Labor deal ‘could be sealed by Christmas’
(Reuters) – National Basketball Association owners have approved the tentative collective bargaining agreement reached with the players’ union last week and await a ratification vote by the players, according to media reports.
Doping: Russia loses World Cup biathlon, speed skating events
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia has lost two World Cup sporting events it was due to host amid a growing concern at the extent of the country’s doping program, highlighted in the McLaren report.
Alfredsson is new player president of Ladies European Tour
LONDON (Reuters) – Former British Open champion and Solheim Cup captain Helen Alfredsson has been appointed the first player president of the Ladies European Tour (LET).
Westbrook pours in 42 points to lead Thunder past Pelicans
(The Sports Xchange) – Russell Westbrook scored a team-high 42 points, including 11 consecutive in the final five minutes, and reserve guard Alex Abrines scored 18 points to lift the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 121-110 victory over the New Orleans Pelic…
Kvitova out for six months after surgery
PRAGUE (Reuters) – Two-time Wimbledon tennis champion Petra Kvitova, whose hand was wounded in a knife attack, will not play again for at least six months and it is too early to say when she can return to competition, her publicist said on Wednesday.
Cavs guard Smith faces surgery for fractured riight thumb
(The Sports Xchange) – Cleveland Cavaliers starting guard J.R. Smith will undergo surgery to repair a fractured right thumb suffered during Tuesday’s overtime win over the Milwaukee Bucks, the team announced on Wednesday.
German soccer player injured in shooting which killed family member
BERLIN (Reuters) – A footballer who plays for German second-tier side Dynamo Dresden was injured in a shooting which killed one family member and injured another, the club said in a statement on Wednesday.
Tokyo Olympics unveils $16.8 billion budget, to seek more savings
TOKYO (Reuters) – Tokyo 2020 organizers unveiled on Wednesday a budget of $16.8 billion for hosting the next Summer Games and vowed to seek further savings in co-operation with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) which has been calling for them t…
Record A$50 million prize purse for 2017 Australian Open
(Reuters) – The Australian Open has increased its total prize purse by 14 percent to a record A$50 million ($36.19 million), with A$3.7 million up for grabs for the winners of the singles tournaments, organizers said on Wednesday.
Rose helps Anthony bloom as Knicks overcome Pacers
(The Sports Xchange) – When the New York Knicks acquired point guard Derrick Rose in the off-season they envisioned a playmaker who could accelerate to the rim and become a secondary scorer to Carmelo Anthony.
