Tiger shoots back at skeptics, says ‘progressing nicely’
(Reuters) – Tiger Woods posted a video of himself swinging a golf club on Wednesday in an effort to shoot down recent reports that suggested he had endured setbacks in his recovery from back surgeries.
Former sprinter Fredericks heads IOC commission for 2024
BERLIN (Reuters) – Namibian former Olympic sprinter Frankie Fredericks will head the evaluation commission of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for the 2024 summer Games bids, the IOC said on Wednesday.
Prince Ali loses appeal asking for FIFA election to be suspended
ZURICH (Reuters) – FIFA presidential candidate Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein of Jordan’s request for Friday’s election to be postponed because of an issue with the voting booths has been rejected by sport’s highest tribunal
FIFA urges members to approve term limits, other reforms to regain trust
ZURICH (Reuters) – FIFA urged its members on Wednesday to vote through reforms this week including term limits for top officials and disclosure of their earnings, in a bid to rebuild trust in soccer’s governing body.
New qualifying format should shake up starting grid
BARCELONA (Reuters) – A new qualifying format will shake up the Formula One starting grids this season, adding to the stress on teams and drivers and making races more exciting, strategists said on Wednesday.
FIFA candidate Champagne complains over election observers
ZURICH (Reuters) – FIFA presidential candidate Jerome Champagne plans to protest to sport’s highest tribunal about the number of observers who will be allowed into the hall for Friday’s election, saying he believed they were working for his rivals.
Violinist Mae paid defamation damages by FIS
LONDON (Reuters) – Pop violinist Vanessa Mae has been awarded damages by the International Ski Federation (FIS) after it wrongly accused her of manipulating race results in order to qualify for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.
FIFA’s top job: less gravy train, more treadmill
ZURICH (Reuters) – For most of his 17 years at the helm of FIFA, Sepp Blatter traveled the world to be feted like a head of state, with VIP treatment for his private jet, police escorts to whisk his limousine to the best hotel in town, and gala banquet…
Exclusive: Ecclestone welcomes F1 changes after ‘wake-up’ call
BARCELONA (Reuters) – Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone says the sport faces a brighter future after teams agreed a new qualifying format from this season, even if he had sought a more radical approach to liven up racing.
Blatter book on hold for final chapter on FIFA debacle: publisher
ZURICH (Reuters) – Sepp Blatter has postponed publishing his book on 18 years at the top of scandal-plagued FIFA because he wants to squeeze in the final chapter on his ban from soccer, his publisher said on Thursday.
