Tricolour at half-mast as Open pays tribute to Nice victims
TROON, Scotland (Reuters) – The French tricolor flew at half-mast by the 18th green on Friday as the British Open paid tribute to the victims of the Bastille Day attack in Nice.
FIFA investigatory chamber asks for four year ban for former ExCo member Makudi
ZURICH (Reuters) – The investigatory chamber of FIFA’s independent ethics committee has asked for former executive committee member Worawi Makudi to be banned from soccer for at least four years for allegedly breaching the soccer governing body’s code …
Park hopes to make a splash at Rio, despite lack of preparation
(Reuters) – Former Olympic swimming champion Park Tae-hwan is confident of winning a medal at next month’s Rio Games despite the lack of preparation time following his qualification drama.
Kobe Bryant slimed after winning Kids Choice prize
(Reuters) – Retired Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant was given the traditional golden sliming at the Kids Choice Sport awards on Thursday after picking up the “Legend” prize.
Australia’s Kumar to fight doping ban: coach
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australian wrestler Vinod Kumar has hired lawyers in a bid to clear his name and compete at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics after he was hit with a four-year ban for failing a doping test during a qualification event.
Thailand’s Thongchai eyes improved putting at Open
(Reuters) – Thailand’s Thongchai Jaidee opened his British Open campaign with an even-par round of 71 and believes his putter must improve drastically if he is to climb up the leaderboard at Royal Troon.
Froome retains Tour lead despite Ventoux chaos
MONT VENTOUX, France (Reuters) – Defending champion Chris Froome retained the overall leader’s yellow jersey on the Tour de France despite being left without a bike following an incident involving a motorbike in a farcical finale to the 12th stage on T…
Italian agent charged in Kenya over alleged doping
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Italian sports agent Federico Rosa was charged in a Kenyan court on Thursday over the alleged use of prohibited performance enhancing substances on local athletes.
Pakistan sport hits low point with qualifying debacle
LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistan’s sporting decline has left the vast South Asian nation that once prided itself on producing the world’s best hockey and squash players facing up to an Olympics for which none of its athletes have qualified.
Cabrera, Vegas share Barbasol lead
(Reuters) – Double major winner Angel Cabrera of Argentina and Venezuelan Jhonattan Vegas both fired six-under-par 65s to share the first-round lead at the Barbasol Championship in Alabama on Thursday.
