Athletics-New IAAF road map includes doubling anti-doping budget
LONDON (Reuters) – The governing body of world athletics has promised to double the anti-doping budget as part of a 10-point “road map” to restore trust in the sport.
Former Giant Coughlin leaves door open for coaching return
EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey (Reuters) – The Tom Coughlin era with the New York Giants is over but on Tuesday the likely Hall of Fame coach left the door open to coaching again in the National Football League.
Three NFL teams apply to move to Los Angeles area
(Reuters) – The Oakland Raiders, St Louis Rams and San Diego Chargers all submitted applications to relocate their franchises to the Los Angeles area by the start of next season, the National Football League (NFL) said in a statement on Monday.
FIFA ethics investigators recommend nine-year ban for Valcke
ZURICH (Reuters) – Investigators for FIFA’s ethics watchdog on Tuesday recommended that suspended FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke be banned from soccer for nine years and fined 100,000 Swiss francs ($99,029.51) for ethics violations.
Serena retires from Hopman Cup match with knee injury
(Reuters) – World number one Serena Williams retired from her Hopman Cup match against Australian Jarmila Wolfe on Tuesday with a knee injury barely two weeks before launching her bid for a seventh Australian Open title.
Former keeper Friedel appointed coach of U.S. youth side
(Reuters) – Former United States goalkeeper Brad Friedel will kickstart his managerial career as head coach of the nation’s under-19 team, U.S. Soccer confirmed on Monday.
Venus eclipsed by rising Russian in Auckland, Ivanovic out
(Reuters) – Former world number ones Venus Williams and Ana Ivanovic endured a humbling start to the season after the top two seeds were dumped out of the Auckland Classic in the first round by unheralded opponents on Thursday.
Injured Sharapova, Halep out of Brisbane event
(Reuters) – Australian Open contenders Maria Sharapova and Simona Halep withdrew from the Brisbane International on Tuesday after suffering injuries less than two weeks before the first grand slam of the year.
Colts give coach Pagano extension despite poor season
(Reuters) – Indianapolis Colts gave coach Chuck Pagano a four-year contract extension on Monday despite a rocky season and expectations that the franchise may move in a new direction.
Smooth Irving shines for Cavs in big win over Raptors
(The Sports Xchange) – Kyrie Irving has talked for weeks about shaking off the rust since his return from a long injury layoff but the Cavaliers guard moved like a well-oiled machine in Cleveland’s 122-100 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Monday.
