Rio security screeners fired one week before Games
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Brazil’s government on Friday fired a private security firm hired to provide screeners for Olympic venues and replaced them with federal and state police, just one week from the opening of the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro.
Pregnant Young bows out after brave effort at Woburn
WOBURN, England (Reuters) – Liz Young’s husband-caddie provided a perfect summary after his expectant wife’s brave bid to qualify for the last two rounds of the Women’s British Open ended in disappointment on Friday.
Ferrari will miss former technical chief Allison, says Clear
HOCKENHEIM, Germany (Reuters) – Former Ferrari technical director James Allison, whose sudden departure was announced by the team on Wednesday, will be missed by the Maranello-based squad, its track operations head Jock Clear said on Friday.
Russian weightlifters barred from Rio Games
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) on Friday formally suspended Russia’s eight-strong weightlifting team, effectively excluding it from next month’s Rio Olympics, because of doping offences.
NHL players union says Bettman can’t restore defenseman’s ban
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The National Hockey League’s players union on Friday urged a U.S. court not to grant Commissioner Gary Bettman broad power to override arbitrators when deciding how severely to discipline players for improper on-ice conduct.
Best-of-the-day 65 sends Matthew soaring at Woburn
WOBURN, England (Reuters) – Evergreen Catriona Matthew, boosted by having husband Graham back on her bag after a spell looking after their two young children, launched a determined title charge at the Ricoh Women’s British Open on Friday.
Head of Rio lab: Security paramount for Olympic doping tests
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Security is the top focus for the laboratory that will conduct doping exams at the upcoming Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, the lab’s director said Friday, amid global scrutiny following the recent scandal surrounding Russian ath…
Teaching community through capoeira in a hardscrabble Rio slum
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Manoel Pereira Costa is a star on this sprawling mountainside in Rio de Janeiro.
Button cleared to race in Germany after eye check-up
HOCKENHEIM, Germany (Reuters) – Jenson Button is fit to drive in the German Formula One Grand Prix following a visit to hospital for a precautionary check-up after a piece of carbon dust lodged in his eye during practice on Friday.
Hamilton approach to FIA over Hungary pole ‘regrettable’: Lowe
HOCKENHEIM (Reuters) – Lewis Hamilton’s move to seek clarification about team mate Nico Rosberg’s controversial pole lap in Hungary from the F1 governing body’s Charlie Whiting was misjudged and regrettable, his Mercedes team said on Friday.
