Motorcycling: Rabat to undergo surgery after crash in testing
(Reuters) – Spanish MotoGP rider Tito Rabat will return to Europe for surgery after breaking his hand in a crash during the first pre-season test in Malaysia on Tuesday.
Two-hour marathon not possible, says Cheruiyot
ELDORET, Kenya (Reuters) – Running a marathon in under two hours is not possible, Kenya’s Olympic 5,000 and world 10,000 champion Vivian Cheruiyot has said in response to an initiative by sportswear manufacturer Nike to achieve that feat.
Athletics: Coe denies misleading doping committee
LONDON (Reuters) – The head of world athletics Sebastian Coe has denied that he misled a British Parliamentary committee investigating doping in sport when he appeared before it last December.
Pistorius prosecutor quits to focus on private cases
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South African prosecutor Gerrie Nel, who laid out the murder case against Paralympian Oscar Pistorius, has resigned to join a civic group that plans to bring private prosecutions in criminal cases that the state opts not to pur…
Super Bowl Opening Night open to all
HOUSTON (Reuters) – It was Super Bowl Opening Night on Monday when the National Football League opened its borders to all saying; give us your weird, your strange and wackiest questions.
Doping: Russia’s Olympic bobsleigh champion Trunenkov banned for four years
BERLIN (Reuters) – Russian Olympic bobsleigh champion Dmitriy Trunenkov has been banned from his sport for four years after violating anti-doping rules, Russia’s anti-doping agency (RUSADA) said on Tuesday.
Exclusive: Olympics – Green Paris bid pledges to slash carbon emissions
BERLIN (Reuters) – The Paris 2024 Olympics bid committee is proposing a strong eco-friendly plan that will slash carbon emissions by more than half compared to the last two Games in London and Rio.
Smokers face tighter rules as Japanese capital eyes smoke-free Olympics
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan must make public places in Tokyo smoke-free by the time it hosts the 2020 Summer Olympics or risk falling afoul of International Olympic Committee (IOC) rules that call for a healthy games, activists said on Tuesday.
Freeman, Cope to answer MP questions on Team Sky probe
(Reuters) – Former Team Sky doctor Richard Freeman and Simon Cope, who delivered a medical package to cyclist Bradley Wiggins at the 2011 Criterium du Dauphine, will be questioned by MPs next month over allegations of wrongdoing.
Kyrgios hopes team spirit can help overcome Seppi loss
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Nick Kyrgios struggled to deal with the furor over his shock second round meltdown at the Australian Open but said the return to a team environment with Davis Cup had helped him through it.
