Argentine firm reaches $112.8 million deal with U.S. in FIFA probe
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. prosecutors on Tuesday announced an agreement allowing Argentine sports media Torneos y Competencias SA to pay about $112.8 million to settle charges stemming from a sweeping bribery probe targeting FIFA, soccer’s world govern…
Rio darling Oleksiak named Canada’s athlete of the year
TORONTO (Reuters) – Olympic swimming sensation Penny Oleksiak won the Lou Marsh Trophy as Canada’s top athlete of the year on Tuesday, capping off a remarkable year in which the 16-year-old won four medals at the Rio Games.
Bobsleigh: Russia loses 2017 world championships
ZURICH (Reuters) – The doping scandal that has engulfed Russian sport claimed another casualty on Tuesday when the 2017 bobsleigh and skeleton world championships were taken away from Sochi amid the growing threat of a boycott.
Woods to play 2017 PGA Tour event at Riviera
(Reuters) – Tiger Woods, who has not competed on the PGA Tour since August 2015, will return to the U.S. circuit at next year’s Genesis Open in Pacific Palisades, California, the former world number one announced on Tuesday.
Murray, Kerber named ITF players of the year
LONDON (Reuters) – Briton Andy Murray and Germany’s Angelique Kerber were named ITF World Champions on Tuesday, capping stellar years for the men’s and women’s world number ones.
European number one Stenson captures another award
LONDON (Reuters) – Twenty-four hours after winning the 2016 Golf Writers’ Trophy, British Open champion Henrik Stenson was named the European Tour’s Player of the Year on Tuesday.
Germany opposes bobsleigh world champs boycott, ready to host event
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany is against boycotting next year’s bobsleigh and skeleton world championships in Sochi in protest against Russian doping but is ready to step in and host the event should it be moved.
Relief for Dodgers as prized closer Jansen agrees deal
(Reuters) – Los Angeles have held on to prized closer Kenley Jansen after the pitcher and the Dodgers agreed terms on a five-year deal worth $80 million, the Los Angeles Times reported on Monday.
Brady comes through after Pats almost blow 20-point lead
(The Sports Xchange) – After the Patriots blew most of a 20-point lead with two special teams flubs, Tom Brady hit a wide-open Chris Hogan with a 79-yard touchdown bomb with 6:18 remaining as New England escaped with a 30-23 victory over the Baltimore …
South Korea mulls joining Sochi skeleton boycott
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea, host nation of the next Winter Olympics, is considering pulling out of next year’s bobsleigh and skeleton world championships in Sochi after Latvia decided to boycott the event in protest at Russian doping.
