Serena passes suspended Sharapova as top woman earner
(Reuters) – Serena Williams may have been second best at the French Open on Saturday but the American has moved ahead of fellow tennis player Maria Sharapova to top the women’s earnings list in sports, according to Forbes Magazine.
Cavaliers desperate to make stand at home in Cleveland
(Reuters) – The old adage that a playoff series does not begin until a home team loses does not apply to the Cavaliers, who know a defeat in Game Three could all but finish their NBA Finals chances against the Golden State Warriors.
Rio’s Olympic tram breaks down on first day
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – A new tram built as part of a drive to improve infrastructure in Rio de Janeiro for the Olympic Games broke down on Monday, its first full day in operation.
WADA suspends Madrid anti-doping laboratory
MONTREAL (Reuters) – Madrid’s Anti-Doping Laboratory was suspended by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) on Monday after failing to comply with international standards.
Turkey’s Erdogan to join dignitaries, celebrities at Ali memorials
LOUISVILLE (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan will join former U.S. President Bill Clinton and comedian Billy Crystal among the politicians, religious leaders and entertainers speaking at two public memorial services for boxing legend Muhamma…
Soviet defector Korchnoi, challenger for world chess title, dies at 85
(Reuters) – Chess grandmaster Viktor Korchnoi, who defected from the Soviet Union in 1976 and then came within one game of beating arch-rival Anatoly Karpov for the world championship, has died at the age of 85, the Russian Chess Federation said on Mon…
NBA MVP Curry to skip Rio Games to rest knee
(Reuters) – Stephen Curry has withdrawn from consideration for the U.S. basketball team for the Olympic Games in Rio to allow a knee injury time to heal, the league MVP announced on Monday.
Goodell says no compromise on ‘Deflategate’
(The Sports Xchange) – NFL commissioner Roger Goodell made it clear on Monday there will be no settlement in his Deflategate battle with New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady.
Russia prepares education campaign to tackle doping in sport
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia will roll out an educational campaign to promote fair play in sport as it cleans up after a series of doping scandals, the sports ministry said on Monday.
Federer fit and ready to return in Stuttgart
(Reuters) – Roger Federer is optimistic his back is on the mend as he prepares to return to action in the Wimbledon warm-up event on Stuttgart’s grasscourts this week.
