Turnovers and touchdowns as American football takes off in Nigeria
LAGOS (Reuters) – At the Campos Mini stadium in Lagos, cheerleaders dance as spectators root for their local team. However, the players at this game are not the usual defenders guarding posts or strikers scoring goals but linebackers and quarterbacks h…
Exclusive: FIFA warns Nepal FA to get house in order or will step in
BERLIN (Reuters) – FIFA has warned troubled Nepal football association (ANFA) to reinstate suspended executive committee members and immediately call a congress or risk intervention of the world soccer’s governing body.
Poland’s Zawadka gets four-year doping ban
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Polish swimmer Michal Zawadka has been slapped with a four-year ban for flunking a dope test in Sydney last September, the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA) said on Wednesday.
Putin prevails in Sochi all-star ice hockey game
SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin showed off his stick skills with a goal and two assists in an amateur ice hockey game at a 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics venue on Tuesday.
Penguins win Game 6, eliminate Capitals
(The Sports Xchange) – Nick Bonino scored 6:32 into overtime as the Pittsburgh Penguins overcame Washington’s frantic three-goal comeback to win 4-3 and eliminate the Capitals from the Eastern Conference semi-finals on Tuesday.
Tennis Australia chief slams ‘disrespectful’ Tomic in Rio row
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Tennis Australia chief Steve Healy has labeled Bernard Tomic disrespectful and said Nick Kyrgios was picking unnecessary fights with Olympic officials as the debate over who should represent the country at the Rio Games continued on …
Owner of Ultimate Fighting Championship explores sale: ESPN
(Reuters) – The owner of Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is exploring a sale of the promotion company that popularized cage fighting, according to an ESPN report that UFC’s president later denied on Tuesday.
Westbrook scores 35, Thunder power past Spurs
(The Sports Xchange) – Russell Westbrook scored 35 points, including a crucial three-point play in the final seconds, as the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the San Antonio Spurs 95-91 on Tuesday to take a 3-2 lead in their Western Conference semi-final ser…
Argentina duo playing for rugby places: coach
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina backs Santiago Cordero and Matias Moroni, who thrilled fans at the 2015 World Cup in Britain, will be back at Twickenham this month looking to cement places in the rugby sevens team for the Rio Olympics.
FIFA unveil 2026 World Cup bidding process
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – FIFA unveiled the timetable of its delayed bidding process for the 2026 World Cup on Tuesday, with president Gianni Infantino’s plans for a 40-team tournament to be decided upon by October and a final decision on the hosts to be…
