Sports fantasy trade association creates control board
(Reuters) – The main trade association of the U.S. daily fantasy sports industry said Tuesday it has created an outside control board to ensure that the fast-growing business operates honestly.
Beckham mulls plan to add school to Miami stadium in bid for MLS team
MIAMI (Reuters) – Retired English soccer star David Beckham is considering a proposal to build a sports high school at a new soccer stadium in Miami as part of his quest to bring a Major League Soccer team to the city.
Brazil’s most costly soccer stadium may not host Olympic games
BRASILIA (Reuters) – In the midst of Brazil’s deepening economic crisis, its cash-strapped capital may not have the money to fulfill a promise to host Olympic soccer games next year, leaving unused the most expensive stadium built for the 2014 World Cu…
Obama lauds U.S. women’s soccer team for getting girls to ‘dream bigger’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Tuesday lauded the World Cup champion U.S. women’s soccer team for inspiring “millions of girls to dream bigger” and suggested that goal-scoring phenom Carli Lloyd might want to consider becoming his Whi…
Italian triumphs over Dutchmen to win European Footgolf Championship
MADRID – Italian Marco Schiavone won the 2015 European Footgolf Championship at the Palomarejos Golf Club near the Spanish capital on Sunday.
American Pharoah is the early Classic favorite
(Reuters) – Triple Crown winner American Pharoah has been installed as the early 6-5 favorite and will break from the fourth post for the $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic in Kentucky on Saturday in his hugely anticipated racing farewell.
IOC bans Kuwait over government interference
DUBAI (Reuters) – The International Olympic Committee has suspended Kuwait for the second time in five years over government interference in the country’s Games committee.
UK fraud office receives new money laundering details in FIFA investigation
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s fraud office has received new information about money laundering as part of its investigation into soccer’s world governing body FIFA, the head of the agency said on Tuesday.
Record number of players from Africa and Brazil, league says
(Reuters) – A record number of African and Brazilian players will be among the international players competing in the National Basketball Association when the 2015-16 season opens on Tuesday.
Next World Cup hosts Japan must ensure Brave Blossoms’ heroics don’t wilt
TOKYO (Reuters) – Late in September, 52 Japanese children turned up for an introductory event at Tokyo’s Katsushika Rugby School, about five times the intake of the year before.
