Patriots quarterback Brady leads fan voting for Pro Bowl
(Reuters) – Tom Brady accumulated plenty of new critics during the Deflategate probe, but the New England Patriots quarterback remains undeniably popular.
Heads of Russian anti-doping agency step down
MOSCOW (Reuters) – All the top managers of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) have stepped down, R-Sport news agency said on Thursday, in the latest steps to clean up Russian athletics to avoid missing next year’s Olympics.
Suspended Blatter appears before FIFA ethics board
ZURICH (Reuters) – Suspended FIFA President Sepp Blatter appeared before the ethics committee of world soccer’s governing body on Thursday in a case that could end with him banned from the sport for years.
Chelsea sack ‘Special One’ Mourinho after dreadful start
LONDON (Reuters) – Jose Mourinho was sacked as manager of Premier League champions Chelsea on Thursday after a calamitous run of results left the west London club one point above the relegation zone.
Bribe paid to get funds for Rio Olympic project: report
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – In the first allegation of corruption linked to next year’s Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Epoca magazine reported that construction company Carioca Engenharia allegedly bribed the speaker of the lower house of Congress in order…
Russia’s anti-doping watchdog management resigns: R-Sport
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The entire management of Russia’s scandal-hit anti-doping watchdog, RUSADA, has resigned, R-Sport news agency reported on Thursday.
Putin says FIFA’s Blatter ‘a respected person’, deserves Nobel prize
MOSCOW (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that suspended FIFA President Sepp Blatter was “a very respected person”, adding that it was up to investigators to establish whether there actually were cases of corruption in the world socc…
Switzerland freezes millions of Swiss francs related to FIFA
ZURICH (Reuters) – The Swiss Justice Ministry has frozen millions of Swiss francs related to world soccer body FIFA, a spokesman said on Thursday, confirming a media report.
Rampaging Warriors cool down Suns to return to winning ways
(The Sports Xchange) – Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green combined to make eight consecutive shots during a three-minute flurry late in the second quarter to propel the Golden State Warriors to a 128-103 victory over the Phoenix Suns on We…
Durant helps Thunder crack sixth straight victory
(The Sports Xchange) – Kevin Durant scored 24 points to lead Oklahoma City to a 106-90 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers at the Chesapeake Energy Arena on Wednesday as the Thunder rolled to a sixth consecutive triumph.
