Presidents Cup must emulate Ryder: Price
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A points change for this year’s Presidents Cup is “a move in a positive direction” but long-term the biennial team competition should mirror the format used at the Ryder Cup, says International captain Nick Price.
Judge releases Argentine FIFA suspects from house arrest
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – An Argentine judge on Friday released Hugo and Mariano Jinkis from house arrest while he examines a U.S. request for their extradition to face corruption charges related to alleged graft inside FIFA, soccer’s world governing bo…
Froome loses ground in Vuelta stage
MADRID (Reuters) – Tour de France champion Chris Froome lost ground in the first big mountain test on the Vuelta, suffering in the final ascent of the seventh stage won by Dutchman Bert-Jan Lindeman on Friday.
Schippers shifts up a gear to take 200m gold
BEIJING (Reuters) – Dutch flier Dafne Schippers completed her transformation from heptathlete to world champion sprinter when she ran the fourth fastest 200 meters of all time to win by a nose at the Bird’s Nest on Friday.
Ailing Merritt takes bronze behind Shubenkov
BEIJING (Reuters) – Olympic champion Aries Merritt claimed an extraordinary bronze medal days before he undergoes a kidney transplant as Russian Sergey Shubenkov stormed to the world 110 meters hurdles title on Friday.
Jamaican Williams wins surprise hurdles gold
BEIJING,(Reuters) – Jamaica’s Danielle Williams won the world championship 100 meters hurdles gold as her more experienced rivals crumbled under pressure on Friday.
American Bartoletta wins long jump
BEIJING,(Reuters) – American champion Tianna Bartoletta became long jump world champion once again on Friday, snatching the gold medal with a leap of 7.14 meters in the final round. Britain’s Shara Proctor had led the competition after breaking her own…
Back injury knocks Hardee out of decathlon
BEIJING (Reuters) – Twice former champion Trey Hardee withdrew from the decathlon at the world championships on Friday with a back injury, dealing another blow to U.S. hopes of topping the medals table in Beijing.
Japan slashes stadium costs, aims to meet IOC deadline
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan has agreed to slash the costs for a new national stadium by 42 percent with construction for the centerpiece of the 2020 Olympics aimed to be completed by an International Olympic Committee (IOC) deadline of January 2020.
Zhang tops high jump, Eaton in charge of decathlon
BEIJING (Reuters) – Home favorite Guowei Zhang sailed into the high jump final at the world athletics championship on Friday with a confident clearance of 2.31 meters, while American Ashton Eaton predictably took charge of the decathlon.
