Bedene loses appeal to have Britain Davis Cup ban lifted
LONDON (Reuters) – Slovenian-born tennis player Aljaz Bedene has failed in his latest attempt to overturn his ban from playing for adopted nation Britain in the Davis Cup.
Norway take gold, Swedes pip Finns to silver in 5 km relay
LAHTI, Finland (Reuters) – Sweden pipped Finland to the silver medal after an epic sprint finish in the 4 x 5 km relay in Lahti on Thursday as Norway added another easy victory at the Nordic World Ski Championships.
French cyclist ‘Mr 1,000 volts’ fires jolt into Sky
PARIS (Reuters) – The French former Olympic cyclist Marc Madiot, known as “Mr 1,000 Volts” on Thursday fired a jolt into Team Sky, telling Reuters the British outfit had done little to dispel suspicions of doping.
British Cycling says it ‘failed’ athletes in medal factory
LONDON (Reuters) – Embattled British Cycling says its gold-at-all-costs approach will be softened after accusations of a bullying and sexist culture within a system that has become a medal factory.
Luis Enrique followed Guardiola’s achievements but never got the same credit
BARCELONA (Reuters) – Luis Enrique’s announcement that he will quit Barcelona at the end of the season was expected, but the timing – at the end of a news conference after his side thrashed Sporting Gijon 6-1 – came as a surprise.
IOC sees 2020 golf course row being resolved by June
TOKYO (Reuters) – The club scheduled to host golf at the 2020 Tokyo Games appears to be moving towards a policy of accepting women as full members and the issue will likely be resolved by June, International Olympic Committee Vice President John Coates…
Durban has done enough to satisfy CGF, says bid chief
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – Durban has done enough to satisfy the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) and retain hosting rights of the 2022 Games, the chief executive of the Games bid Tubby Reddy told Reuters on Thursday.
Wie uses helping hands to climb up Singapore leaderboard
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Michelle Wie has endured a startling decline since her U.S. Open triumph in 2014 following a string of niggling injuries but the American made the most of a couple of favors to climb to the top of the HSBC Women’s Champions leader…
Motor racing: Williams call time on testing after Stroll crash
BARCELONA (Reuters) – Williams pulled out of the final day of Formula One’s first pre-season test for safety reasons after Canadian teenager Lance Stroll crashed the car into a tyre wall on Wednesday.
Motor racing: Thrilled Hamilton sees turbulence ahead
BARCELONA (Reuters) – Triple world champion Lewis Hamilton has warned that Formula One’s new cars, while better looking and thrilling to drive, may not do much for the racing when the season starts in Australia on March 26.
