Kenyan athletes warned of doping tests, says ARD
BERLIN (Reuters) – Some Kenyan athletes were warned ahead of unannounced doping tests and a banned runner accused athletics officials of demanding money to hide positive tests, German state broadcaster ARD reported on Tuesday.
Surprise discus victory for Cuban Caballero
BEIJING, Aug 25 (Reuters) – Cuba’s Denia Caballero landed a shock win in the world championship discus on Tuesday, her first round effort of 69.28 meters beating all her rivals including defending champion Sandra Perkovic of Croatia.
Former NBA All-Star Kirilenko named RFB chief
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Former NBA All-Star Andrei Kirilenko was named president of the Russian Basketball Federation (RFB) on Tuesday.
Japan offer no assurances on IOC deadline
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan are unable to guarantee they will meet an International Olympic Committee deadline to complete work on the new National Stadium in time for the 2020 Games.
Marathon organizers unhappy at Shobukhova reinstatement
BEIJING, Aug 25 (Reuters) – Marathon organizers have demanded an urgent meeting with officials after the reinstatement of Russian drug cheat Lilya Shobukhova despite the fact she has not repaid around $3 million in prize money earned when she was dopin…
Europe captain Koch names four Solheim wildcards
LONDON (Reuters) – Europe captain Carin Koch has named Karine Icher, Caroline Hedwall, Caroline Masson and Catriona Matthew as her four wildcard picks for next month’s Solheim Cup against the United States.
‘Hayne Plane’ ready for NFL take off
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – NFL hopeful Jarryd Hayne showed he was a hard man to bring down in his first two pre-season games for the San Francisco 49ers. Putting a stop to the hype surrounding the Australian rugby league international could prove equally ch…
IndyCar driver Wilson dies after wreck
(Reuters) – British IndyCar driver Justin Wilson died on Monday after suffering a severe head injury during a wreck in the closing laps of a race the previous day at Pocono Raceway in Pennsylvania, IndyCar officials said. He was 37.
FIFA dismiss Indonesia claims they will visit Jakarta
(Reuters) – FIFA have dismissed claims by Indonesia that they will visit Jakarta in October with a view to overturning the soccer ban on the Southeast Asian nation for government interference.
Mets bash team-record eight homers, rout Phils
(The Sports Xchange) – Second baseman Wilmer Flores hit two of the Mets’ franchise-record eight homers and drove in five runs on Monday to welcome back third baseman David Wright as New York cruised to a 16-7 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies.
