Wales lock Ball to miss most of Six Nations
LONDON (Reuters) – Wales lock Jake Ball looks likely to miss most of the Six Nations championship due to a knee injury that may require surgery.
Reform more needed than ever, says IOC’s Bach
LONDON (Reuters) – Corruption and doping scandals that have cast a shadow over the world of sport this year make the need for change more urgent than ever, Olympic head Thomas Bach said on Wednesday.
N.Y. Knicks player Cleanthony Early shot during robbery: report
(Reuters) – New York Knicks basketball player Cleanthony Early was hospitalized on Wednesday after being shot in the right knee during a robbery after leaving a strip club in the New York City borough of Queens, the New York Daily News reported, citing…
Presidential candidate Salman wants to divide FIFA in two
MIAMI (Reuters) – The frontrunner in the FIFA presidential election, Asian football chief Sheikh Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa, says he wants to divide the organization into two separate entities as part of a ‘turnaround’ plan for the crisis-hit organi…
U.S., Japan get visa waiver for travel to Brazil Olympics
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Citizens of the United States, Japan, Australia and Canada will not have to get a visa to travel to Brazil for next year’s Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, the government said in the official gazette on Wednesday.
Swiss deliver first evidence to U.S. in FIFA case
ZURICH (Reuters) – Switzerland’s Federal Office of Justice (FOJ) on Wednesday handed over the first batch of evidence to U.S. authorities for its investigation into alleged bribery schemes for soccer marketing rights.
Woods turns 40, still three wins shy of Snead’s 82
(Reuters) – As Tiger Woods celebrates his 40th birthday on Wednesday, he must be struck by the fact that time stands still for no one and he will face a different golfing landscape when, or if, he returns to competition in 2016.
Eagles dump head coach Kelly after three seasons
(Reuters) – The Philadelphia Eagles fired head coach Chip Kelly on Tuesday, less than one week before the end of the regular season.
Banned Platini could face further trouble over Dubai event
MIAMI (Reuters) – Banned UEFA president Michel Platini could face further investigation from FIFA’s Ethics Committee after attending an awards ceremony and conference in Dubai despite being barred from “all football activity”.
Red Sox All-Star Malzone dies at 85
(Reuters) – Third baseman Frank Malzone, who played all but one of his 12 seasons in the majors with Boston, died on Tuesday at the age of 85, the Red Sox announced.
