French number one Monfils out of Davis Cup semi-final
(Reuters) – World number eight Gael Monfils has been ruled out of France’s Davis Cup semi-final against Croatia in Zadar because of a knee injury, the French tennis federation said on Wednesday.
Football’s fate now in the hands of unlikely duo
ATHENS (Reuters) – Barely one year ago, Gianni Infantino was best known by the football public as the figure who pulled balls from pots at European club draws while Aleksander Ceferin was a mystery outside his Slovenian homeland.
Klopp expects tough challenge at resurgent Chelsea
(Reuters) – Liverpool coach Juergen Klopp enjoyed the first win of his Premier League career at a stumbling Chelsea last October but expects a much tougher challenge when his side return to Stamford Bridge on Friday.
Centenary edition of Giro d’Italia to depart from Sardinia
MILAN (Reuters) – The Giro d’Italia’s 100th edition will start from the island of Sardinia in 2017, organizers said on Wednesday.
Button could race in Japan next year
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – McLaren’s Jenson Button could race in Rallycross or in Japan’s Super GT series when he takes a break from Formula One next year.
New UEFA chief Ceferin promises to stand up to big clubs
ATHENS (Reuters) – Aleksander Ceferin, a little-known Slovenian soccer official, was elected as the head of European soccer’s governing body UEFA on Wednesday and promised to stand up to the big clubs.
Suarez delighted to run riot with Messi and Neymar again
BARCELONA (Reuters) – Luis Suarez said he had missed linking up with his insatiable strike partners Neymar and Lionel Messi after Barcelona’s ‘MSN’ attack scored six goals in their 7-0 record rout of Celtic on Tuesday.
Foursomes may not be awesome for rookies: Kaymer
LONDON (Reuters) – Europe will field six rookies in this month’s Ryder Cup against the United States but captain Darren Clarke may not pick many of the newcomers in the foursomes matches, according to wildcard choice Martin Kaymer.
Platini says he has done nothing wrong in UEFA farewell speech
ATHENS (Reuters) – Disgraced former UEFA president Michel Platini insisted he had done nothing wrong and said his conscience was clear as he gave a farewell speech to European soccer’s governing body at their extraordinary Congress on Wednesday.
JOC approves Nagoya and Aichi’s joint bid for 2026 Asian Games
(Reuters) – The Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC) has given the green light to Aichi Prefecture and its capital Nagoya as joint candidate hosts for the 2026 Asian Games.
