Oakland Raiders to stay put for 2016 season
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Officials for the Oakland Raiders said on Thursday that they have reached a one-year lease extension agreement, keeping the team in the San Francisco Bay Area city for the upcoming National Football League season.
Former Olympic and world champion Waldner bows out
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Sweden’s 50-year-old former Olympic table tennis champion Jan-Ove Waldner played his final competitive game on Thursday to end a glittering career in which he won a slew of world and European titles and became a household name in …
Bryant’s swan song to light up All-Star Weekend
(Reuters) – Kobe Bryant has spent a career tormenting the Toronto fan base and now he is set to entertain it as the NBA’s All-Star Weekend descends on Canada for the first time and welcomes Bryant for his swan song.
Arsenal to face MLS All-Star team in California in July
(Reuters) – English Premier League (EPL) giants Arsenal will face the best of Major League Soccer in the MLS All-Star game in San Jose, California this summer, MLS announced on Thursday.
Prince Ali says FIFA politics affected international fixtures
GENEVA (Reuters) – Some national teams have been given unfavorable fixtures for failing to toe the political line inside soccer’s world governing body, the Jordanian candidate to become its next president said on Thursday.
Kenya in race to meet WADA timelines
(Reuters) – Kenya faces a race against time to show the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) that it tackling cheating in athletics or it could face expulsion from major competitions, a regional anti-doping official has told the BBC.
Harding leads Tshwane Open after first round
PRETORIA (Reuters) – South Africa’s Justin Harding birdied five of his final eight holes to surge to the top of the leaderboard after the opening round of the European Tour’s Tshwane Open on Thursday.
Former doper Millar mentoring British cyclists
LONDON (Reuters) – British Cycling’s best young road prospects are being mentored by David Millar, the former professional rider who was once banned for anti-doping violations, the governing body said on Thursday.
Kenyan federation calls bribery claims ‘malicious’
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya’s athletics federation on Thursday dismissed allegations of bribery against its chief executive, saying two athletes who accused Isaac Mwangi of seeking payments to reduce their doping suspensions were acting out of malice.
U.S. to hire disease experts ahead of Rio Games
(Reuters) – The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) is to recruit two infectious disease experts to advise potential members of their Rio 2016 Games team who are concerned about the Zika virus outbreak in Brazil.
