Neymar misses Brazil qualifiers after appeal rejected
(Reuters) – Brazil’s appeal against Neymar missing their first two South American 2018 World Cup qualifiers this month has been turned down, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) said on Friday.
Dozing baseball fan’s $10 million ESPN lawsuit is thrown out
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York state judge has thrown out a baseball fan’s $10 million defamation lawsuit claiming that ESPN announcers poked fun at him after he dozed off during a New York Yankees game against the Boston Red Sox.
Spieth voted Player of the Year after ‘season to remember’
(Reuters) – World number one Jordan Spieth capped a sensational season on Friday when, as had been widely expected, he was voted the PGA Tour’s Player of the Year after a 2014-15 campaign highlighted by two major victories among his five wins.
Rookies Mullen and Dunne continue to shine at St Andrews
LONDON (Reuters) – Jimmy Mullen and Paul Dunne, making their debut European Tour appearances as professionals, continued to sparkle at the Dunhill Links Championship in Scotland on Friday.
Holmes to replace ailing Furyk on U.S. Presidents Cup team
(Reuters) – J.B. Holmes will replace the injured Jim Furyk on the U.S. Presidents Cup team for next week’s matches in South Korea, with Furyk attending the biennial team competition as an assistant captain, U.S. captain Jay Haas said on Friday.
Salman calls for ‘firm hand’ at FIFA but no mention of Platini
ZURICH (Reuters) – The powerful head of Asian soccer said on Friday the sport’s world governing body, shaken by a graft scandal, needed a “firm hand” to steady it, but notably made no reference to European chief Michel Platini whom he had previously fa…
Qatar, China and Japan only bidders for world championships
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Only three cities, all in Asia, remain in the running to host the 2021 and 2023 world swimming championships after two more potential bidders dropped out, swimming world’s governing body FINA told Reuters.
Venus downs Vinci to reach Wuhan final
(Reuters) – Former world number one Venus Williams fought back from a set down to see off Italy’s Roberto Vinci 5-7 6-2 7-6(4) and make the final of the Wuhan Open on Friday.
Rowdy Russian military athletes deported after boozy flight
SEOUL (Reuters) – Several Russian athletes gunning for gold at the Military World Games in South Korea have instead been deported without setting foot outside Incheon airport after getting drunk and causing a commotion on their flight from Moscow.
Nadal, Djokovic meet Thai PM, visit deadly bomb site
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Tennis titans Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic met with Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha on Friday and visited the site of a deadly Bangkok bomb blast.
