Russia says repeatedly warned athletes about Sharapova drug
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s athletics federation, facing exclusion from the Rio Olympics over previous doping scandals, said on Wednesday it had repeatedly warned athletes and coaches not to take meldonium, the banned substance used by tennis player Ma…
Sponsors back away from Sharapova after failed drug test
BERLIN/DETROIT (Reuters) – Swiss watchmaker TAG Heuer cut ties with tennis star Maria Sharapova on Tuesday, the latest sponsor after Nike and Porsche to distance itself from the world’s highest-paid female athlete following her failed drug test.
Going places: machine beats top Go player in win for artificial intelligence
SEOUL (Reuters) – Google’s AlphaGo computer program on Wednesday won the first of five matches against one of the world’s top players of a complex board game, Go, marking a dramatic advance for the field of artificial intelligence (AI).
French soccer body’s office searched in Blatter investigation
ZURICH (Reuters) – Authorities searched the offices of France’s soccer federation and seized documents to help a Swiss investigation into former FIFA President Sepp Blatter, Switzerland’s prosecutor said on Wednesday.
Sharapova fallout shows sponsors have no tolerance for banned drugs
(Reuters) – In the day following Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova’s admission that she failed a drug test, sponsors Nike, Porsche and Swiss watchmaker Tag Heuer dropped her like a hot potato.
Risk-assessing Bridgewater takes chance on rowing gold
WELLINGTON (Reuters) – Life as an equities trader had its attractions for New Zealand Olympic rower George Bridgewater.
Lakers build on Warriors win, beat Magic
(The Sports Xchange) – D’Angelo Russell scored 27 points and Jordan Clarkson added 24 points, guiding the Los Angeles Lakers to a 107-98 victory over the Orlando Magic on Tuesday night at Staples Center.
Raptors erase double-digit deficit vs. Nets
(The Sports Xchange) – For the 12th time this season, the Toronto Raptors erased a double-digit deficit to earn a victory, battling back from 16 points down on Tuesday night to defeat the Brooklyn Nets 104-99.
Games organisers say progress made on Rio water concerns
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif (Reuters) – Organisers of the Rio Olympics are confident they are in “good shape” to guarantee the health of competitors in the sailing events after taking several measures to cope with the polluted water of Guanabara Bay.
Ecuador name new FA president to replace disgraced boss
QUITO (Reuters) – Carlos Villacis was named head of the Ecuadorian Football Federation (FEF) on Tuesday to replace former president Luis Chiriboga, who has been under house arrest since December on money laundering charges, the association said.
