Mexico City to host Houston-Oakland game in November
(Reuters) – Mexico City will host the first Monday Night Football game outside the United States when the Houston Texans play the Oakland Raiders in November, the National Football League said on Friday.
Jailed Uruguayan reaches plea bargain in FIFA case
MONTEVIDEO (Reuters) – The former head of the South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) has agreed to hand over more than $10 million in stocks and property in a deal to reduce his punishment in the FIFA corruption scandal, a prosecutor in the c…
African confederation backs Salman for FIFA job
KIGALI (Reuters) – Bahrain’s Sheikh Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa gained a major boost in his bid to become the next FIFA president when he received endorsement from the Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Friday.
Twitter users cool toward mellow Coldplay ahead of Super Bowl
NEW YORK (Reuters) – British rock band Coldplay may have won several Grammy awards for its music, but it has yet to convince Twitter users that its mellow ballads are suited for the normally peppy Super Bowl halftime show on Sunday.
Belated gold would be hollow for Ireland’s O’Sullivan
DUBLIN (Reuters) – It would be a hollow victory for Sonia O’Sullivan if she became a double world champion 23 years after losing to Chinese athletes being probed for systematic doping, the former Irish distance runner said on Friday.
Vegas bookmakers want Broncos to cover Super Bowl spread
(Reuters) – Las Vegas casinos aren’t against Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning winning a Super Bowl in what is likely his final game but prefer the Carolina Panthers deny him a fairytale finish without covering the spread.
Athletes weigh gold lust against Zika health fears
LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – As global health chiefs try to bring a Zika virus epidemic under control, aspiring Olympic athletes are weighing their lust for gold against health fears surrounding the mosquito-borne virus in Brazil.
NFL sponsorship revenue rises 4.4 percent in 2015 season
(Reuters) – The NFL’s rough time off the field in recent years is doing little to hurt its coffers as sponsorship revenue rose 4.4 percent to $1.2 billion this season, according to research released by sponsorship consultant IEG on Friday.
Cycling: Russian Vorganov fails dope test, Katusha under review
PARIS (Reuters) – Russian rider Eduard Vorganov has been provisionally suspended following a positive doping test and his Katusha team will be reviewed by the UCI’s disciplinary committee, the sport’s governing body said on Friday.
McIlroy hits back in style after tossing ball away
DUBAI (Reuters) – Rory McIlroy tossed his ball into a lake after making a poor start to his Dubai Desert Classic second round on Friday before four birdies in the last six holes banished any fears that he might miss the cut.
