Rose’s lifetime ban from baseball upheld by MLB
(Reuters) – All-time hits leader Pete Rose’s bid to have his lifetime ban from Major League Baseball overturned was denied by Commissioner Rob Manfred on Monday due in part to his admission that he still bets on baseball.
FIFA taps U.N. official for global human rights review
BOSTON (Reuters) – FIFA on Monday named a United Nations official focused on business and human rights to develop a plan for soccer’s global governing body to adopt the UN’s guiding principles on human rights.
Exclusive – Lights out for Rio 2016? Main power supplier pulls Olympic bid
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Longtime Olympic power provider Aggreko has pulled out of a tender to supply generators for the games in Rio de Janeiro next year, the spokesman for Rio 2016 told Reuters, dealing a major blow to organizers rushing to secure …
Alfa Romeo could return to F1, says Marchionne
(Reuters) – Fiat Chrysler could bring the Alfa Romeo brand back to Formula One as a competitor to Ferrari, chief executive Sergio Marchionne said on Monday.
Aggreko pulls Olympic tender, leaves Rio 2016 power in doubt
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Temporary power supplier Aggreko has pulled out of a tender to provide generators to the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro next year, the spokesman for Rio 2016 told Reuters, dealing a major blow to organizers rushing to secure an e…
Serena Williams named Sports Illustrated’s Sportsperson of the Year
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Serena Williams, who held all four of tennis’s grand slam titles for the second time in her career and won 53 of 56 matches in 2015, was named Sportsperson of the Year by Sports Illustrated magazine on Monday.
DJ Guetta calling on fans to sing for UEFA anthem
Paris – French DJ David Guetta is calling on one million fans to add their vocals to his upcoming official UEFA Euro 2016 theme song.
Former Honduran president travels to U.S. to face charges in FIFA case
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – Rafael Callejas, the former president of Honduras, on Monday flew to the United States where he has been indicted for alleged links to a multimillion-dollar bribery scheme at the world soccer governing body FIFA.
Exclusive: Rio 2016 says Aggreko pulls Olympic tender to provide energy
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Temporary power supplier Aggreko has pulled out of a tender to provide generators to the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro next year, the spokesman for Rio 2016 told Reuters, in a major blow as organizers rush to secure an energy so…
Swiss examine 133 suspicious transactions linked to 2018 and 2022 World Cups
ZURICH (Reuters) – Swiss authorities are reviewing 133 reports of suspicious financial activity linked to the decisions by soccer’s ruling body to let Russia and Qatar host the 2018 and 2022 World Cup finals, the Swiss Office of the Attorney General (O…
