Thai elephant polo tournament earns money for charity
Bangkok – Ten teams competed in the 14th King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament on Thursday to earn money for elephant conservation projects in Thailand.
IAAF awaits key report on Russian anti-doping progress
MONACO (Reuters) – The IAAF Council is awaiting news on Friday of Russia’s progress in reforming its anti-doping operation when a negative report from the governing body’s task force would likely leave the country’s involvement in the Olympics hanging …
Rejuvenated Phelps giving his all in final Games bid
BALTIMORE (Reuters) – Michael Phelps has emerged from one of the darkest periods of his life as a happy man and immersed himself in a career revival, which is bad news for anyone looking to spoil his bid for a glorious Olympic farewell.
Yahoo, NHL enter pact to stream four live games a week
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Yahoo Inc has entered into a partnership to stream live National Hockey League broadcasts, part of its push to use sports to draw in millennial viewers and the advertisers who want to reach them.
Racket firm Head give Sharapova benefit of doubt
LONDON (Reuters) – Racket firm Head has extended its contract with five-times grand slam champion Maria Sharapova despite her failed drugs test at this year’s Australian Open, CEO Johan Eliasch said on Thursday.
Sharapova’s peers stunned, but support doping system
INDIAN WELLS, California (Reuters) – While Maria Sharapova’s fellow players were shocked by the Russian’s announcement that she failed a drug test at the Australian Open, most of them felt the “huge mistake” could have been avoided.
Soccer fans get chance to score in Pele memorabilia auction
(Reuters) – Triple World Cup soccer winner Pele is putting some 2,000 items up for auction, including his three World Cup medals and a one of a kind Jules Rimet trophy that could fetch up to one million dollars, auctioneers said on Thursday.
Ethiopia moves into the doping spotlight
MONACO (Reuters) – This year Olympic Games could feature an athletics program without two of the sport’s most powerful nations – Russia and Kenya – while a third, Ethiopia, is under immense pressure to show it has adequate anti-doping measures.
Tennis: Playing it safe by keeping medicine basic
INDIAN WELLS, California (Reuters) – The shock of Maria Sharapova’s failed drug test has cast a spotlight on the attention to detail her fellow players apply to medications and supplements, and most say they take as little as possible.
Swedes pledge to clean up athletics as Aregawi’s B test proves positive
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – The Swedish Athletics Federation is considering several measures to clean up the sport after it emerged that runner Abeba Aregawi’s B sample had tested positive for meldonium.
