Golf : Busy Bubba eyes Travelers title defense, then Rio
(Reuters) – A hectic PGA Tour schedule has just become even busier for Bubba Watson but he would not have it any other way as he prepares for his title defense at this week’s Travelers Championship in Cromwell, Connecticut.
Rio water as safe as Vancouver, says Canada doctor
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – The health risks of competing in the polluted waters of Guanabara Bay at the Rio Olympics are no greater than if swimming in Vancouver, the chief medical officer for the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) said on Wednesday.
NFL Network, Dish reach new carriage deal, ending fee dispute
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Satellite TV operator Dish Network Corp said on Wednesday that it has struck a new carriage agreement with the National Football League’s NFL Network and NFL Redzone channels, ending a disagreement over distribution fees.
Swimming : No more top dog for underdog Lochte
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Ryan Lochte was a top dog in the U.S. Olympic swimming team in London four years ago, but he felt more like an ageing underdog as he celebrated his 32nd birthday at the Rio Games on Wednesday.
Archery : London let-down still vivid for U.S. men’s team
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Explaining the difference between Olympic gold and silver can be a tough ask for a disappointed runner-up, but for American archer Jake Kaminski, heartbreak can be distilled down to three-eighths of an inch.
Weightlifting : CAS upholds ban on Russians
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – There will be no Russian weightlifters at the Rio Olympics after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Wednesday rejected the country’s appeal against a ban imposed by the sport’s governing body, the IWF.
Pokemon Go creators strive to launch game in Rio ahead of Games
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Creators of Pokemon Go said on Wednesday they were doing everything possible to release the blockbuster mobile game in Brazil in time for the Rio Olympics which start on Friday.
Tokyo’s new 2020 Games chief gets vote of confidence
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Tokyo’s first woman governor will carry on her predecessor’s push to make the city’s 2020 Summer Games the ”most innovative” in history, the head of the Games’ organizing committee said on Wednesday.
Swimming : Pool secrets are safe with Omega man
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Hans Gubler is the man who knows the answers but will never tell, the keeper of secrets as well as time at Rio’s Olympic aquatics center.
Israeli victims of 1972 Games honored 44 years on
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Widows of two of the 11 Israelis killed by Palestinian gunmen at the 1972 Munich Olympics got the recognition that they had so long sought with a ceremony and minute’s silence at the Olympic village in Rio de Janeiro on Wedne…
