Hungary fears feuding swimmers may undermine Olympic chances
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungary’s top swimmers including triple Olympic champion Katinka Hosszu have demanded a complete overhaul of the country’s Swimming Association in a bitter dispute that threatens to harm Budapest’s bid to host the 2024 summer Olymp…
Button says Abu Dhabi will be his last race
ABU DHABI (Reuters) – Jenson Button says he has no plans to race again in Formula One after Sunday’s season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, even though McLaren are keeping the door open for a possible return in 2018.
Former Liverpool and England captain Gerrard retires
LONDON (Reuters) – Former Liverpool and England captain Steven Gerrard announced his retirement on Thursday a week after confirming he would not be returning to play for MLS side LA Galaxy.
Cilic and Delbonis to open Davis Cup final
ZAGREB (Reuters) – Croatia’s top-ranked player Marin Cilic and Argentine Federico Delbonis will get the 2016 Davis Cup final underway in the tie’s opening singles rubber on Friday, followed by a clash between Ivo Karlovic and Juan Martin Del Potro.
FIFA faces lawsuit over rules banning transfer of minors
ZURICH (Reuters) – FIFA is facing a lawsuit in a Zurich court over regulations that ban the transfer of players under the age of 18.
Spain on top of World Cup of Golf after first round
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Rafa Cabrera Bello rolled in a long birdie putt on the 18th hole to give Spain a one-shot lead after the opening round of foursomes at the World Cup of Golf in Melbourne on Thursday.
Tokyo won’t make 2020 venue changes but will pare costs: Nikkei
TOKYO (Reuters) – Tokyo’s government is unlikely to make major changes to the plans for several 2020 Olympic Games venues, including one it had proposed moving elsewhere, but it will make efforts to pare costs, Japanese media said on Thursday.
Cavs’ Love scores first-quarter record 34 points
(Reuters) – Cleveland forward Kevin Love scored a first-quarter record 34 points on Wednesday, helping the Cavaliers to a 137-125 win over Portland.
The road to the Formula One title
ABU DHABI (Reuters) – Germany’s Nico Rosberg can win his first Formula One title in Abu Dhabi on Sunday while Lewis Hamilton remains in contention to become Britain’s first four times world champion.
Singapore in the driving seat as it negotiates new F1 deal
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – After negotiating Singapore’s current Formula One deal, Bernie Ecclestone said in 2012 the hardest thing was explaining to the authorities that “we don’t race for free”.
