Cavendish wins crash-hit opening stage of Abu Dhabi Tour
ABU DHABI (Reuters) – Britain’s Mark Cavendish won the opening stage of the Abu Dhabi Tour, outsprinting his rivals to snatch the overall lead in a crash-marred climax on Thursday.
Hamilton hails ‘awesome’ new Mercedes
SILVERSTONE, England (Reuters) – Lewis Hamilton declared his new Mercedes “pretty awesome” on Thursday after lapping a blustery Silverstone circuit in the car he hopes will secure him a fourth Formula One world championship.
Peterson leading Joburg Open as rain halts play
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Paul Peterson opened a two-shot lead on the opening day of the Joburg Open before rain stopped play on at the Royal Johannesburg and Kensington Golf Club.
Federation wants mixed shooting events for Tokyo 2020 Games
(Reuters) – The International Shooting Sport Federation plans to introduce mixed events in air pistol, air rifle and trap for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics to help achieve the IOC’s goal of 50 percent female participation in the Olympics Games.
Budapest 2024 snub highlights need for Olympic changes, insiders say
(Reuters) – Budapest’s withdrawal from bidding for the 2024 summer Olympics, a process already marred by a string of exits, highlights the need for changes to the Games model, insiders say.
Exclusive: F1 team boss Mallya sees no grounds for extradition
SILVERSTONE, England (Reuters) – Vijay Mallya, the one-time billionaire who co-owns the Force India Formula One team, said on Wednesday Indian authorities had no grounds to extradite him from Britain and he would not be leaving.
NBA trailblazer Yao elected CBA president
(Reuters) – Former Houston Rockets center Yao Ming was elected president of the Chinese Basketball Association on Thursday.
Mexico City game had $45 million economic impact: study
(Reuters) – The NFL’s return to Mexico City last November to stage the first-ever Monday Night Football game outside the United States had a $45 million economic impact on the city, the league said on Thursday.
Force India? More like force-fed for new boy Ocon
SILVERSTONE, England (Reuters) – Force India’s new French signing Esteban Ocon has been feeling fed up. Literally.
China’s Ning kicked out of national squad
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – World champion Ning Zetao has been ditched from China’s national swimming squad for violating several team rules including signing sponsorship contracts without the team’s consent, the official Xinhua news agency reported late on W…
