L.A. won’t lose money if awarded 2024 Games: officials
(Reuters) – Los Angeles 2024 Olympic bid officials unveiled a “no surprises” $5.3 billion balanced budget on Friday, boasting they will not need money to build any new permanent venues.
Rosberg stuns Formula One with retirement bombshell
LONDON (Reuters) – Nico Rosberg stunned Formula One on Friday with the shock announcement that he was retiring only days after achieving a lifetime ambition by winning his first world championship with Mercedes.
Stone eagles last to lead at Leopard Creek
(Reuters) – Branden Stone ended with an eagle three on the last hole for a six-under par 66 to take a one-stroke lead after two rounds of the Alfred Dunhill Championship on Friday.
Colombia crash survivor Neto will play soccer again, father says
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – One of the three surviving soccer players pulled from the wreckage of the Colombian air crash that killed 71 people this week is doing well after leg surgery and will play again, his father said.
Ronaldo, Messi and Griezmann to contest FIFA’s annual award
ZURICH, Dec 2 (Reuters) – – Frenchman Antoine Griezmann joined regulars Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo on the shortlist for FIFA’s Player of the Year award on Friday.
French Grand Prix to return in 2018: Ecclestone
LONDON (Reuters) – The French Formula One Grand Prix is set to return in 2018 after a 10-year absence, the sport’s commercial supremo Bernie Ecclestone said on Friday.
Blatter appeal decision to be announced on Monday
ZURICH (Reuters) – Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter will discover on Monday whether he has won his appeal against a six-year ban from football imposed for ethics violations amid the biggest corruption scandal ever to shake the world soccer body.
IOC urges Tokyo to set budget soon to cut costs further
TOKYO (Reuters) – The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has called on Tokyo to show a sense of urgency about finalizing its budget for the 2020 Summer Games, noting that costs will continue to increase the longer it takes
2024 bid cities upbeat on costs as Tokyo struggles
TOKYO (Reuters) – Budapest, Los Angeles and Paris have expressed confidence in their ability to control costs as they prepare for the final phase of bidding for the 2024 Summer Olympics, unworried by steep overruns at next host Tokyo.
Dead-eye Dodt bosses the tees to retain Australian PGA lead
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Overnight leader Andrew Dodt shot a five-under-par 67 to retain his two-stroke advantage after the second round of the Australian PGA Championship on Friday as Adam Scott stayed in touch to seize a share of third.
