A crystal ball look at Super Bowl’s international potential
(Reuters) – Picture the scene: it is 2025 and the National Football League’s London Monarchs are battling against the Green Bay Packers in Texas for honor and glory in the Super Bowl.
Most Americans would allow their kids to play football: Reuters poll
(Reuters) – Despite the rising concern about concussions in football, most Americans say they would allow their children to play the game, according to a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll released on Friday.
Olympics: Budapest puts finishing touches to 2024 bid as opposition grows
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungary’s bid organizers for the 2024 summer Olympics in Budapest plan to engage the public in dialogue to quell a growing popular movement opposing the campaign to host the Games.
F1 teams should not dismiss Liberty’s stake offer: Mercedes’ Wolff
VIENNA (Reuters) – Formula One teams should consider Liberty Media’s invitation to take a stake in the sport and should not reject it out of hand, Mercedes motorsport head Toto Wolff said on Friday. “This is an idea which one shouldn’t dismiss easil…
Iran bans U.S. wrestlers in retaliation to Trump’s visa ban: TV
ANKARA (Reuters) – Iran said on Friday it had barred a U.S. wrestling team from participating in the Freestyle World Cup competition in retaliation for an executive order by President Donald Trump banning visas for Iranians, state television reported.
Golf: Coetzee leads as wind disrupts Dubai Desert Classic
(Reuters) – South African George Coetzee was leading the Dubai Desert Classic by one shot when the second round was suspended due to high winds on Friday.
Motor racing: New McLaren F1 car name to break with the past
LONDON (Reuters) – McLaren’s 2017 Formula One car will be a break with the past, and the era of now-departed boss Ron Dennis, the team said on Friday.
Woods withdraws from Dubai Desert Classic with bad back
DUBAI (Reuters) – Former world number one Tiger Woods has pulled out of the Dubai Desert Classic ahead of his second round because of a back problem, the European Tour said on Friday.
2020 golf venue to vote on ending ban on women: reports
TOKYO (Reuters) – The Kasumigaseki Country Club, which will host the golf tournaments at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, will hold a board meeting next week to consider ending its ban on women becoming full members, local media reported.
Japan’s robotics startup ZMP Inc hopes to list in coming months: CEO
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese robotics startup ZMP Inc hopes to list on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in the coming months, after a delay late last year due to client information being leaked on to the internet, the firm’s founder and CEO told Reuters on Frida…
