Pistorius walks on stumps in court as seeks to avoid jail
PRETORIA (Reuters) – Oscar Pistorius shuffled through a Pretoria court without his prosthetic legs on Wednesday to show how vulnerable he is as the Paralympian seeks to avoid prison for murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.
Room prices rocket in Rio as landlords dig for Olympic gold
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – With hotels mostly booked, landlords are charging a pretty penny for tourists still seeking accommodation in Rio de Janeiro for the Olympics in August — asking as much as $2,305 per night for a three-bedroom apartment far fr…
Scott ‘excited’ by Oakmont set-up for U.S. Open
OAKMONT, Pennsylvania (Reuters) – Adam Scott does not have good memories of the last U.S. Open played at Oakmont but he feels the set-up for this week’s edition should especially suit him if he can drive the ball as well as he usually does.
Women’s soccer ‘lesbianism’ row reflects homophobia in Nigeria: activists
DAKAR (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Nigerian gay rights activists have condemned a senior soccer official after he said sponsors were reluctant to back women’s soccer in the country because of a misconception that female footballers are “synonymous wi…
Russia could take legal action over athletics ban: IFax cites Mutko
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko said on Wednesday Russia could take legal action if its disgraced athletics federation is not reinstated to the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), Interfax news agency repo…
Work resumes on Rio’s beach volleyball arena
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Work restarted on the Olympic beach volleyball arena on Wednesday, four days after it was halted because of a missing permit, officials in host city Rio de Janeiro said.
Russia stunned as Hamsik inspires Slovakia to 2-1 win
LILLE, France (Reuters) – Slovakia deepened Russia’s woes with classy first-half goals from Vladimir Weiss and the outstanding Marek Hamsik securing a tense 2-1 victory in their Euro 2016 Group B clash on Wednesday.
Warriors’ Bogut to miss rest of NBA Finals with injury
(Reuters) – Golden State Warriors center Andrew Bogut will miss the remainder of the NBA Finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers after injuring his knee, the team said on Wednesday.
Federer starts pursuit of ninth Halle title, Nishikori out
(Reuters) – Roger Federer began his bid for a ninth Gerry Weber Open title with a 6-4 7-6(3) first round win over German wildcard Jan-Lennard Struff on Wednesday.
Raonic off to a winning start under gaze of McEnroe
LONDON (Reuters) – Third seed Milos Raonic edged past Australia’s Nick Kyrgios in a rain-delayed Aegon Championships first round showdown at Queen’s Club on Wednesday as new coach John McEnroe watched on.
