African team awarded World Tour license
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – Team Dimension Data have become the first African team to be awarded a license to compete on cycling’s World Tour, the sports governing body said on Wednesday.
Jaguars back in London for fourth year running in 2016
LONDON (Reuters) – The Jacksonville Jaguars will return to England for a fourth successive year when they take part in the first of three games being staged there next October, the NFL announced on Wednesday.
New European Tour season tees off in African bushveld
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – Just a few days after Rory McIlroy won Dubai’s DP World Tour Championship on Sunday and was crowned Europe’s top money earner for a third year in four, a new cycle begins in South Africa.
Belgium need baby-faced Goffin to come of age
GHENT, Belgium (Reuters) – If Belgium are to win the Davis Cup final for the first time this week then baby-faced David Goffin will have to come of age.
Gloves dispute in world title fight will be resolved
(Reuters) – The dispute over the gloves to be used in Saturday’s world heavyweight title fight between Ukrainian holder Wladimir Klitschko and Britain’s Tyson Fury will be resolved before Friday’s rules meeting, officials said.
‘Old-school’ sports chiefs need to change: IOC’s Prince Feisal
BERLIN (Reuters) – International federations need to change to become more transparent with some of them still stuck in their ‘old-school’ past, Jordanian Olympic Committee chief Prince Feisal Al Hussein said on Wednesday.
Kenyan government asks athletics federation chiefs to quit over graft
NAIROBI (Reuters) – The Kenyan government on Wednesday called for top officials in its athletics federation to step down after athletes stormed Athletics Kenya (AK) headquarters in Nairobi in protest over corruption and feeble efforts to tackle doping….
‘Old-school’ sports chiefs need to change: IOC’s Prince Feisal
BERLIN (Reuters) – International federations need to change to become more transparent with some of them still stuck in their ‘old-school’ past, Jordanian Olympic Committee chief Prince Feisal Al Hussein said on Wednesday.
Hamilton ready to wrap up season on a high
ABU DHABI (Reuters) – Lewis Hamilton will find his number is up in lights in Abu Dhabi, and that can only be a good omen as the triple Formula One world champion seeks to end another dominant season on a high this weekend.
Brazil’s Rousseff waives visa requirement for Olympics despite security fears
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has agreed to suspend visa requirements for foreigners during the 2016 Olympic games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil’s official gazette reported on Wednesday, despite heightened security fears after th…
