Man City sign goalkeeper Bravo from Barcelona
LONDON (Reuters) – Manchester City have signed Chile goalkeeper Claudio Bravo from Barcelona for an initial 18 million euros ($20.3 million), the clubs confirmed on Thursday.
Blatter appears at CAS for appeal against ban
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (Reuters) – Disgraced former FIFA president Sepp Blatter appeared before sport’s highest tribunal, the Court of Arbitration of Sport (CAS), on Thursday to appeal against his six-year ban from soccer.
Kenya removes Olympics committee over Rio performance
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya has disbanded its National Olympics Committee (NOC-K) because of the poor handling of the east African country’s team during the Rio Olympics, sports minister Hassan Wario said on Thursday.
Qatar’s recruited athletes stir debate on citizenship
DOHA (Reuters) – When 39 athletes from Qatar qualified for the Rio Olympics, the most in the tiny Gulf state’s history, Noor al-Shalaby celebrated the achievement in a Facebook post.
Briton Weir backs Russia’s exclusion from Paralympics
(Reuters) – Britain’s Paralympic champion wheelchair racer David Weir has backed the decision to ban Russia from next month’s Rio Paralympics for state-sponsored doping.
Rio Olympics was like a cold war, says Russian Efimova
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Yulia Efimova, who won two Olympic silver medals this month after being cleared to compete in Rio following a doping ban, has compared swimming in the Games to being at war.
Day and Johnson command spotlight at Bethpage
(Reuters) – World number one Jason Day and second-ranked Dustin Johnson launch their title bids at The Barclays on Thursday amid longer-term hopes of securing the PGA Tour’s season-ending FedExCup and Player of the Year honors.
South American game was run for personal gain, says head
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – South America soccer was run as a fiefdom by a few leading officials for personal gain before they were brought to account by U.S. law enforcement, the head of the regional governing body CONMEBOL said on Wednesday.
McIlroy eyes FedExCup boost to transform his season
(Reuters) – Rory McIlroy has set his sights on finishing a so-so season on a strong note as he prepares this week for The Barclays, the first of four FedExCup events that conclude the 2015-16 U.S. PGA Tour.
Federer plans January return in Australia
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Roger Federer, who is sidelined for the rest of the year, said on Wednesday he plans to return to competition in Australia in January at the Hopman Cup and the Australian Open.
