Cycling: Golden girl Kenny puzzled by omnium changes
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s track cycling golden girl Laura Kenny says drastic changes to the omnium event she has owned at the past two Olympics have left her scratching her head.
Motor racing: Verstappen a double winner again at FIA awards
VIENNA (Reuters) – Dutch Formula One driver Max Verstappen collected two special awards for the second year in a row at the International Automobile Federation (FIA)’s gala prize-giving ceremony on Friday.
Dodt maintains advantage at Australian PGA
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Andrew Dodt will tee off with a two-shot shot lead for the third day in a row in the final round of the Australian PGA Championship after a two-under-par 70 kept him on top of the leaderboard on Saturday.
Golf-Tiger roars back with bogey-free 65 in the Bahamas
(Reuters) – Tiger Woods, in his second round of competitive golf since returning from a chronic back injury that kept him out for almost 16 months, shot a flawless seven-under 65 at the Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas on Friday.
MLB changes World Series home-field format rules
(Reuters) – Home field advantage in the World Series will go to the pennant winner with the better record rather than the league that wins the All-Star Game, according to details of Major League Baseball’s new labor agreement revealed on Friday.
Ex-Peruvian soccer body head pleads not guilty in U.S. bribe case
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A former head of the Peruvian soccer federation pleaded not guilty on Friday to U.S. charges stemming from a wide-ranging bribery investigation involving FIFA, the sport’s world governing body.
Asics to take over from Adidas as IAAF sponsor
MONACO (Reuters) – Japanese sportswear giant Asics Corp will take over from Adidas as the official sponsor of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), a source with knowledge of the deal told Reuters on Friday.The IAAF is expected…
Texas prosecutor may drop assault charge under deal with Manziel
DALLAS (Reuters) – Former Cleveland Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel has agreed to take an anger management course and be treated for substance abuse under a deal that could lead to the dismissal of a charge that he assaulted his ex-girlfriend earlier…
Bolt and Ayana win IAAF awards
MONACO (Reuters) – Jamaica’s Usain Bolt and Ethiopian distance runner Almaz Ayana were crowned as the IAAF’s athletes of the year on Friday.
I could have won more if I’d got serious: Bolt
MONACO (Reuters) – Looking back at his astonishing career on the night he was named Athlete of the Year for the sixth time, Usain Bolt said his only real regret was not taking his sport more seriously at an earlier age.
