Zobrist named World Series MVP
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – Cubs leftfielder Ben Zobrist was named most valuable player of the World Series on Wednesday after delivering the go-ahead run in the 10th inning of Chicago’s deciding 8-7 victory over the Cleveland Indians.
Cubs crush Indians to send World Series to Game 7
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – The Chicago Cubs set up a winner-take-all Game Seven of the World Series by crushing the Cleveland Indians 9-3 on Tuesday to level Major League Baseball’s best-of-seven championship.
Djokovic cruises, Murray struggles, Wawrinka out in Paris
PARIS (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic began his bid to hold on to his number one ranking with an easy win over Gilles Muller in the Paris Masters second round while Andy Murray struggled through and Stan Wawrinka faltered on Wednesday.
Brawn denies accepting Formula One job
LONDON (Reuters) – Former Mercedes team principal Ross Brawn has denied accepting a position with Formula One’s new owners Liberty Media to help run the sport.
FIFA chamber recommends lifetime ban for Bin Hammam aide
ZURICH (Reuters) – FIFA’s investigatory chamber has recommended an aide to former presidential candidate Mohamed Bin Hammam be banned for life from all soccer-related activities after completing an investigation into payments made to several soccer off…
VW to quit world rally championship at end of season
BERLIN (Reuters) – Volkswagen will pull out of the world rally championship at the end of the current season as part of a strategic shift to help overcome its emissions scandal, the company announced on Wednesday.
UK PM May says FIFA ban on poppy armbands is ‘outrageous’
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Wednesday it was “utterly outrageous” that soccer’s governing body FIFA will not allow English and Scottish footballers to wear armbands featuring poppies during their World Cup qualifier on…
Garcia, Mladenovic return to lead France in Fed Cup final
PARIS (Reuters) – Top doubles team Caroline Garcia and Kristina Mladenovic will spearhead France’s challenge in the Davis Cup final against defending champions Czech Republic after making their return following a suspension.
Joshua, Klitschko set for WBA title fight in 2017
(Reuters) – Anthony Joshua has received official sanction to fight veteran Wladimir Klitschko for the vacant WBA heavyweight title in the spring of 2017, but the British boxer must first defend his IBF title against Eric Molina in Manchester on Dec. 10…
Poor supervision behind rising 2020 costs: panel head
TOKYO (Reuters) – Poor supervision and a lack of clear authority is one reason costs for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics have soared to more than four times original estimates, the head of a Tokyo panel tasked with slashing expenses said on Wednesday.
