Russia to probe possible meldonium ‘provocations’ against its athletes
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia has said there are “political overtones” in the decision by the international anti-doping agency WADA to ban the drug meldonium use, and that it will investigate whether positive tests among its sports stars could have been “p…
Google AI program wins third straight match to take Go series
SEOUL (Reuters) – Google’s artificial intelligence (AI) program on Saturday took a 3-0 lead in a five-match series against one of the world’s top players of the complicated board game Go.
Russia faces May deadline for Olympic return
MONACO/MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Rio Olympic athletics programme without Russia looked an ever-stronger possibility on Friday after the sport’s governing body said the track and field superpower had “significant work to do” to have its ban for doping lifted…
Sharapova slams media coverage of doping case
(Reuters) – Five-times grand slam tennis champion Maria Sharapova hit out at some media accounts of her doping case that she termed “wrong” in an open letter to her fans on Facebook on Friday.
Highlights of Friday’s NBA games
(The Sports Xchange) – Highlights of Friday’s National Basketball Association games.
Venus makes early exit, dominant Serena advances
(Reuters) – Venus Williams’ return to Indian Wells lasted just one match but sister Serena looked poised for a long run after a dominant win at the BNP Paribas Open on Friday.
Thompson, Curry combine for 71 as Warriors rout Blazers
(The Sports Xchange) – Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson dominated their matchup with the Portland backcourt of Damian Lillard and C.J. McCollum on Friday night, exploding for 71 points in the Golden State Warriors’ 128-112 blowout of the Trail Blazers.
Thunder assistant Williams not returning this season
(Reuters) – Oklahoma City Thunder assistant coach Monty Williams, whose wife died in a car accident last month, will not return to the team this season, the team said on Friday.
Rubio rescues Timberwolves, sinks Thunder
(The Sports Xchange) – The last time the Minnesota Timberwolves visited Oklahoma City, they were ran out of the gym. In the 20-point loss, coach Sam Mitchell left his young stars on the floor till the final buzzer so they would learn to hate the feelin…
Highlights of Friday’s NHL games
(The Sports Xchange) – Highlights of Friday’s National Hockey League games.
