Bolt shocked by Jamaica’s abstention in IAAF reform vote
KINGSTON (Reuters) – Usain Bolt has said he was shocked by the decision of Jamaica’s athletics federation to abstain from an IAAF vote on a sweeping reform package at the governing body of world athletics.
IOC approves venues for new sports at Tokyo 2020
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (Reuters) – Venues for the five new sports to be introduced at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics were finalised on Tuesday following approval by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Tokyo Games chief Yoshiro Mori told reporters.
Diamond League gets championship-style makeover
(Reuters) – The Diamond League will have two end-of-season finals with a prize pool of $3.2 million following changes to the structure of the competition announced by the International Association of Athletics’ Federations (IAAF) on Wednesday.
MotoGP to monitor betting patterns for fraud
LONDON (Reuters) – MotoGP claimed a motorsport first on Wednesday by announcing a multi-year partnership with a company that monitors betting patterns for signs of fraud.
Repsol extend Honda MotoGP sponsorship to 2018
(Reuters) – Spanish energy company Repsol has extended its 22-year sponsorship of world champion Marc Marquez’s factory Honda MotoGP team until the end of 2018.
IOC extends provisional measures against Russia
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (Reuters) – The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Wednesday said it had extended provisional measures against Russia over its doping scandal “until further notice” pending the evaluation of a World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)…
Pyongyang welcomes back women’s soccer world champions
(Reuters) – North Korea’s under-20 women’s soccer team paraded through the streets of Pyongyang in a flower-covered vehicle on Tuesday, celebrating their World Cup win upon their return to the isolated nation’s capital.
Ethics Board extends IAAF officials’ suspension
LONDON (Reuters) – Three senior athletics officials have had their provisional suspension from the sport extended by the IAAF’s Ethics Board as it continues its investigation into their alleged involvement in a suspected cover-up of Russian doping case…
AC Milan deal closing postponed to March 3
MILAN (Reuters) – The closing of the deal for the acquisition of Italian soccer club AC Milan will be postponed to March 3, the holding company of former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi and the Chinese consortium seeking to buy the team said in a join…
NHL to move headquarters to New York’s far West Side
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The National Hockey League will relocate its headquarters and a retail showroom to a new development on Manhattan’s far West Side, putting it just a block away from a major hockey venue, Madison Square Garden, the site developer sa…
