Romo hurt as Panthers beat Cowboys
(The Sports Xchange) – The Carolina Panthers improved their perfect start to the season to 11-0 with a 33-14 victory over the Dallas Cowboys, who lost quarterback Tony Romo to another shoulder injury late in the third quarter on Thursday.
No timetable on Russia return, says IAAF head Coe
MONACO (Reuters) – The question of whether Russia will take part in next year’s Olympic Games was no clearer on Thursday after IAAF president Sebastian Coe held a news conference dominated instead by his personal relationship with Nike.
Alonso more of a challenge than Hamilton was: Button
ABU DHABI (Reuters) – Jenson Button reckons Fernando Alonso is proving to be a tougher team mate than Lewis Hamilton was in their time together at McLaren.
Lions QB Stafford shines in blowout win over Eagles
(The Sports Xchange) – Matthew Stafford threw five touchdown passes, three to Calvin Johnson, and the revived Detroit Lions won their third straight by walloping the Philadelphia Eagles 45-14 on Thursday at Ford Field.
Coe quits ambassadorial role with Nike
MONACO (Reuters) – Sebastian Coe is stepping down from his ambassadorial role with Nike, the IAAF president said on Thursday.
American Eaton takes top male award for 2015
MONACO (Reuters) – American decathlete Ashton Eaton was named the IAAF’s male athlete of the year for 2015 on Thursday after breaking the world record to win the world title.
Brazil’s Del Nero quits post on FIFA executive committee
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – The head of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) has resigned his post on FIFA’s Executive Committee after months of pressure to stand down, the South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) said on Thursday.
Muguruza relishing night matches on grass in Mallorca
MADRID (Reuters) – Garbine Muguruza is looking forward to becoming one of the first to play night matches on grass when a new tournament in Mallorca starts in June, the Spanish world number three said on Thursday.
Proper agronomy a final test for Rio Games course
(Reuters) – With the Olympic golf course for the 2016 Rio Games now constructed, the only concern ahead is whether the agronomy plan will be properly executed, International Golf Federation vice-president Ty Votaw told Reuters.
Bemelmans ready for daunting task of stopping Murray
GHENT, Belgium (Reuters) – Ruben Bemelmans was handed the unenviable task of trying to stop Andy Murray’s bid to win the Davis Cup final for Britain this weekend after being surprisingly picked as Belgium’s second singles player.
