Former 76ers basketball star Darryl Dawkins dies
(Reuters) – Former National Basketball Association star Darryl Dawkins, known as “Chocolate Thunder” for his powerful dunks and flamboyant personality, died on Thursday of a heart attack, his family said. He was 58.
What next for Tiger after a season of struggle?
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – What next for Tiger Woods? This is a tantalizing question on the lips of many, including the former world number one himself as he puts his golf clubs away for a while after enduring a dismal PGA Tour campaign.
Champions League takes on less predictable look
MONACO (Reuters) – The Champions League group stages took on a less predictable look after Thursday’s draw, helped by UEFA’s decision to tweak the seeding system.
FIFA disowns ‘girls in schools’ and Blatter comments by reform chief
(Reuters) – FIFA on Thursday disowned comments made by the head of its reform committee, who had questioned why American authorities were investigating corruption in soccer, which he described as “just an ethnic sport for girls in schools” in the U.S.
Usain does it again for Beijing sweep
BEIJING (Reuters) – Usain Bolt delivered Justin Gatlin a second knockout blow in five days to win his fourth straight 200 meters world title on Thursday and prove that when it comes to major championship sprinting, he simply has no peer.
Judge delays U.S. extradition request for Argentina FIFA defendants
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – An Argentine judge has suspended the U.S. extradition request for Hugo and Mariano Jinkis, who are wanted as part of the FIFA graft scandal that has rocked world soccer over the last three months, according to court papers seen…
Sprint sweep for brilliant Bolt in Beijing
BEIJING (Reuters) – Usain Bolt delivered when it mattered again on Thursday when he scorched the fastest time of the year to win a record fourth straight world 200 meters title in 19.55 seconds and sweep the individual sprints at a global championships…
Segway knocks Bolt off his stride at the Bird’s Nest
BEIJING (Reuters) – A television cameraman and his Segway succeeded in doing what none of Usain Bolt’s rivals could in the 200 meters final at world championships on Thursday — knock the Jamaican off his stride, and his feet, during his lap of honor.
Taylor takes triple-jump gold with second-longest ever leap
BEIJING (Reuters) – American Christian Taylor produced the second-longest triple jump in history as he soared 18.21 meters to take gold in a high-quality world championship competition on Thursday.
Chicago Bulls’ Derrick Rose, two others, accused in lawsuit of rape
(Reuters) – Derrick Rose, the 2011 National Basketball Association Most Valuable Player, is being sued by a former girlfriend who claims he and two friends drugged and gang-raped her in 2013, TMZ reported.
