Irving fires Cavs past Mavs in Cleveland
(The Sports Xchange) – Kyrie Irving scored 33 points and came up with a key steal in the final seconds to preserve the Cleveland Cavaliers’ 99-98 victory Wednesday against the Dallas Mavericks.
Russians should miss Rio, British runner says
PORTLAND, Oregon (Reuters) – Russian athletes will be missing when the IAAF world indoor championships get underway on Thursday and their global ban for doping should stay in place for the Rio Olympics, British athlete Lynsey Sharp said on Wednesday.
Nike fitness app, new products get more personal
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Nike, the world’s biggest sportswear firm, is launching a new version of its Nike+ running app that offers users preferential access to the hottest new sneakers, raising its game as competition heats up in the fitness tracking busi…
Cuba says still far from deal with MLB on player signings
HAVANA (Reuters) – The Cuban Baseball Federation and Major League Baseball are far from reaching a deal on transferring Cuban players to the United States even with new U.S. rules that could facilitate player signings, a top Cuban baseball official sai…
Former UK Athletics coach handed lifetime ban
LONDON (Reuters) – Former UK Athletics coach George Skafidas has been handed a lifetime ban from sport for doping offences relating to sprinter Bernice Wilson, Britain’s anti-doping agency said on Wednesday.
U.S. sports leagues move to add Sharapova drug to banned list
DETROIT (Reuters) – Several major U.S. sports leagues are pushing to add the drug that led to a positive test for Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova to their banned list, but in many cases they will need player approval before they can hit that goal.
Former Kenya federation official questions spending priorities
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Ex-Athletics Kenya (AK) board member Noah Ngeny has questioned spending priorities at the crisis-hit federation days after stepping down in protest over a lack of action against doping.
Rossi and Marquez renew rivalry with Qatar kick-off
LONDON (Reuters) – The MotoGP season kicks off in Qatar this weekend with fresh challenges and old rivalries as Valentino Rossi and Marc Marquez square up again for the first time since last year’s toxic finale.
FIFA files for compensation in U.S. as victim of corruption
ZURICH/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Global soccer body FIFA has applied to U.S. authorities for tens of millions of dollars in damages from ex-officials indicted there for graft and recognized for the first time executives had in the past “sold” votes in World…
Russia hopes athletics federation will be reinstated in May
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko said on Wednesday he hoped the Russian Athletics Federation would be reinstated by the sport’s governing body in May.
