Montana, eight Steelers headline Super Bowl Golden Team
(Reuters) – Joe Montana, one of the greatest clutch quarterbacks in NFL history, and eight members of the Pittsburgh Steelers franchise were among those voted to the Super Bowl 50 Golden Team unveiled on Thursday.
IOC to issue Zika guidance as virus spreads before Rio Games
ATHENS/RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – The International Olympic Committee will issue guidelines this week aimed at protecting athletes and visitors from Zika, a mosquito-borne virus spreading rapidly across South America months before the Rio de Janeiro Ga…
Exclusive: FIFA candidates head to Qatar as Sexwale says ‘time for alliances’
MIAMI (Reuters) – Four of the candidates for president of FIFA are heading to Qatar for meetings on Saturday, with one of them, South African Tokyo Sexwale, saying “the time for alliances is coming”.
Canadians cry foul as Sting, not Drake, to perform at All-Star Game
TORONTO (Reuters) – Canadian sports fans cried foul on Friday after the National Basketball Association snubbed local rap star Drake in favor of the British singer Sting to headline the halftime show at its upcoming All-Star Game in Toronto.
Twice winner Lawrie takes the lead in Qatar
(Reuters) – Former British Open champion Paul Lawrie moved into pole position to clinch a record third Qatar Open title after a second-round 66 put him one shot clear at the halfway stage on Thursday.
IOC executive Anita DeFrantz joins LA Olympic bid
(Reuters) – International Olympic Committee executive board member and former Olympian Anita DeFrantz was named as a senior advisor for the group trying to bring the 2024 Summer Games to Los Angeles, LA24 said on Thursday.
Once risk-averse Rivera turns into ‘Riverboat Ron’
(Reuters) – Ron Rivera has a chance to become only the fourth man to win a Super Bowl as both a player and head coach, a remarkable feat considering the bleak situation he was in three years ago.
Kubiak calls the shots, through unity and inspiration
(Reuters) – Calling the shots is something Gary Kubiak has been doing superbly for over three decades, first as a quarterback for the Denver Broncos and then in various coaching positions for multiple teams.
Federer sees light at end of dark tunnel
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – It is not often that a 17-times grand slam champion is left humiliated but at break point down midway through the third set, Roger Federer must have wondered how much worse things could get in his Australian Open semifinal against…
A refugee will be a torch bearer in 2016, Olympic committee says
ATHENS (Reuters) – The flame for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro will pass through a refugee camp in Athens and one refugee will be among the torch bearers, the head of the International Olympic Committee said on Thursday.
