Adidas brand to take over as NHL supplier from Reebok in 2017
BERLIN (Reuters) – German sportswear firm Adidas has struck a seven-year partnership with the National Hockey League (NHL) starting in 2017, taking over from its own Reebok subsidiary, as it seeks to challenge rival Nike in top North American sports.
Hamilton out to emulate Senna in Singapore
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Lewis Hamilton has always regarded Ayrton Senna as his Formula One idol and the reigning world champion has a golden opportunity to match the late Brazilian’s 41 race wins at this week’s Singapore Grand Prix.
Hangzhou named as host of 2022 Asian Games
(Reuters) – The Chinese city of Hangzhou was confirmed on Wednesday as the host of the 2022 Asian Games, the Olympic Council of Asia announced at its General Assembly in Ashgabat.
Harper, Strasburg shine as Nats blank Phillies
(The Sports Xchange) – Stephen Strasburg allowed just one hit and tied a career high with 14 strikeouts while Bryce Harper homered twice for the Washington Nationals in a 4-0 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday.
Palmer reprimanded for doping test, clear for Rio
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Olympic relay gold medalist Kylie Palmer has been reprimanded for a 2013 doping violation, Swimming Australia said on Wednesday, clearing the way for her to compete at next year’s Rio Games.
Lester pitches Cubs to a split with Pirates
(The Sports Xchange) – Jon Lester led the Cubs to a 2-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday and a split of a doubleheader between the two National League contenders.
NYPD union head asks public not to judge officer in James Blake incident
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The head of the largest New York police union on Tuesday said the public should suspend judgment of an officer who tackled and arrested ex-tennis star James Blake outside of a Manhattan hotel last week.
FIFA received no profit sharing from 2005 contract: letter
ZURICH (Reuters) – Soccer world governing body FIFA was due half of the advertising revenue from a 2005 media deal it signed with a Caribbean soccer organization but did not receive any of it, according to a termination letter sent by FIFA.
Refreshed Spieth ready to rebound from ‘two bad weeks’
LAKE FOREST, Illinois (Reuters) – Jordan Spieth goes into this week’s BMW Championship after missing consecutive cuts for the first time in his remarkable career but, far from being concerned, he puts that down to simply “two bad weeks”.
Obama honors Connecticut women’s basketball champs – again
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama welcomed the University of Connecticut women’s basketball team to the White House on Tuesday, saying the Huskies – NCAA tournament champions three years in a row – have visited so often they are now qualifi…
