Citi puts Rio Olympic ad dollars behind gymnast Gabby Douglas, rugby
(Reuters) – Citigroup Inc will go to the Rio Games this year with a sponsorship roster deep in household names like gymnast Gabby Douglas and beach volleyball’s Kerri Walsh Jennings, but the U.S. bank is also betting on rugby, a new Olympic sport unfam…
Meldonium tests reignite doping scandal in Russian athletics
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Four Russian track-and-field athletes have tested positive for the banned drug meldonium, Russia’s athletics chief said on Monday, a disclosure which could further damage Moscow’s efforts to overturn a doping ban in time for the Rio …
FIFA scandal was China’s chance, says top sponsor
BEIJING (Reuters) – Wang Jianlin, China’s richest man, said FIFA’s corruption scandal was an opportunity for big Chinese companies to further the country’s lofty footballing ambitions by undertaking sponsorship deals with the global governing body.
Azarenka stuns erratic Williams in Indian Wells final
(Reuters) – Former world number one Victoria Azarenka took advantage of an error-prone display by Serena Williams to win her second BNP Paribas Open title with a 6-4 6-4 victory in Sunday’s final at Indian Wells in California.
Davis strike gives Sporting Kansas City win over Toronto
(Reuters) – Sporting Kansas City claimed their third straight victory to start the Major League Soccer season after Brad Davis’s first goal for the club earned them a 1-0 win over Toronto FC on Sunday.
Kim ties LPGA scoring record with 27-under win in Phoenix
(Reuters) – South Korean Kim Sei-young matched the LPGA scoring record in relation to par when she finished at 27-under to win the JTBC Founders Cup by five strokes in Phoenix, Arizona on Sunday.
Nowitzki joins storied list with 40-point performance for Mavs
(The Sports Xchange) – German Dirk Nowitzki continues to pile up the years and the points.
Nothing off table as athletics looks forward: Coe
PORTLAND, Oregon (Reuters) – Track and field fans were offered a small glimpse of the future at the world indoor championships this week, with athletics supremo Sebastian Coe promising nothing is off the table as he tries to rebuild the savaged sport.
Ethiopians shake off doping concerns to strike gold
Portland, Oregon (Reuters) – Ethiopia, one of five countries under the watchful eye of the IAAF over concern for their drug-testing systems, dominated the long races to finish second at the world indoor championships that ended on Sunday.
U.S. ends world indoors with record medal haul
PORTLAND, Oregon (Reuters) – The United States closed out the world indoor athletics championships with another gold rush and a record medal haul on Sunday, while Ethiopia emerged from the doping shadows and into the spotlight by dominating the distanc…
