Tables turned as Platini pushed onto the defensive
ZURICH (Reuters) – Favourite to win February’s FIFA presidential election until the end of last week, Michel Platini is suddenly facing the same doubts and criticism which he has himself cast upon incumbent Sepp Blatter.
Future of golf in good hands with new ‘Big Three’ on top
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Jordan Spieth’s twin win in the Tour Championship and FedExCup playoffs aptly ended a magnificent PGA Tour season for himself and the sport of golf which has enthusiastically embraced a new ‘Big Three.’
Lance Armstrong settles long-running dispute over pay bonus in Texas
DALLAS (Reuters) – Disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong has settled a lawsuit and apologized to an insurance company that paid him over $10 million in bonuses before he admitted he used performance-enhancing drugs, a lawyer for the firm said on Monday.
Blatter to remain FIFA president until February: lawyers
(Reuters) – FIFA President Sepp Blatter, under criminal investigation by Swiss authorities, plans to remain in his job until February and told staff at the world soccer governing body on Monday that he had done nothing illegal or improper, Blatter’s la…
Sharapova’s return from injury cut short by wrist trouble
(Reuters) – Maria Sharapova’s return from injury after an almost three-month break was cut short on Monday after the world number three suffered a wrist injury at the Wuhan Open in China.
Squash ‘devastated’ by Tokyo Olympics snub
TOKYO (Reuters) – The head of the World Squash Federation (WSF) said he was devastated for the sport’s millions of followers after squash was again overlooked for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Tokyo recommends five more sports for 2020 Games
TOKYO (Reuters) – Five additional sports — baseball/softball, karate, skateboarding, sports climbing and surfing — have been recommended by the organisers of the Tokyo Olympics for inclusion at the 2020 Summer Games, it was announced on Monday.
Singapore scraps two biggest races
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore surprisingly scrapped its two biggest horse races worth S$4 million ($2.80 million) on Monday, claiming they have achieved their purpose and were no longer needed.
Gerrard, Galaxy end scoring drought
(Reuters) – Steven Gerrard and the Los Angeles Galaxy ended scoring droughts as they defeated FC Dallas 3-2 on Sunday to rise to the top of the Major League Soccer standings. Gerrard delivered his first goal since his MLS debut more than a month ago, a…
For Blatter, Swiss raid shows FIFA probe moving closer to home
ZURICH (Reuters) – Since the explosive indictments and arrests of international soccer officials in May, FIFA President Sepp Blatter — previously a prolific traveler — had only once left his home base of Switzerland.
