Blade jumper Rehm sees Rio dreams fade
VIENNA (Reuters) – Paralympic long jump champion Markus Rehm saw his dream of competing at the Rio Olympics fade on Friday after the IAAF said that the German had failed to prove that he does not gain an unfair advantage as a prosthesis-wearing athlete…
Boxing school in Rio slum shows sport’s power before Olympics
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Beneath a street lamp in one of Rio de Janeiro’s slums, 19-year-old boxer Wanderson de Oliveira does pull-ups from a metal bar outside the Fight for Peace academy while two skinny young boys watch intently.
Dish drops NFL Network, NFL RedZone amid fee dispute
(Reuters) – Satellite TV operator Dish Network Corp blacked out the National Football League-owned sports channels, NFL Network and NFL RedZone, the first time the league has been dropped by a TV services provider, the NFL said.
League fines Warriors MVP Curry and coach Kerr
(Reuters) – Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry and head coach Steve Kerr have each been fined $25,000 for separate incidents stemming from Thursday’s Game Six of the NBA Finals, the league announced on Friday.
McIlroy faces uphill task at Oakmont after carding a 77
OAKMONT, Pennsylvania (Reuters) – Rory McIlroy left himself with plenty of work to do to make the cut at this week’s U.S. Open after struggling to a seven-over-par 77 in the weather-delayed opening round on Friday.
Hamilton fastest as Azerbaijan makes F1 debut
BAKU (Reuters) – Formula One made its debut in Azerbaijan on Friday with some immediate teething problems and Mercedes’s triple world champion Lewis Hamilton fastest in practice around the Baku street circuit.
Russia’s Putin says will work to stamp out soccer hooliganism
ST PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin said on Friday he regretted violence at the Euro 2016 soccer tournament in France involving Russian fans, pledging Moscow would work to try to stamp out hooliganism.
Russia’s Rio hopes at stake as IAAF votes
VIENNA/MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia said on Friday it was ready to do everything from a legal point of view to defend Russian athletes if they are banned from taking part in the Rio Olympics over doping allegations.
Russia says to use every legal tool to return its fans from France
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia will employ all legal tools to ensure the fast return of detained and injured Russian fans from France, Russia’s Foreign Ministry said on Friday.
South Korean pistol champion no longer worried about Zika
(Reuters) – South Korean pistol shooter Kim Jang-mi has declared she is no longer concerned by the Zika virus as she prepares to defend her gold medal at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics.
