Two international rugby players held in Paris over cocaine purchase
PARIS (Reuters) – Former All Blacks rugby player Alexander “Ali” Williams and former Australian international James O’Connor were arrested on Friday night in Paris on suspicion of attempting to buy cocaine, police and judicial sources said.
Alpine skiing: Vonn pulls out of Alpine combined after crash
(Reuters) – American former Olympic downhill champion Lindsey Vonn has pulled out of Sunday’s World Cup Alpine combined event in Switzerland, she announced on Twitter.
Germany’s Loelling wins world skeleton title, Yarnold takes bronze
(Reuters) – Germany’s Jacqueline Loelling claimed her first skeleton world championship gold by sliding to victory on her home track in Konigssee on Saturday.
Five Canucks quarantined after Stecher contracts mumps
(Reuters) – Five members of the Vancouver Canucks squad have shown symptoms of the highly contagious virus mumps and are not expected to play on Saturday, the National Hockey League team said on Friday.
McIlroy says outing with Trump ‘not an endorsement’
(Reuters) – Former number one golfer Rory McIlroy said on Friday that his outing last week with President Donald Trump was not a political endorsement of America’s new leader but rather “simply a round of golf.”
Things looking up for Palmer, who shares lead with rookie Bryan
(Reuters) – Ryan Palmer, lifted by good news both on and off the course, fired a five-under-par 65 on Friday to share the midway lead of the Honda Classic with rookie Wesley Bryan at PGA National in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.
Bigger budget McLaren aim for title sponsor in 2018
LONDON (Reuters) – McLaren will enjoy a bigger budget this season but a long-awaited title sponsor for the Formula One team will have to wait until 2018, newly-appointed executive director Zak Brown said on Friday.
Teenage wrestler takes transgender rights to the mat in Texas championship
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – High school athlete Mack Beggs and many of his opponents want him to wrestle against boys, but the transgender boy on Friday wrestled in a Texas championship for girls because of state sport regulations on gender.
LA 2024 ‘disappointed’ Budapest to withdraw Games bid
(Reuters) – LA 2024 officials were “disappointed” to learn this week that Budapest will pull out of the running for the 2024 summer Games and said on Friday the International Olympic Committee (IOC) must select a host city that redefines sustainability…
NASCAR ponders how to make Great American Race great again
(Reuters) – NASCAR launches a new season with the Daytona 500 on Sunday, pondering ways to make the Great American Race great again amid a gloomy backdrop of an aging fan base and declining attendance and television ratings.
