Nadal sees off troublesome Fognini in Barcelona
BARCELONA (Reuters) – Rafael Nadal struggled to finish off Fabio Fognini at the Barcelona Open on Friday but eventually quelled one of his most troublesome opponents 6-2 7-6(1) to reach the semi-finals.
Refugee amputee swimmer a torch-bearer for Rio Games
ATHENS (Reuters) – A Syrian amputee swimmer, granted asylum in Greece, will be a torch-bearer for the 2016 Rio Games and is to run with the Olympic flame through a refugee camp in Athens on Tuesday.
Steele one ahead after weather-hit first round in Texas
(Reuters) – American Brendan Steele parred his last five holes to card an eight-under-par 64 for a one-stroke lead when the weather-delayed first round of the Texas Open was completed in San Antonio on Friday.
World Cup bid inspector’s ban cut from seven years to three
ZURICH(Reuters) – Former World Cup bid inspector Harold Mayne-Nicholls’s ban from soccer has been cut from seven years to three on appeal, FIFA said on Friday.
Golf’s Olympic inclusion questioned after high-profile no shows
BERLIN (Reuters) – Australian swimming great Dawn Fraser reignited the debate about whether golf deserved to be part of the Olympics after she criticized compatriot Adam Scott’s decision to skip the Rio Games. A gold medalist at the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Olympics, Fraser accused the world number seven golfer of putting money ahead of national pride. “Very sorry to hear that Adam Scott cannot fit it into his schedule to play for Australia at the Olympics,” Fraser, 78, wrote on Facebook. “Wel
Integrity Unit says 48 match alerts received this year
LONDON (Reuters) – The organization tackling the threat of match-fixing in tennis has received 48 alerts this year, mostly from the lower tiers of the professional ranks.
FIFA sets up worker welfare body for Qatar World Cup
DOHA (Reuters) – The head of soccer’s world governing body FIFA urged Qatar to hasten improvements in safety and labor conditions for builders working on sites for the 2022 World Cup and declared: “we will not just sit and wait”.
Nine-hole format could provide shot in the arm game needs
LONDON (Reuters) – With more and more part-timers finding they have less time for 18-hole golf lasting upwards of four hours, a shorter form of the sport could give the amateur game the shot in the arm it desperately needs.
Kenyan president signs anti-doping bill into law
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta signed into law an anti-doping bill required to avoid a ban from the Rio Olympics of a nation famed for its runners, the president’s office said on Friday.
WADA suspends Beijing anti-doping lab
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) suspended the accreditation of Beijing’s National Anti-Doping laboratory on Thursday, weeks after launching a probe into drugs allegations in Chinese swimming.
