Athletics: Farah has marathon in his sights
DUBAI (Reuters) – Mo Farah has unfinished business with the marathon but accepts it will take time to master the distance when he steps away from the track after next season’s world championships.
Cycling: Mystery package was flu treatment, says Team Sky boss Brailsford
LONDON (Reuters) – The mystery package at the center of a UK Anti-Doping investigation into British Cycling contained a flu treatment, Team Sky chief Dave Brailsford told Members of Parliament on Monday.
FIFA panel bans two former Honduran soccer officials for life
ZURICH (Reuters) – World soccer governing body FIFA’s independent ethics committee on Monday imposed life-long bans on two former Honduran officials for involvement in a multimillion-dollar bribery scheme to which both have pled guilty.
Bobsleigh-Germany’s Koenigssee to host 2017 world championships
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s Koenigssee will host the 2017 world championships after they were taken away from Russia’s Sochi following the country’s doping scandal, the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) said on Monday.
Aldridge leads Spurs past Pelicans
(The Sports Xchange) – LaMarcus Aldridge scored 22 points in 26 minutes of play and Manu Ginobili added a season-high 17 points off the bench as the San Antonio Spurs manhandled the New Orleans Pelicans 113-100 on Sunday at the AT&T Center, winning their fourth straight game.
Patriots beat Broncos, clinch NFL-record eighth division title
(The Sports Xchange) – Quarterback Tom Brady led four scoring drives — two after turnovers — and New England’s defense kept the Denver Broncos out of the end zone Sunday in a 16-3 victory that clinched the Patriots’ eighth straight AFC East title and…
Olympics: Hickey returns to Ireland, vows to clear name
(Reuters) – Ireland’s former Olympic chief Pat Hickey returned to Dublin on Sunday and said he will continue to fight to clear his name after being charged in Brazil in August over an alleged scheme to sell Olympic tickets illegally.
Jaguars fire head coach Bradley after ninth straight loss
(The Sports Xchange) – The Jacksonville Jaguars fired head coach Gus Bradley in the aftermath of their 21-20 road loss to the Houston Texans on Sunday.
Murray wins record third BBC sports award
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s world number one men’s tennis player Andy Murray won a record third BBC Sports Personality of the Year award on Sunday after claiming his second Wimbledon title and first ATP World Tour crown in a stellar 2016 season.
Real Madrid survive scare to win club cup with Ronaldo hat-trick
TOKYO (Reuters) – Real Madrid suffered an almighty fright before a Cristiano Ronaldo hat-trick hauled them back from 2-1 down and gave them a 4-2 win over rank outsiders Kashima Antlers in the Club World Cup final on Sunday.
