Beckenbauer says unaware of money to Qatari firm
BERLIN (Reuters) – Former organizing chief Franz Beckenbauer denied any wrongdoing on Saturday in an affair involving the 2006 World Cup in Germany and said he knew nothing of a multi-million payment to a disgraced former FIFA official in Qatar.
UCI chief Cookson concerned over Rio track delay
LONDON (Reuters) – World cycling chief Brian Cookson says he is concerned about delays to the Olympic test event in Rio de Janeiro after the company responsible for providing the wooden boards was changed by Games organizers.
Hong Kong to host 2017 world track championships
LONDON (Reuters) – Hong Kong will host the 2017 world track cycling championships, the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) said on Saturday.
Video trials, revised soccer laws approved by FIFA
CARDIFF (Reuters) – Soccer’s law-makers gave the green light on Saturday to the use of video technology to aid referees in live matches starting no later than the 2017-18 season.
British sailors ready ‘protection package’ for Rio
LONDON (Reuters) – Obsessive hand washing, mouthwashes, downing cola after races and popping garlic tablets are just some of the precautions Britain’s Olympic sailing team will be taking for the Games in Rio.
Henderson takes it to the limit to drive into contention
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Canadian teenager Brooke Henderson has already grown accustomed to defying the odds in her short yet successful LPGA career but when she takes out the driver to smash one down the fairway, it also looks like she is defying physics…
Jang edges ahead in Singapore after another bogey-free day
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Jang Ha-na will take a one-shot lead into the final round of the HSBC Women’s Champions after the in-form Korean edged ahead of her playing partners on Saturday to remain on course for a second LPGA title in her last four starts.
Fiji stunned by Samoa in Vegas sevens opener
(Reuters) – Heavyweights New Zealand, South Africa and Australia all went unbeaten on day one of the Las Vegas Sevens on Friday but reigning World Series champions Fiji suffered a shock defeat by Samoa in their opening game.
PGA and LPGA formalize strategic alliance agreement
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The two biggest tours in men’s and women’s golf have opened up the possibility of holding joint tournaments in the near future after the PGA and LPGA formalized a long-term strategic alliance agreement on Friday.
Lebron shines at power forward as Cavs down Wizards
(The Sports Xchange) – LeBron James had 19 points, 13 rebounds and seven assists while making his first start at power forward and Kyrie Irving had 21 points and eight assists in the Cleveland Cavaliers’ 108-83 victory over the Washington Wizards on Fr…
