Dodgers hire Roberts as manager
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The Los Angeles Dodgers appointed longshot Dave Roberts as their new manager on Monday, a month after the club had mutually agreed to part ways with the previous skipper, Don Mattingly.
Blatter, Platini face December ruling from ethics judges
ZURICH (Reuters) – FIFA’s ethics judges said on Monday they were aiming to decide the fate of suspended president Sepp Blatter and the man who hopes to succeed him, Michel Platini, by the end of December, following an investigation into graft allegatio…
Athletes storm Kenya’s athletics federation office, protest doping
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Dozens of Kenyan athletes stormed the athletics federation headquarters in Nairobi on Monday, locking out officials and demanding top Athletics Kenya (AK) bosses step down in the wake of allegations of graft and doping cover-ups, an…
Davis Cup final will go ahead: local organizers
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The Davis Cup final between Belgium and Britain will go ahead despite Brussels being placed on maximum alert over the threat of an imminent attack, local organizers and the International Tennis Federation said on Monday.
Haryanto and King to test with Manor in Abu Dhabi
LONDON (Reuters) – Indonesian driver Rio Haryanto and Britain’s Jordan King will test with the Manor Marussia Formula One team in Abu Dhabi after next weekend’s season-ending race.
Blatter says was close to death, ‘between angels and devils’ in hospital
ZURICH (Reuters) – Suspended FIFA president Sepp Blatter said he had been close to death as he lay in hospital during a mounting scandal over his time at the head of world soccer’s governing body.
Russian minister says met IAAF’s Coe over sports doping allegations: R-Sport
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko said on Monday he had met Sebastian Coe, the head of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), to discuss doping allegations against Russian athletes, R-Sport reported.
Asprilla stunner helps Timbers win, Crew beat Red Bulls
(Reuters) – A sensational, swerving strike from Dairon Asprilla helped Portland to a 3-1 win over Dallas in the first leg of Major League Soccer’s Western Conference final on Sunday, while Columbus beat the New York Red Bulls 2-0 in the East’s title ga…
Cardinals improve to 8-2 with win over Bengals
(The Sports Xchange) – Carson Palmer said Sunday night’s showdown against the Cincinnati Bengals was not going to be “just another game.”
Warriors on cusp of history after defeating Nuggets
(The Sports Xchange) – Golden State guard Klay Thompson scored 21 points, Stephen Curry had 19 and seven assists, and the Warriors won their 15th straight to match the best start in league history with a 118-105 win over the Denver Nuggets.
