MLB seeks safe, legal path for Cuban baseball players to U.S.
HAVANA (Reuters) – Major League Baseball wants to find a safe and legal way for Cubans to reach the big leagues without the need for dangerous overseas journeys in search of riches in the American game, a top MLB official said on Tuesday.
U.S. Olympic chiefs back WADA testing takeover
(Reuters) – An International Olympic Committee plan to hand over all drug testing to the World Anti-Doping Agency will have the support of the United States Olympic Committee, chairman Larry Probst said on Tuesday.
Two soccer officials plead not guilty in FIFA bribe case
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Two soccer bosses including a former president of Honduras pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to U.S. charges they took bribes in exchange for media and marketing contracts in a scandal that has rocked the business of global soccer.
Younger Fred banned by CONMEBOL for a year over drug use
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Brazil midfielder Fred, no relation to the veteran striker of the same name who used to play for the same country, has been suspended from South American soccer for a year for failing a drugs test.
Swiss extradite FIFA official Napout to U.S. in corruption probe
ZURICH (Reuters) – FIFA Vice-President Juan Angel Napout, president of the South American soccer confederation CONMEBOL, was extradited to the United States on Tuesday to face corruption charges, the Swiss Federal Office of Justice said.
Mercedes say Ferrari not involved in F1 data case
LONDON (Reuters) – Mercedes have no reason to suspect any confidential engine data downloaded by a departing employee has fallen into Ferrari’s hands, the Formula One world champions said on Tuesday.
FIFA’s Blatter proclaims innocence, denounces ‘Inquisition’
ZURICH (Reuters) – Suspended FIFA President Sepp Blatter again proclaimed his innocence in a corruption scandal gripping the world soccer body as he prepares to testify this week before the group’s ethics panel.
IOC ready for talks with banned Kuwait, says Bach
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – The Kuwaiti government must “come to the table” and resolve the sports law which has caused the country to be banned from the International Olympic Committee, IOC president Thomas Bach said on Tuesday.
Budapest 2024 is bid for entire region, says PM Orban
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – A successful Budapest bid for the hosting of the 2024 Olympic Games would be a victory for the entire Central and Eastern Europe region, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Tuesday.
McIlroy named European Tour player of the year again
LONDON (Reuters) – Rory McIlroy has been voted the European Tour’s player of the year for the third time in four seasons despite missing key tournaments through injury.
