Bryans edge cliffhanger to stay alive at World Tour Finals
LONDON (Reuters) – Top seeds and defending champions Bob and Mike Bryan saved five match points to beat Jamie Murray and John Peers 6-7(5) 7-6(5) 16-14 in a cliffhanger and reach the semi-finals at the ATP World Tour Finals on Thursday.
Williams won’t appeal against Massa exclusion
LONDON (Reuters) – Williams have dropped plans to appeal against Brazilian Felipe Massa’s exclusion from his home grand prix last weekend for an overheated rear tyre.
Paris attacks heighten security fears for 2016 Rio Olympics
BRASILIA/RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Last week’s Paris killings have raised fears about the 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil, a country with so little history of terrorism that the president has played down the chance of an attack and legislators long resis…
Former baseball star Jeter sues maker of high-end Frigo underwear
WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) – Former New York Yankees baseball star Derek Jeter sued luxury underwear company RevolutionWear as he defends himself against allegations he cost the company $26 million by failing to promote its Frigo brand.
No Russian athletes at the 2016 world indoor championships: source
(Reuters) – There will no be Russian athletes at the 2016 IAAF world indoor championships in Portland, Oregon next March, a source with knowledge of the decision told Reuters on Thursday.
Massachusetts to ban fantasy sports for people under 21
BOSTON (Reuters) – Massachusetts would prohibit people under the age of 21 from playing paid fantasy sports games under a proposed set of regulations for the fast-growing, multibillion-dollar industry laid out on Thursday by state Attorney General Maur…
British captain Smith hints at Edmund debut in Davis Cup final
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Davis Cup captain Leon Smith admits he has a tough few days ahead before deciding who will take the second singles berth in next week’s final against Belgium in Ghent.
Sport is a billion-dollar industry in Dubai: Deloitte
DUBAI (Reuters) – Sport contributes about $1.1 billion annually in direct expenditure to Dubai’s economy, a report by consultants Deloitte revealed on Thursday.
Dominguez stripped of 2009 steeplechase world title
MADRID (Reuters) – Spaniard Marta Dominguez has been stripped of her 2009 steeplechase world title and banned for three years due to anomalies in her biological passport that pointed to doping, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) said on Thursday….
Russia could miss world indoors as IAAF wants ‘robust’ verification
BERLIN (Reuters) – Russia needs to prove its commitment to anti-doping according to ‘robust’ verification criteria if its track and field athletes are to return to the competitions, world athletics (IAAF) chief Sebastian Coe said on Thursday, meaning i…
