Blatter relaxed, recovering and ‘still president’, says confidant
ZURICH (Reuters) – Suspended FIFA president Sepp Blatter, his world soccer federation mired in a corruption crisis, is recovering in hospital after a health scare but should be discharged soon, a confidant said on Wednesday.
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.
Russian athletics doping row could spread to other sports
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The international investigation into alleged drug cheating inside Russian athletics could draw in other Russian sports since they used the same laboratory that now stands accused of covering up failed drugs tests.
Ex-FIFA official Figueredo agrees extradition to Uruguay: Swiss
ZURICH (Reuters) – Ex-FIFA official Eugenio Figueredo has agreed to be extradited to his home country of Uruguay but the United States must approve the move first, the Swiss Federal Office of Justice said on Wednesday.
Future of U.S. Formula One Grand Prix in doubt
(Reuters) – Formula One’s commercial supremo Bernie Ecclestone has expressed concern for the future of the U.S. Grand Prix in Austin following the reduction of a Texas state subsidy.
Athletics: a poor relation even before doping scandal
BERLIN (Reuters) – Athletics was struggling to compete for funding with money-spinning sports such as soccer and baseball even before the latest doping scandal; but that task has now grown much harder despite the booming popularity of amateur running.
Hamilton unwell but will race in Brazil
LONDON (Reuters) – Triple Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton is unwell and has delayed his flight to Brazil on medical advice but will compete in this weekend’s penultimate race of the season, Mercedes said on Wednesday.
IOC wants cheats punished in wake of doping report
LONDON (Reuters) – The International Olympic Committee (IOC) wants disciplinary procedures to be opened against athletes who have violated doping rules as the fallout continued on Tuesday from WADA’s explosive report on the issue.
IOC chief expects Russian athletes to compete at Rio
WELLINGTON (Reuters) – Olympics chief Thomas Bach expects Russia will comply with doping regulations in time for its athletes to compete at next year’s Rio Games despite calls for the country to be banned amid allegations of state-backed cheating.
Pelicans off the mark with Mavs win despite Davis injury
(The Sports Xchange) – The New Orleans Pelicans snapped a six-game losing start to the season with a 120-105 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday, but celebrations for a first win of the campaign were muted in the wake of an injury to Andrew Da…
