Hamilton owns up to car accident in Monaco
(Reuters) – Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton has revealed he was involved in a car accident in Monaco on Monday and said he wanted to take responsibility for the incident to prevent people from making a “quick buck” out of it.
FanDuel, DraftKings vow to fight New York’s halt on bets
Daily fantasy sports sites FanDuel and DraftKings are prepared to fight in court against New York state’s top prosecutor, who said that they were running illegal gambling operations and ordered them to stop taking bets in the state.
Putin says Russia needs own investigation into doping allegations
SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday Russia needed to conduct its own investigation into allegations its athletes had systematically taken performance-enhancing substances and that someone needed to take personal respons…
Raiders and Chargers tap Disney’s Iger for new NFL stadium
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Walt Disney Co CEO Bob Iger has teamed up with the National Football League’s Oakland Raiders and San Diego Chargers to try to build them a stadium in a Los Angeles suburb, backers of the project said in a statement on Wednesday…
Diack resigns as honorary IOC member: IOC
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (Reuters) – Former world athletics (IAAF) president Lamine Diack has resigned as honorary member of the International Olympic Committee following the launch of a formal investigation against the Senegalese for suspected corruption…
Russia offers WADA a ‘road map’ to address doping problems: Interfax
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko said on Wednesday Moscow has offered the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) a “road map” to address allegations of widespread doping in Russia, Interfax news agency reported.
FanDuel, DraftKings to fight New York order halting bets
(Reuters) – Daily fantasy sports sites FanDuel and DraftKings were preparing to fight back against a declaration by New York state’s top prosecutor that they were running illegal gambling operations and ordered them to stop taking bets in the state.
Rosberg out to deny Hamilton a first in Brazil
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Triple world champion Lewis Hamilton has never won the Brazilian Grand Prix and Mercedes team mate Nico Rosberg intends to keep it that way for another year.
Sharapova ready to play underdog against Czechs in Fed Cup final
PRAGUE (Reuters) – Maria Sharapova is happy to cast herself as the underdog in her first Fed Cup final appearance when Russia seeks to take the trophy from holders Czech Republic this weekend.
Spieth, McIlroy and Fowler set for Abu Dhabi clash
LONDON (Reuters) – Jordan Spieth, Rory McIlroy and Rickie Fowler will headline a strong field for the European Tour’s lucrative Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship in January 2016.
