Cookson warns cheats as UCI showcases motor detection method
AIGLE, Switzerland (Reuters) – Cheats will not prosper was the message of International Cycling Union (UCI) president Brian Cookson on Tuesday as the governing body stepped up its fight against mechanical fraud by showcasing a new method to detect hidd…
Ex-Ecuador FA official gets year in jail as part of FIFA probe
QUITO (Reuters) – A former head of logistics at Ecuador’s Football Federation (FEF) was sentenced on Tuesday to a year in prison for money-laundering, a case arising from investigations in the Andean nation prompted by the FIFA corruption scandal.
Murray sets sights on record fifth Queen’s Club title
LONDON (Reuters) – Andy Murray will be targeting a record fifth title at Queen’s Club as organizers unveiled what they called the strongest ever lineup for next month’s Aegon Championships.
Young Afghan Messi fan flees over kidnap fears
QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) – A young Afghan fan of Argentine soccer star Lionel Messi has fled his home and gone to Pakistan because his family feared he could be kidnapped after he became an unlikely Internet sensation, the boy’s uncle said on Tuesday…
WADA suspends Africa’s only doping test center during upgrade
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has suspended the accreditation of Africa’s only laboratory for testing the blood and urine of athletes for five months while it updates its facilities.
Leicester’s Premier League fairytale makes papers worldwide
(Reuters) – Leicester City’s remarkable Premier League triumph after starting the season as 5,000-1 outsiders to win the title made the pages of the press around the world on Tuesday.
Rio’s slum hostels offer alternative Olympic housing
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Stunning views of iconic Sugarloaf Mountain, a sun-drenched patio nestled in the hills of Atlantic rainforest and rooms costing a fraction of nearby hotels.
French federation headquarters and president home’s searched
PARIS (Reuters) – The French tennis federation’s (FFT) headquarters and FFT president Jean Gachassin’s home have been searched amid an investigation into alleged ticket trafficking, French judicial authorities said on Tuesday.
Qatar testing turf able to survive desert sun for 2022 World Cup
DOHA (Reuters) – Critics say Qatar will be too hot to host the 2022 World Cup but it is determined to prove the grass is no greener elsewhere.
UEFA say presidential election still possible before Euro 2016
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – European soccer’s governing body UEFA says it is still possible to hold a presidential election before Euro 2016 if its suspended president Michel Platini fails to overturn his six-year ban from the sport.
