Motor racing: F1 leader Rosberg shuts out negative thoughts
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Nico Rosberg closed his ears to negative thoughts and title talk on Thursday, even after Mercedes team mate Lewis Hamilton said he would ‘take it like a man’ if he lost his Formula One championship to the German.
Motor racing: Hamilton on more solid footing for U.S. GP
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Lewis Hamilton declared himself fully fit for Sunday’s U.S. Grand Prix after a sore foot ruled the triple Formula One world champion out of tire testing last week.
Alpine Skiing: Maze announces retirement after season-long absence
(Reuters) – Double Olympic Alpine skiing champion Tina Maze announced her retirement on Thursday but said she would return for a two-race farewell on home snow in Maribor in January.
Golf: Woods still dreams of eclipsing Nicklaus’ major record
(Reuters) – Tiger Woods says he still believes he will surpass the record 18 major titles won by Jack Nicklaus, even though the former world number one has been sidelined from competition for more than a year due to a chronic back injury.
Motor racing: Hamilton lays on the charm after Suzuka storm
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton kept his calm and laid on the charm as he faced a packed U.S. Grand Prix news conference on Thursday, two weeks after stirring up a media storm in Japan.
Ex-marketing executive pleads guilty in U.S. bribery probe of FIFA
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A former sports marketing executive arrested last year during a U.S. corruption probe involving soccer’s global governing body FIFA pleaded guilty on Thursday to participating in schemes to pay bribes to a top official.
Chinese takeovers are a defeat for Italian football, says Buffon
MILAN (Reuters) – Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon has railed against the influx of Far East money into Serie A and said the sales of Inter Milan and AC Milan to Chinese investors are a defeat for Italian football.
Swansea can end bad run says new manager Bradley
LONDON (Reuters) – Swansea City manager Bob Bradley will take heart from a previous successful relegation struggle as he battles to keep his new club in the Premier League, he said on Thursday.
Soccer-Mutko says might quit as Russian football chief
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Newly appointed Russian deputy prime minister Vitaly Mutko said on Thursday he might stand down as president of the Russian Football Union (RFU) as preparations for the 2018 World Cup, which the country is hosting, are stepped up.
Soccer: Ranieri reaches 65 but wants five more years
LONDON (Reuters) – Claudio Ranieri, the manager who led Leicester City to their stunning Premier League title triumph last season, celebrated his 65th birthday on Thursday and told reporters that he was good for another five years at least.
