Raikkonen leads way as Ferrari dominate China practice
SHANGHAI, (Reuters) – Kimi Raikkonen set the pace ahead of Sebastian Vettel in Friday practice for the Formula One Chinese Grand Prix as the Ferrari pair dislodged the dominant Mercedes duo.
WADA will need two years to implement IOC proposal: Reedie
FORDE, Norway (Reuters) – The governing bodies of sports who want the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) to catch and punish cheats for them will have to wait for two years, WADA president Craig Reedie said on Friday.
Warriors look to cap magical season with title run
(Reuters) – When the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls set the former record of 72 wins in one season they coined an accompanying phrase: “72-10 don’t mean a thing without the ring.”
James wants to make his own NBA history with Cavs
(Reuters) – LeBron James admired the Golden State Warriors’ record-setting season but he is more focused on a burning desire to make his own mark in title-starved Cleveland and those same Warriors could stand in his way.
Perennial contending Spurs content outside spotlight
(Reuters) – While the NBA season has been dominated by the record-setting Golden State Warriors and Kobe Bryant’s retirement tour, the San Antonio Spurs have quietly played in the background plotting to steal the final headlines.
Hungarian Games? Budapest will test drive for more frugal Olympics
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungary is plying Olympic authorities with visions of a 2024 games played out from the elegant Danubian capital Budapest to the shores of Lake Balaton, eschewing the extravagance of recent years in a turn to a more modest global sp…
Adams secures chance to defend title at Rio Olympics
LONDON (Reuters) – British flyweight Nicola Adams, the first female boxer to win an Olympic title, secured her place at the Rio Games on Friday by reaching the final in her weight division at a European qualifying event in Turkey.
FIFA President Infantino to visit World Cup host Russia, Qatar
ZURICH (Reuters) – Newly elected FIFA President Gianni Infantino will visit the next two hosts of the World Cup, Russia and Qatar, next week, the global soccer body said on Friday.
Crimea seeks national soccer team, but doesn’t want to offend
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Football authorities in Crimea, annexed by Moscow in 2014, said on Friday they would like to form their own national team, but a Russian sports official recoiled from a notion that could upset at a stroke Russian national sentiment, …
Alonso admits to ‘manageable pain’ on return to track action
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Fernando Alonso, who fractured his ribs in an accident in last month’s season-opener in Australia, admitted to feeling “a little bit of pain” on his return to track action on the opening day of practice for Sunday’s Chinese Grand Prix.
