Yankees place A-Rod on 15-day disabled list
(The Sports Xchange) – The New York Yankees placed designated hitter Alex Rodriguez on the 15-day disabled list Wednesday with a strained right hamstring.
World championship could benefit if NHL snubs Olympics
(Reuters) – The ice hockey world championship may not have all the best players but with the National Hockey League non-committal about future Olympic participation the yearly tournament could be about to receive a boost in importance.
Maturing Kyrgios knocks Wawrinka out of Madrid Open
LONDON (Reuters) – Australian Nick Kyrgios let his tennis do the talking against Stanislas Wawrinka as he knocked the fourth seed out of the Madrid Open with a scintillating display on Wednesday.
Patience rewarded with Olympic berth
LONDON (Reuters) – Olympic sailing silver medalist Luke Patience was named in Britain’s Rio Olympic squad on Wednesday after having to re-qualify when his previous 470 class partner Elliot Willis was diagnosed with bowel cancer.
Azarenka pulls out of Madrid Open with back injury
(Reuters) – Fourth seed Victoria Azarenka pulled out of the Madrid Open with a back injury on Wednesday ahead of her third round game against American Louisa Chirico.
German cyclist looks to race with 3D-printed prosthesis in Rio
OLCHING, Germany (Reuters) – German paralympic cyclist Denise Schindler hopes to race with a 3D-printed leg prosthesis in Rio de Janeiro in September.
Mercedes rule out any bias in open letter to fans
LONDON (Reuters) – Mercedes published an open letter to Formula One fans on Wednesday to emphasize team unity and counter accusations that championship leader Nico Rosberg is favored over Lewis Hamilton.
Ferragamo SpA sues ex-LA Rams quarterback over same-name winery
(Reuters) – Salvatore Ferragamo SpA , the Italian luxury goods maker, on Wednesday sued former Los Angeles Rams football quarterback Vince Ferragamo, saying he infringed its trademarks by operating his namesake winery in southern California.
F1 engine agreement contains ‘Red Bull Clause’
LONDON (Reuters) – Formula One’s new 2017 power unit agreement has a clause inserted in it to prevent teams and their engine suppliers from publicly denigrating each other, as Red Bull and Renault did last year.
Argentine TV ad mocks Trump to promote soccer tournament
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – An Argentine TV station is lampooning U.S. presidential hopeful Donald Trump’s comments about illegal immigration from Latin America to promote next month’s regional Copa America soccer tournament in the United States.
