Chelsea hold talks with MLS side Montreal over Drogba
(Reuters) – Struggling Premier League champions Chelsea have held talks with Montreal Impact over former Blues striker Didier Drogba, the Major League Soccer team has said.
Nowitzki rises above Shaq milestone as Mavs edge Nets
(The Sports Xchange) – Presented with the five names of those ahead of him on the NBA career scoring list after passing a major personal milestone, Dirk Nowitzki responded as if it was music to his ears
Cavaliers down Knicks 91-84 for early Christmas cheer
(The Sports Xchange) – Kevin Love had 23 points and 13 rebounds and forward LeBron James added 24 points, nine rebounds and five assists to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 91-84 win over the New York Knicks on Wednesday.
Australia to host U.S. at former grand slam venue Kooyong
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australia will host the United States in their Davis Cup opener next year at Melbourne’s iconic Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, the former venue of the Australian Open.
Australia to host U.S. at former grand slam venue Kooyong
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australia will host the United States in their Davis Cup opener next year at Melbourne’s iconic Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, the former venue of the Australian Open.
Suspension upheld for Giants’ receiver Beckham
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York Giants’ standout receiver Odell Beckham Jr. will miss Sunday’s National Football League game against the Minnesota Vikings after his one-game suspension was upheld following an appeals hearing on Wednesday.
Illinois AG says daily fantasy sports contests constitute ‘gambling’
Leading daily fantasy sports companies FanDuel and DraftKings earlier in December won a temporary reprieve allowing them to keep operating in New York through the New Year, reversing an order by a state judge to close the businesses in the state.
NBA players star in anti-gun violence television campaign
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. basketball stars will speak out against gun violence in a television campaign beginning on Christmas that thrusts the National Basketball Association into one of the biggest controversies of American politics.
IAAF taskforce to make Russia inspection early next year
(Reuters) – A taskforce from the governing body of world athletics will make a first visit to Russia on Jan. 10-11 to check on progress toward cleaning up the doping scandal that led to Russia’s suspension from the sport last month.
Tiger eyes pain-free 2016 after a year of struggle
(Reuters) – With his 40th birthday just one week away, Tiger Woods looks optimistically forward to playing golf pain-free next year while he reflects on a 2015 campaign blighted by injuries, poor form and a plummeting world ranking.
