Brazil plans emergency funds for Rio ahead of Olympics: source
BRASILIA (Reuters) – The Brazilian government plans to transfer 2.9 billion reais ($849 million) in emergency funds to the state of Rio de Janeiro to pay for infrastructure and security during the Olympic Games, a government official told Reuters on Sa…
Birdie flurry on back nine lifts Oosthuizen into contention
OAKMONT, Pennsylvania (Reuters) – South Africa’s Louis Oosthuizen “found something” in his swing out on the course before plundering five birdies on his back nine to soar into contention at the weather-disrupted U.S. Open on Saturday.
IOC backs IAAF decision to uphold Russian athlete ban
LONDON (Reuters) – The International Olympic Committee (IOC) ended any slim hopes that Russian athletes might have had of competing at the Rio Games in August by backing the IAAF’s decision to extend its ban on the country for systematic doping on Satu…
Brazil joins Monza on the F1 endangered list
BAKU (Reuters) – The Brazilian Grand Prix at Sao Paulo’s Interlagos circuit could be axed after this season due to the country’s economic crisis, Formula One’s commercial supremo Bernie Ecclestone said on Saturday.
Russia opens criminal case against former anti-doping chief
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian federal investigators said on Saturday they had opened a criminal case against the country’s former anti-doping chief on charges of abuse of office, a day after world athletics’ governing body upheld a ban on Russia for syste…
Motor racing: Baku F1 circuit makes changes to kerbs and pitlane
BAKU (Reuters) – Track workers labored through the night to make changes to the Baku street circuit, which hosts Azerbaijan’s first Formula One race on Sunday, after problems with kerb plates lifting in practice.
Rio state declares financial emergency, requests funding for Olympics
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Rio de Janeiro’s governor declared a state of financial emergency Friday and requested federal funds to help fulfill obligations for public services during the Olympics that start Aug. 5.
Rays honor Orlando shooting victims during pride night
(Reuters) – The Tampa Bay Rays honored victims of Orlando’s mass shooting with a dedicated Pride Night on Friday, which drew their largest regular season crowd in more than 10 years.
Russia cries foul, rest of world welcomes IAAF’s ban
(Reuters) – Russia claimed the IAAF’s decision to continue its ban of Russian athletics on Friday was unfair and threatened legal action, while the rest of the world welcomed the move and urged the IOC not to go against it.
Russian doping whistleblower given Olympics hope
VIENNA (Reuters) – Yulia Stepanova, the Russian former drugs cheat whose whistle blowing revelations helped expose the massive doping problem in her country, could be allowed to compete in the Rio Olympics as an independent athlete, the IAAF said on Fr…
