Investigation under way on Michigan pickup collision with cyclists
(Reuters) – Officials were investigating on Wednesday the deaths of five cyclists and injuries of four others after a pickup truck plowed into their group along a southwest Michigan road, the state’s governor said.
Rio in doubt for Britain’s double sculls champion Grainger
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s most successful female Olympic rower Katherine Grainger could miss out on a fifth Games after failing to win a place in the women’s eight for Rio.
Russia says ARD film is attempt to influence IAAF ruling
MOSCOW/BERLIN (Reuters) – Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko said on Wednesday allegations that he was directly implicated in doping offences were an attempt to sway a ruling on Russia’s ban from international athletics ahead of the Rio Olympics.
Muguruza eyeing Serena’s top ranking
LONDON (Reuters) – So long the dominant force in women’s tennis, Serena Williams will head to Wimbledon this month in danger of losing her number one ranking to Spain’s Garbine Muguruza.
Triathlete Gomez Noya wins prestigious Spanish award
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s world and European triathlon champion Javier Gomez Noya has won his country’s most prestigious sports award, the Princess of Asturias prize, for his “brilliant achievements”.
Russian sports minister says ARD film attempt to sway IAAF: Ifax
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko said on Wednesday new doping allegations from German broadcaster ARD/WDR were aimed at influencing a ruling by the International Athletics Federation on Russia’s suspension from world athletics, I…
World champion Sagan swaps road for mountains in Rio
LONDON (Reuters) – Slovakia’s world road race champion Peter Sagan will compete in the mountain bike event at the Rio Olympics, returning to the discipline in which he began his career.
China cool on another badminton sweep at Rio
SYDNEY (Reuters) – China shrugged off badminton’s biggest Olympic scandal to sweep all five titles at London four years ago but the Asian super-power is trying to keep a lid on expectations of another bumper gold medal haul at the Rio de Janeiro Games….
France launches attack alert app ahead of Euro 2016
PARIS (Reuters) – France launched an app to alert users to attacks on Wednesday, two days before the Euro 2016 soccer championship gets underway under a state of emergency imposed after militant Islamists struck Paris in November.
Zika threat bugging Chinese shuttler Wang
SYDNEY (Reuters) – The threat of Zika at the Rio Olympics is on the mind of many athletes but few more so than China’s former badminton world champion Wang Yihan, who was attacked mercilessly by insects while competing in Indonesia last week.
