FIFA reform chief Carrard says criticism of Blatter ‘unfair’
(Reuters) – The head of FIFA’s new reform committee has said the soccer governing body’s outgoing president Sepp Blatter had been unfairly criticised and there was no evidence of him being involved in corruption.
Gutsy Bolt takes gold to boost embattled sport
BEIJING (Reuters) – Usain Bolt swept aside a year of poor form and injury to retain his world 100 meters title in nail-biting fashion on Sunday and give his beleaguered sport the boost it so badly needed after three weeks of negative headlines.
Usain summons up Bolt from blue to retain title
BEIJING (Reuters) – Usain Bolt once again produced his best when it mattered most to retain his 100 meters world title and reassert his status as the number one sprinter on the planet at a rocking Bird’s Nest Stadium on Sunday night.
Cameroon soccer player dies after collapsing during match
DOUALA, Cameroon (Reuters) – A 26-year-old striker for Cameroonian second division soccer team Dynamo de Douala collapsed during a match and later died, the central African nation’s professional soccer league said on Sunday.
Kovacs wins shot put gold ahead of Germany’s Storl
BEIJING (Reuters) – American Joe Kovacs won the men’s shot put gold medal at the world athletics championships in Beijing’s Bird’s Nest Stadium on Sunday, denying defending champion David Storl of Germany a hat-trick of titles.
Hamilton cruises to dream win in Belgium
SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium (Reuters) – Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton won the Belgian Grand Prix from pole position on Sunday to stretch his lead over Mercedes team mate Nico Rosberg to 28 points with eight races remaining.
FIFA’s reform committee head says Blatter unfairly treated: paper
ZURICH (Reuters) – Outgoing FIFA President Sepp Blatter has been unfairly treated over the corruption scandal surrounding world soccer’s governing body, the head of its reform committee told a Swiss newspaper.
Ennis-Hill takes gold after ‘hardest year’
BEIJING, (Reuters) – Olympic champion Jessica Ennis-Hill, who only decided to compete four weeks ago, regained the heptathlon world title on Sunday after what she described as her “hardest year ever”.
Dominant Pole Fajdek retains hammer title
BEIJING (Reuters) – Poland’s Pawel Fajdek underlined his dominance of the men’s hammer this year with two throws over 80 meters as he retained his world title in style on Sunday.
Bolt flirts with failure, Gatlin cruises into final
BEIJING (Reuters) – Defending champion Usain Bolt made a meal of it but recovered from a stumbling start to reach Sunday’s 100 meters final at the world championships, setting up his Beijing showdown with in-form American Justin Gatlin.
