New stadium to play key role in LA’s 2024 Games bid
(Reuters) – A futuristic stadium that will be home to the NFL’s Los Angeles Rams will be a key feature in the city’s bid to host the 2024 Summer Olympics but officials on Wednesday would not say what events are planned for the venue.
English FA backs Infantino for FIFA president
LONDON (Reuters) – Gianni Infantino has won the support of the English Football Association in his effort to win next week’s FIFA presidential election, chairman Greg Dyke said on Wednesday.
Mobiles banned from FIFA voting booths to ensure secrecy
ZURICH (Reuters) – Mobile phones and cameras will be banned from polling booths at next week’s FIFA presidential election to ensure each vote remains secret, one of the candidates said on Wednesday.
Race for 2024 Games heats up as four cities submit bids
BERLIN (Reuters) – The race for the 2024 Olympics heated up on Wednesday as the International Olympic Committee confirmed four cities — Rome, Paris, Budapest and Los Angeles — had submitted the first part of their bids to host the Games.
Eaton hopes busy indoors will bring gold in Rio
(Reuters) – A busy Ashton Eaton is hoping an indoor season filled with competitions coast-to-coast will help him gain entry into an exclusive club of back-to-back Olympic decathlon gold medal winners.
Paris showcase compact, ready-made 2024 Games bid
PARIS (Reuters) – Paris bid leaders said almost all the city’s proposed venues were already built or would be temporary facilities as the French capital on Wednesday unveiled plans to host the 2024 Summer Olympics.
FIFA Ethics Committee sanctions Beckenbauer
ZURICH (Reuters) – FIFA’s ethics watchdog on Wednesday imposed a warning and 7,000 Swiss franc ($7,055) fine on German soccer great Franz Beckenbauer for stonewalling an investigation.
Lack of transfer activity has helped Arsenal – Monreal
(Reuters) – Arsenal’s lack of transfer business in recent years has helped the squad function as a unit because the atmosphere in the dressing-room has not been disrupted by too many changes, left back Nacho Monreal has said.
Europe’s soccer body opens disciplinary proceedings over Putin tribute
MOSCOW (Reuters) – UEFA has opened disciplinary proceedings against Lokomotiv Moscow midfielder Dmitri Tarasov for wearing a T-shirt praising Russian President Vladimir Putin after a Europa League match in Turkey.
Unranked Thai player gets 18-month ban for corruption
LONDON (Reuters) – Unranked Thai player Jatuporn Nalamphun has been suspended for 18 months and fined $5,000 after being found guilty of betting on tennis matches and not cooperating with the investigation, the Tennis Integrity Unit (TIU) said.
