Spieth has score to settle in hometown event
(Reuters) – Jordan Spieth returns to very familiar territory for this week’s AT&T Byron Nelson in Irving, Texas, though he has a score to settle at the TPC Four Seasons Resort where he has finished no better than joint 16th in six starts.
Soccer: All 11 Rostov players pass FIFA doping tests, says club
MOSCOW (Reuters) – All 11 players from Russia’s Rostov passed FIFA doping tests following their Premier League match last week against Dynamo Moscow which they won 3-1, the club said on Wednesday.
Briton Adams sets sights on elusive world title
(Reuters) – British women’s Olympic boxing champion Nicola Adams has set her heart on winning the world title, the only major honor to elude her.
Alibaba discussing FIFA sponsorship : Bloomberg
(Reuters) – Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd is in discussions to become a top sponsor of FIFA, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday.
Brazil drops swimming coach Volkers at Australia’s request
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – The Brazilian Olympic Committee will exclude Australian swimming coach Scott Volkers from Brazil’s team at the Rio Olympics in August at the request of Australia, where he faced child sexual abuse charges a decade ago, a comm…
Leicester likely to buy 3 or 4 new players
BANGKOK (Reuters) – English Premier League champions Leicester City are likely to buy three or four players over the summer, vice chairman Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha told Reuters.
Rosberg says Spanish GP crash is history now
(Reuters) – Formula One championship leader Nico Rosberg has drawn a line under his Spanish Grand Prix collision with Mercedes team mate Lewis Hamilton, saying their relationship will not be affected.
Tokyo 2020 bid to be investigated after report of payment
TOKYO (Reuters) – A Japanese official who led the successful bid for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics said on Wednesday the Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC) plans to investigate the bidding after questions were raised about payments by the bid committee.
Post-‘Lucha’, Argentina’s Leonas target elusive gold medal
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina have the ability to win an elusive Olympic gold medal in women’s hockey at the Rio Games despite losing talismanic, eight-times world player of the year Luciana Aymar, coach Gabriel Minadeo said.
IOC says 31 athletes could miss Rio after positive Beijing drugs re-tests
LONDON (Reuters) – Thirty one athletes from six sports could be banned from this year’s Rio Olympics after failing dope tests when 454 samples were reexamined from the 2008 Beijing Games, the International Olympic Committee said on Tuesday.
