Sacramento, Albuquerque to host upcoming U.S. champs
EUGENE, Oregon (Reuters) – Sacramento will host next year’s U.S. athletics championships that will determine the team for the 2017 world championships in London, USA Track and Field officials told Reuters on Tuesday.
Rio logistics a major problem, U.S. Official says
Eugene, Oregon (Reuters) – The logistics of getting around in Rio de Janeiro could be a major problem for athletes at the 2016 Olympics, Max Siegel, chief executive officer of USA Track and Field, said on Tuesday.
#thelendleffect magic rubs off on Vesnina
LONDON (Reuters) – What started as a social media joke seems to hold some special powers – #thelendleffect is working.
U.S. to fund Zika virus study of U.S. Olympic team
(Reuters) – The U.S. National Institutes of Health said it will fund a study to monitor U.S. athletes, coaches and members of the Olympic Committee staff for exposure to Zika virus while in Brazil, with the hope of gaining better understanding of how i…
Cubs monopoly in NL All-Star infield
(The Sports Xchange) – For the first time in 53 years and only the second time ever, four players from one team will comprise the starting infield for a Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
Cyclist Meares to carry Australian flag in Rio
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Double Olympic champion cyclist Anna Meares will carry Australia’s flag in the opening ceremony at the Rio de Janeiro Games next month.
F1 stalwart Blash to retire at end of season
LONDON (Reuters) – Formula One’s deputy race director Michael ‘Herbie’ Blash, who has been part of the sport for 50 years and managed the Brabham team run by Bernie Ecclestone in the 1970s, is to step down at the end of the season.
Russia names athletics team hoping ban will be lifted
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia has named a track and field team for the Rio Olympics which includes gold medalists Yelena Isinbayeva and Ivan Ukhov among 68 athletes who are hoping an IAAF ban on them competing will be lifted by sport’s highest court later …
Serena batters Pavlyuchenkova to join Venus in semis
LONDON (Reuters) – Serena Williams battered Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-4 6-4 at Wimbledon on Tuesday to join sister Venus in the semi-finals and said she was surprised and delighted the pair were still competing at the top of their sport.
Chun embraces pressure in U.S. Women’s Open defense
(Reuters) – Chun In-gee welcomes the pressure of making her first defense of an LPGA major at this week’s U.S. Women’s Open, and the South Korean believes she is on the brink of more grand achievements.
