Arena returns as coach of U.S. national team
(Reuters) – Bruce Arena has been handed the tall order of getting the United States’ qualifying campaign for the 2018 World Cup back on track after being named head coach of the national team, U.S. Soccer said on Tuesday.
Ex-NBA star Rodman charged with driving wrong way on California highway
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Former pro basketball star Dennis Rodman has been charged with driving the wrong way on a California highway and forcing another car to swerve into a concrete dividing wall before he left the scene, prosecutors said.
Athletics: Kenya drops doping charges against Italian agent
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Charges against Italian sports agent Federico Rosa over the alleged use of performance-enhancing drugs have been dropped, a Kenyan magistrate said on Tuesday.
Agapitov elected Russian Weightlifting Federation chief
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Maxim Agapitov has been elected President of the Russian Weightlifting Federation (RWF), the organization said on its website (www.rfwf.ru) on Tuesday.
McLaren need a title sponsor, says Brown
LONDON (Reuters) – McLaren need a title sponsor after years without one, the Formula One team’s new executive director Zak Brown said on Tuesday.
Nishikori targets big tournaments after successful 2016
(Reuters) – Kei Nishikori has set his sights on making a grand slam breakthrough in 2017 after the Japanese world number five concluded a successful season in which he claimed one ATP Tour title, an Olympic medal and recorded a career-high 58 wins.
Carr, Raiders rally past Texans in Mexico City
(The Sports Exchange) – The dominant ways of the Houston Texans’ defense vanished at the most inopportune moments on Monday night against the Oakland Raiders.
Klinsmann fired as head coach of U.S. men’s team
(Reuters) – Juergen Klinsmann has been fired as head coach of the U.S. men’s national team in the wake of consecutive losses during the qualifying campaign for the 2018 World Cup, U.S. Soccer said on Monday.
Brown appointed McLaren executive director
LONDON (Reuters) – American marketing executive Zak Brown, who has brought numerous top sponsors into Formula One motor racing, has been appointed executive director of the McLaren Technology Group.
Guerrero, Ramirez, Rodriguez new Hall of Fame candidates
(Reuters) – Outfielders Vladimir Guerrero and Manny Ramirez and catcher Ivan Rodriguez are among the prominent newcomers to the National Baseball Hall of Fame ballot released on Monday.
