Substitute Neymar inspires Brazil to 4-1 win over U.S
(Reuters) – Substitute Neymar scored two second-half goals to inspire Brazil to a 4-1 win over the United States in Massachusetts on Tuesday.
Australia-U.S. games in major doubt amid pay dispute
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – A festering labor dispute in Australian soccer could scuttle two women’s matches between the world champion United States and the Matildas next week, governing body Football Federation Australia has warned.
Serena overcomes Venus to reach U.S. Open semis
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Serena Williams kept her bid for a calendar-year Grand Slam intact by outslugging older sister Venus 6-2 1-6 6-3 in a power-packed quarter-final at the U.S. Open on Tuesday.
China says must ditch gold obsession to root out sports graft
BEIJING (Reuters) – China must ditch its obsession with winning gold medals if really wants to root out corruption in sports, especially ahead of next year’s Rio Olympics, the country’s sports chief was quoted as saying on Wednesday.
Super Bowl winner, former Giant Sash dead at 27
(Reuters) – Former New York Giant Tyler Sash was found dead on Tuesday at age 27, the Iowa state medical office confirmed. Foul play is not suspected, according to the police department in Oskaloosa, Iowa, where Sash was found after emergency services …
Powell, Simpson settle case with nutrition company
KINGSTON (Reuters) – Jamaican sprinters Asafa Powell and Sherone Simpson have settled a legal case with a nutrition company that sold the supplement Epiphany D1 which contained the banned substance oxilofrine, their management company said on Tuesday.
Mickelson, Haas, Bowditch and Bae chosen for Cup
(Reuters) – Jay Haas sprang something of a surprise in opting for experience while Nick Price banked on form and ‘home’ advantage when they announced their captain’s picks on Tuesday for next month’s Presidents Cup in Incheon, South Korea.
Defending champ Cilic survives five-setter to reach semis
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Defending champion Marin Cilic squandered three match points in the fourth set but came up strong in the fifth to beat Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and advance to the semi-finals of the U.S. Open on Tuesday.
New Jersey sports betting case appealed to full circuit court
(Reuters) – New Jersey’s horse racing industry on Tuesday asked a federal appeals court to review its decision blocking legal sports gambling in the state.
Obama vows to ‘dominate’ at Duke basketball fantasy camp
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – After President Barack Obama offered kind words to Duke University’s championship basketball team at the White House on Tuesday, Blue Devils Coach Mike Krzyzewski offered the president an invitation to Duke’s “fantasy camp” for “…
