Bouchard suffers at hands of Radwanska after early promise
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Former golden girl Eugenie Bouchard’s hopes of rehabilitation at the Australian Open came to a swift end on Wednesday as wily Agnieszka Radwanska sent the Canadian spinning out of the tournament with a 6-4 6-2 defeat in the second…
Messi and Suarez to miss Barca’s Cup game at Bilbao
MADRID (Reuters) – Barcelona forwards Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez have been left out of the squad for the King’s Cup quarter-final, first leg match at Athletic Bilbao on Wednesday.
Julius Baer dismisses employee in internal FIFA probe
ZURICH/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Swiss bank Julius Baer has dismissed one of its client advisers as part of its internal investigation into ties with world soccer’s governing body FIFA, the bank said on Tuesday.
‘Pumped-up’ Federer is no pushy parent
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Roger Federer is in love with tennis even after nearly two decades but may not be that keen to follow his children if they ever turned professional, the Swiss maestro said after storming into the third round of the Australian Open…
Thunder defeat Nuggets for fifth straight win
(The Sports Xchange) – Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook each had a double-double, while Enes Kanter scored a season-high 25 points and grabbed eight rebounds, as the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Denver Nuggets 110-104.
Middleton boosts Bucks past Heat
(The Sports Xchange) – Milwaukee’s Khris Middleton scored 22 points — 20 more than Dwyane Wade — in the Bucks’ 91-79 victory over Miami on Tuesday at AmericanAirlines Arena.
Iraq to back Prince Ali in FIFA election
(Reuters) – The Iraq Football Association (IFA) have pledged their support for Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein in next month’s FIFA presidential election, the Jordanian royal said on Wednesday.
MLB looking at gambling case involving Darvish’s brother
(Reuters) – Major League Baseball said on Tuesday it is aware of the arrest of Texas Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish’s brother over running an illegal gambling ring and have launched a probe to see if there is any connection with its league.
Texas attorney general says daily fantasy sports illegal in state
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Daily fantasy sports games that charge players to compete cannot operate legally in Texas, the state’s attorney general said on Tuesday, making it the latest U.S. state to challenge the legality of such online contests.
UEFA continue to pay banned Platini but Webb ‘terminated’ by CONCACAF
MIAMI (Reuters) – Banned UEFA president Michel Platini will continue to be paid “until further notice” despite being unable to carry out his duties, European soccer’s governing body said on Tuesday. UEFA’s statement came after FIFA told Reuters on Monday that their banned president Sepp Blatter was still being paid and would continue to receive his salary until FIFA elect a new leader on Feb. 26. But CONCACAF’s former president Jeffrey Webb, who was arrested in May, has had his contract te
