Judge sides with NFL in California youth soccer Super Bowl suit
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A San Francisco Bay Area judge has sided with the National Football League in a lawsuit brought by a youth soccer club aiming to keep the 2016 Super Bowl off a city soccer park, officials said on Wednesday.
Australia’s Kingston Heath to host 2016 World Cup of Golf
(Reuters) – Kingston Heath Golf Club in Melbourne will stage this year’s World Cup of Golf from Nov. 24-27 when the prestigious two-man event returns to Australia for a fifth time, but for the first occasion away from Royal Melbourne.
North American soccer boss agrees extradition to U.S. to face bribery charges: Swiss justice office
ZURICH (Reuters) – Alfredo Hawit, acting head of the confederation which runs soccer in North and Central America and the Caribbean, has agreed to be extradited to the United States to face criminal charges, Swiss authorities said on Wednesday.
Lions star receiver Calvin Johnson considers retirement
(Reuters) – Detroit Lions receiver Calvin Johnson, one of the most prolific wideouts in the game, said on Wednesday he is mulling an early retirement from the National Football League after nine seasons.
Patriots’ Brady says sprained ankle ‘feeling better’
(Reuters) – The defending Super Bowl champion New England Patriots got some good news ahead of their playoff opener next week as quarterback Tom Brady said on Wednesday his sprained ankle is feeling better.
Ryder Cup hero Christy O’Connor junior dies aged 67
(Reuters) – Irish golfer Christy O’Connor Junior, who helped Europe retain the Ryder Cup at The Belfry with the shot of his life in 1989 and won four European Tour titles, has died in Spain at the age of 67.
Knee injury forces Serena to withdraw from Hopman Cup
(Reuters) – World number one Serena Williams pulled out of the mixed teams Hopman Cup event due to a knee injury on Wednesday, less than two weeks before the start of the Australian Open.
Murray suffers straight-sets loss to Kyrgios at Hopman Cup
(Reuters) – Andy Murray’s preparations for this month’s Australian Open suffered a setback on Wednesday when the world number two went down in straight sets to local favorite Nick Kyrgios at the Hopman Cup in Perth.
Brazil boss accused in FIFA scandal returns to work
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) head Marco Polo Del Nero returned to work on Wednesday after completing a 45-day leave of absence taken to fight charges he is involved in soccer’s wide-ranging corruption scandal, the o…
FIFA ethics committee extends Valcke suspension
ZURICH (Reuters) – FIFA’s ethics watchdog has extended Secretary General Jerome Valcke’s suspension from world soccer as it prepares a ruling over accusations of corruption involving the sale of World Cup tickets.
