CAS to rule on Sharapova’s doping ban on Tuesday
LONDON (Reuters) – The verdict in Maria Sharapova’s appeal against a two-year doping ban will be announced by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Tuesday.
Triathlete Alistair Brownlee laughs off TUE leak
LONDON (Reuters) – Double Olympic triathlon champion Alistair Brownlee was among the latest batch of athletes to have their therapeutic use exemptions (TUEs) leaked on Monday, with the Briton explaining the drug he used in 2013 was to treat altitude si…
World heavyweight champion Fury is now ‘here to stay’
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury said he was now “here to stay” just hours after announcing his retirement from boxing on Monday.
U.S. justices refuse to hear college athlete compensation cases
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up the contentious issue of pay for college athletes, leaving in place a lower court’s decision finding that rules by the governing body for collegiate sports limiting compensatio…
U.S. top court refuses to hear Redskins trademark appeal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear an appeal by the Washington Redskins challenging a federal agency’s decision to cancel the National Football League team’s trademarks after finding the name disparaging to Native …
Roland Garros extension work to resume after high court ruling
PARIS (Reuters) – The re-development of Roland Garros, home to the French Open, was set to resume after France’s highest court on Monday canceled the suspension of the extension works ordered by a lower court earlier this year.
No one’s taking partner Pieters away from me, says McIlroy
CHASKA, Minnesota (Reuters) – Europe lost their six-year grip on the Ryder Cup at the weekend but in Rory McIlroy and Thomas Pieters they found a dynamic partnership that could prove inspirational in Paris in 2018 and beyond.
Soccer: American Bradley takes over at Swansea after Guidolin sacked
LONDON (Reuters) – Bob Bradley will become the first American to manage a Premier League team after Swansea City hired the 58-year-old to replace Italian Francesco Guidolin on Monday.
Murray aims to take bite out of Djokovic’s rankings lead in China
(Reuters) – Andy Murray begins his late-season assault on Novak Djokovic’s world number one ranking at the China Open this week hoping to take a chunk out of the 4,695-point gap separating them.
Willett says American fans proved his brother right
LONDON (Reuters) – Danny Willett signed off Europe’s Ryder Cup defeat with a swipe at Americans fans on Monday, saying their behavior over the weekend had justified comments made by his brother.
