Sharapova fully fit for Australian Open challenge
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Multiple grand slam champion Maria Sharapova has declared herself fully fit and ready for next week’s Australian Open after having her preparations hampered by a forearm injury.
Kyrgios brushes off injury fears ahead of Open
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Nick Kyrgios will be fit for next week’s Australian Open despite pulling out of his Kooyong Classic match against David Goffin with a foot injury on Wednesday.
Cultural revolution needed to rebuild reputation: Hansen
LONDON (Reuters) – European Athletics president Svein Arne Hansen believes a “cultural revolution” is needed for track and field to be cleansed in the wake of “seismic” doping and corruption allegations that have rocked the sport.
Porzingis drives Knicks to gritty win over Celtics
NEW YORK (The Sports Xchange) – Rookie forward Kristaps Porzingis poured in 26 points to lead the New York Knicks to a gritty 120-114 win over the Boston Celtics Tuesday at Madison Square Garden.
Athletics-IAAF under fire as further Russian doping allegations surface
LONDON (Reuters) – Athletics’ governing body came under renewed fire on Tuesday following disclosures that top officials were aware of a potentially serious doping problem among Russian athletes as far back as 2009.
Monte Irvin, Hall of Famer who helped integrate baseball, dies at 96
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Baseball Hall of Famer Monte Irvin, a Negro League star who became one of the first black players in Major League Baseball and a mentor to Willie Mays, died on Monday at his home in Houston at age 96, MLB officials said on Tue…
Chinese come to L.A. for Kobe Bryant but stay off the beach
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – As Los Angeles celebrates its fifth straight year of record-breaking tourism, officials in part can thank visitors from China who, despite their reputed disdain for lying on the beach, now make up the second-largest group of int…
IAAF under fire as further Russian doping allegations surface
LONDON (Reuters) – Athletics’ governing body came under renewed fire on Tuesday following disclosures that top officials were aware of a serious doping problem among Russian athletes as far back as 2009 and appeared to work with the country’s federatio…
NFL panel recommends Carson for proposed L.A. stadium
HOUSTON (Reuters) – A committee of National Football League owners recommended a proposal for a new stadium in the Los Angeles suburb of Carson that is backed by the San Diego Chargers, the NFL said on Tuesday.
Guatemala arrests ex-soccer chief Jimenez amid FIFA probe
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – Guatemalan police on Tuesday arrested fugitive former national soccer federation president Brayan Jimenez in connection with a corruption probe into the sport’s world governing body FIFA.
