For Latynina, Olympic recognition came better late than never
LONDON/MOSCOW (Reuters) – When Larisa Latynina became the most decorated Olympian of all time at the 1964 Tokyo Games, having bowed her head 18 times over the course of three Games as medals were slipped around her neck, the Russian gymnast must have e…
No pressure despite Hamilton surge, says Rosberg
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Nico Rosberg shrugged off his dwindling championship advantage ahead of Sunday’s Hungarian Grand Prix, saying he was not feeling the heat despite only holding a one-point lead over Mercedes team mate Lewis Hamilton.
Johnson in share of Canadian Open lead; Day three back
(Reuters) – World number two Dustin Johnson eagled the final hole to earn a share of the lead with fellow American Luke List after the first round at the RBC Canadian Open on Thursday.
NBA pulls All-Star Game from Charlotte over transgender law
(Reuters) – The NBA is moving its 2017 All-Star Game out of Charlotte, North Carolina, given its objections to a state law decried as discriminatory against the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, the league on Thursday.
No pressure despite Hamilton surge, says Rosberg
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Nico Rosberg shrugged off his dwindling championship advantage ahead of Sunday’s Hungarian Grand Prix, saying he was not feeling the heat despite only holding a one-point lead over Mercedes team mate Lewis Hamilton.
Vettel slams radio rules as ‘joke’
BUDAPEST(Reuters) – Former world champion Sebastian Vettel has slammed Formula One’s decision to tighten radio rules, saying that drivers and teams should be free to say whatever they want to each other during a race.
Minister says arrests show Brazil ready to act fast on terrorism
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s presidential Chief of Staff Eliseu Padilha said Thursday’s pre-emptive arrest of a group allegedly supporting the Islamic State (IS) showed the government is ready to act promptly to squash terrorist activity before the Ol…
Red Bull’s Ricciardo eager to get the ball rolling
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo is raring to turn the tables on team-mate Max Verstappen in Sunday’s Hungarian Formula One Grand Prix after taking recent results on the chin.
From rodeo to Rio, ex-bricklayer rides high
CHEPSTOW, Wales (Reuters) – There was a time in Jonathan ‘Jock’ Paget’s early equestrian career when staying on a horse for eight seconds was considered good going.
Italy’s walk champion Schwazer awaits CAS ruling on doping appeal
Italy’s 2008 Olympic 50km race walk champion Alex Schwazer will retire after the Rio Olympics if his provisional doping ban is lifted on appeal because he is sickened by the world of athletics, said his coach Sandro Donati.
