toning down his energetic touch-line antics and passionate goal celebrations ahead of Monday’s FA Cup quarter-final against Manchester United at Stamford Bridge.
1964 Formula One champion Surtees dead at 83
LONDON (Reuters) – John Surtees, a Formula One great who won the 1964 championship with Ferrari and remains the only man to win world titles on two wheels and four, died on Friday at the age of 83, his family said in a statement.
Facebook signs soccer live-streaming deal with MLS, Univision
(Reuters) – Facebook Inc signed a deal with Major League Soccer and Spanish-language broadcaster Univision Communications Inc [UVN.UL] on Friday to stream at least 22 matches in English during the 2017 regular season.
Motor racing: Pagenaud driving French F1 fans to IndyCar
(Reuters) – A French champion and a lack of excitement in Formula One is driving French motor racing fans to IndyCar, says Simon Pagenaud as he prepares to begin the defense of his series crown on Sunday.
Weightlifting: Russians hoping to overturn one-year ban
LONDON (Reuters) – Russian weightlifting is hoping to persuade the sport’s world governing body to overturn a planned new one-year ban after starting an anti-doping program that it says is an example others could follow. Less than a year ago, Russia was banned from the Olympic Games and severely criticized by the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) for its “shocking and disappointing statistics” on doping. Now Russia is one of nine nations due to be suspended for a year because it
Baseball: U.S. top Colombia in 10, Cuba edge Australia
(Reuters) – Pitching dominated a tense 3-2 U.S. win over Colombia in Miami on Friday, settled by a 10th-inning, walk-off single by Adam Jones that ignited an emotional celebration by the Americans.
