Kershaw maintains hot pitching streak
(Reuters) – Los Angeles Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw is enjoying a red-hot stretch that is helping him keep pace with the rest of the National League’s pitching dominance.
UEFA ‘regrets’ overnight soccer violence ahead of England-Wales match
PARIS (Reuters) – UEFA said on Thursday it regretted the unrest on the streets of Lille overnight on the eve of the Euro 2016 soccer match between England and Wales, but it stopped short of taking any action to punish fan violence.
Tokyo Olympics chief: governor’s resignation came at a bad time
TOKYO (Reuters) – The resignation of Tokyo’s governor for inappropriate use of tax money came at a bad time as the city gears up preparations for the 2020 Olympics, but the longer-term impact is likely to be limited, the games’ organizing team chief sa…
Rio athletes’ village unveiled in front of IOC chief
(Reuters) – Despite financial and organizational problems that have delayed other construction projects for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, the largest athletes’ village in the long history of the Games was unveiled in the city on Wednesday.
Weightlifting: Kazakhstan’s Ilyin denies doping charges
ALMATY (Reuters) – Celebrated weightlifter Ilya Ilyin has denied taking banned substances after he was named among four Kazakh gold-medal winners from the 2012 London Olympics to test positive for performance-enhancing drugs in their reanalyzed samples…
China’s Wang Jianlin scores FIBA basketball partnership
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s richest man Wang Jianlin has signed a partnership deal with basketball’s international governing body (FIBA), the latest move by the commercial property billionaire to expand his Dalian Wanda business empire into sports and …
Lendl says Murray can end Djokovic’s ‘golden slam’ dream
(Reuters) – Andy Murray has what it takes to ruin Novak Djokovic’s dreams of sweeping to a ‘golden slam’, coach Ivan Lendl has said as the Scot prepares for another tilt at the Wimbledon title.
KOC turns down banned Park’s Rio appeal
SEOUL (Reuters) – The Korea Olympic Committee has turned down Park Tae-hwan’s appeal to overturn a controversial doping suspension, leaving the swimmer’s hopes of competing at the Rio Games in the hands of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).
India address late goal concern to boost Rio hopes
MUMBAI (Reuters) – Leaking late goals has been something of an Achilles’ heel for the Indian hockey team but captain Sardar Singh believes his team have addressed the issue as they head to Rio looking for the country’s first Olympic medal in 36 years.
Riot police disperse England fans in Lille
LILLE, France (Reuters) – French riot police charged and used tear gas to disperse rowdy English soccer fans in Lille on Wednesday, though the northern city was spared feared clashes with Russian supporters.
