Serena withdraws from Qatar Open with flu
(Reuters) – Serena Williams will miss next week’s Qatar Open because of the flu, she said on Tuesday, marking the second consecutive tournament the world number one misses due to illness.
A Riviera win would be ‘pretty amazing’ for Spieth
PACIFIC PALISADES, California (Reuters) – Jordan Spieth has already won seven times on the PGA Tour, including two major titles, but he says a victory at Riviera Country Club this week would have special significance.
Spring in the air as MLB pitchers and catchers report
(Reuters) – The thaw from winter’s teeth-chattering cold is underway, perhaps most noticeably for eager Chicago Cubs fans with this week’s heartwarming arrival of pitchers and catchers at Major League Baseball spring training camps.
Former NFL player Reggie Rucker charged with embezzling from charities
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – Former NFL wide receiver Reggie Rucker was charged in federal court with illegally siphoning off more than $100,000 from his anti-violence charities to pay off gambling debts and personal expenses, prosecutors in Cleveland said on…
Goodell’s pay cut to $35 million in 2013-14 season: report
(Reuters) – NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell took a nearly $9 million pay cut for the 2013-14 season but still earned more than every player except Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, CNN reported on Tuesday.
All Blacks to face Ireland in Windy City
(Reuters) – Rugby World Cup winners New Zealand will face Six Nations champions Ireland at Chicago’s Soldier Field in November, USA Rugby announced on Tuesday.
‘World Feed Truck’ allows NBA to be a globetrotter
TORONTO (Reuters) – The NBA’s desire to tap into cricket-mad India or soccer-obsessed Brazil and grow its global fan base will rely greatly on a chaotic mission control trailer known as the World Feed Truck.
Russia says its biathlon is clean despite Sochi doping investigation
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s biathlon chief, speaking after the International Biathlon Union (IBU) said it would investigate possible cheating at the 2014 Winter Olympics, said on Tuesday that the winter sport was free of doping in his country.
Athletics Kenya CEO to temporarily step aside over bribery allegations
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Athletics Kenya’s chief executive has asked to step aside for 21 days pending an investigation into allegations that he sought bribes to reduce the doping bans of two Kenyan athletes who failed drugs tests, the federation said on Tu…
Cipriani to return to his roots with Wasps
LONDON (Reuters) – Maverick England flyhalf Danny Cipriani is returning to his former club Wasps in a bid to revive his international career.
