Ex-Honduran leader pleads guilty in U.S. FIFA bribery case
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Former Honduran President Rafael Callejas pleaded guilty on Monday to U.S. charges that he participated in bribery schemes that are under investigation at soccer’s world governing body FIFA.
World soccer mourns death of Dutch master Cruyff
(Corrects Dutch scorer in 1974 World Cup final to Neeskens in para 19 of story issued on March 24)
Petrova denies wrongdoing after positive meldonium test
SOFIA (Reuters) – Bulgarian triple jumper Gabriela Petrova, runner-up at the 2015 European indoor championships in Prague, has denied any wrong-doing after testing positive for the banned substance meldonium.
Riders demand probe into Demoitie death
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The Association of Professional Cyclists (CPA) wants an urgent investigation into the death of Belgian Antoine Demoitie at the Gent-Wevelgem classic race over the weekend.
Dominant Day wins Match Play, hits stride for Masters
(Reuters) – Jason Day continued his sensational streak with an emphatic victory at the WGC-Dell Match Play in Texas on Sunday and the new world number one could not be happier with his game heading into next month’s Masters.
Pacers hang on to beat Rockets
(The Sports Xchange) – The odd adventure that has been the Indiana Pacers’ 2015-2016 season was on display in all of its glory — or inconsistency — on Sunday night in Bankers Life Fieldhouse against the equally up-and-down Houston Rockets.
Ko survives double-hit to win Kia Classic by four strokes
(Reuters) – Not even a rare double-hit could derail world number one Lydia Ko from winning the Kia Classic by four strokes over Park In-bee in southern California on Sunday.
Djokovic too good for unseeded Sousa in Miami
(Reuters) – Five-times champion Novak Djokovic overcame a first-set spill to beat unseeded Joao Sousa of Portugal 6-4 6-1 in the third round at the Miami Open in Florida on Sunday.
Finau beats Marino in playoff to win Puerto Rico Open
(Reuters) – Long-hitting Tony Finau birdied the third extra hole to beat fellow American Steve Marino in a playoff at the Puerto Rico Open on Sunday. The 26-year-old Finau clinched his first PGA Tour victory, in his second full season on the PGA Tour.
Jamie Murray set for British first in doubles rankings
LONDON (Reuters) – Jamie Murray will become Britain’s first world number one professional tennis player since computerized rankings were introduced in the 1970s after the ATP World Tour confirmed on Sunday he will take top spot in doubles from Marcelo …
