Double Olympic relay champion Wright quits after missing Rio ticket
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Double Olympic relay champion Melanie Wright has retired from competitive swimming after failing to make the Australian team for the Rio de Janeiro Games later this year.
South Korea woos economy class golf lovers in image makeover
SEOUL (Reuters) – If the government has its way more South Korean golfers will be carrying their own clubs, walking between holes rather than riding in a cart, and there will be more public courses.
Ryder Cup debut on cards for Masters champion Willett
LONDON (Reuters) – Danny Willett’s surprise victory at the 80th Masters has almost certainly secured him a rookie appearance for Europe’s Ryder Cup team in September.
Mercedes expects extreme tire strategies in China
LONDON (Reuters) – Formula One teams might adopt aggressive strategies for Sunday’s Chinese Grand Prix because track conditions could lead to heavy wear of the supersoft tire that has not been used in Shanghai before, Mercedes technical head Paddy Lowe…
Study finds evidence of brain injury in living NFL veterans
(Reuters) – More than 40 percent of retired NFL players tested with advanced scanning technology showed signs of traumatic brain injury, a much higher rate than in the general population, according to a new study of the long-term risks of playing Ameri…
Iovu competes for third nation and claims gold
A weightlifter who won an Olympic medal for Moldova, and then had a positive doping test while competing for Azerbaijan, seized European Championship gold on her first appearance for Romania on Monday.
Can Spieth rebound from agony of Masters meltdown?
AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) – The ecstasy of Danny Willett’s three-shot victory at the Masters on Sunday will forever be linked to the eye-popping agony of Jordan Spieth’s stunning collapse on the back nine at Augusta National.
Ex-FIFA vice president pleads guilty to U.S. bribery charges
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A former high-ranking soccer official in the Americas pleaded guilty on Monday to charges that he participated in bribery schemes uncovered in a U.S. investigation of corruption in the sport’s world governing body, FIFA.
Formula One approves qualifying change
LONDON (Reuters) – Formula One’s governing body formally approved on Monday a decision to ditch its new qualifying format and revert to last year’s version from this weekend’s Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai.
NFL decides against live stream of London games next season
(Reuters) – The National Football League has decided against live streaming its three London games next season, choosing instead to focus on streaming its Thursday night games on Twitter, a spokesman told Reuters.
