German state broadcasters fail to win rights to Olympic Games
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – German state broadcasters ARD and ZDF said they will not show the Olympic Games for the first time, having failed to clinch a deal to buy broadcast rights from Discovery Communications.
Germany has a new F1 champion but race in doubt
ABU DHABI (Reuters) – Germany has a new Formula One world champion in Nico Rosberg, after Michael Schumacher and Sebastian Vettel, but fans may not see him race on home soil next season.
Moss regains unwanted F1 record after Rosberg title
ABU DHABI (Reuters) – Nico Rosberg’s first Formula One championship has had the side-effect of returning an unwanted accolade — the most successful grand prix driver never to win the title — to Britain’s Stirling Moss.
CFL: Burris leads Redblacks to shock Grey Cup victory
TORONTO (Reuters) – Henry Burris threw three touchdowns, including one in overtime, and ran in two others as the Ottawa Redblacks stunned the Calgary Stampeders 39-33 to win the 104th Grey Cup in one of the biggest upsets in Canadian Football League hi…
AOC backs calls for A$50 million lottery to keep Australia in the race
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s Olympic chief John Coates has backed calls for an A$50 million ($37.35 million) lottery to boost funding for sport and keep the country competitive in the face of rising spending by their rivals.
Sounders beat Rapids to reach their first MLS Cup final
(The Sports Xchange) – Jordan Morris scored in the 56th minute on a pass from Nelson Haedo Valdez as the visiting Seattle Sounders beat the Colorado Rapids 1-0 on Sunday to advance to their first MLS Cup final.
Payton makes it personal as Saints run it up against Rams
(The Sports Xchange) – New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton would never admit it, but this was intensely personal.
Hamilton hands over title as a winner
ABU DHABI (Reuters) – The podium celebration was muted, and the smile looked forced, but Lewis Hamilton said he still felt great after winning a season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix that handed his title to Mercedes team mate Nico Rosberg.
Del Potro beats Cilic to send Davis Cup final to the wire
ZAGREB (Reuters) – Argentina were level at 2-2 with hosts Croatia in an epic Davis Cup final after Juan Martin Del Potro came from two sets down to beat home favorite Marin Cilic 6-7(4) 2-6 7-5 6-4 6-3 in a fervent atmosphere on Sunday.
Rosberg takes Formula One title from Hamilton
ABU DHABI (Reuters) – Germany’s Nico Rosberg celebrated his first Formula One world championship on Sunday after finishing runner-up in a tense Abu Dhabi Grand Prix won by Mercedes team mate Lewis Hamilton amid accusations of ‘dirty tricks’.
