Infantino continues to deny wrongdoing in TV deal
(Reuters) – FIFA president Gianni Infantino has again shrugged off any wrongdoing for signing a contract with two businessmen indicted in the United States, describing allegations in the Panama Papers documents as a “non-story”.
LA buzzing ahead of Bryant’s league farewell
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – With Kobe Bryant set to end his stellar 20-year career with the Lakers later on Wednesday, Los Angeles was buzzing at the prospect of seeing one of the all-time National Basketball Association greats bow out.
Spieth will never fully get over Masters meltdown: Love
(Reuters) – Jordan Spieth will never get over his shocking Masters meltdown, no matter how many major championships he wins, but will learn from his collapse, United States Ryder Cup captain Davis Love said on Wednesday.
NFL star Will Smith was shot eight times
(Reuters) – Retired NFL player Will Smith, who was killed during the weekend after a traffic collision in New Orleans, was shot in the back several times in an apparent homicide, the city coroner said on Wednesday.
Brazil crisis will not affect Rio games, says IOC
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – The political and economic crisis engulfing Brazil will not affect preparations for Rio de Janeiro’s Olympic Games in August as venues are being completed on time, organizers said on Wednesday.
Do not feel sorry for Spieth, urges caddie Greller
(Reuters) – Jordan Spieth’s caddie urged fans not to feel sorry for the Masters runner-up on Wednesday despite his final-round meltdown at Augusta.
Dominant Karapetyan wins battle of Armenian medalists
FORDE, Norway (Reuters) – Hundreds of thousands of Armenians watched on television as two of their country’s Olympic medal hopefuls went head-to-head in the men’s 77kg at the European weightlifting championships on Wednesday.
Djokovic exits Monte Carlo as Vesely scores biggest career win
(Reuters) – Defending Monte Carlo champion and world number one Novak Djokovic suffered his earliest tournament defeat for three years when 55th-ranked Czech Jiri Vesely beat him in the second round of the Masters tournament on Wednesday.
PM Cameron wants UK parliament to consider doping criminal
LONDON (Reuters) – British lawmakers should consider making doping in sport a criminal offense, Prime Minister David Cameron said on Wednesday, after a series of scandals that have raised the issue’s profile high on the political agenda.
Rosberg takes a dig at Ecclestone’s ‘windbags’ jibe
(Reuters) – Formula One championship leader Nico Rosberg enjoyed dinner and a dig at the sport’s commercial supremo Bernie Ecclestone on Wednesday as drivers put on another show of unity before Sunday’s Chinese Grand Prix.
