Bazdyreva to miss Beijing after doping allegations
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian 800 meters runner Anastasia Bazdyreva will not take part in the world athletics championships after being the subject of doping allegations in a TV documentary, Russian athletics federation acting president Vadim Zelichenok s…
Scott follows lead of Day by using coach as caddie
GREENSBORO, North Carolina (Reuters) – Adam Scott has taken a leaf out of fellow Australian Jason Day’s book by coaxing his instructor into doing double duty as a caddie.
European and Asian tours in new ‘joint vision for future’
LONDON (Reuters) – The European Tour and the Asian Tour, who first collaborated for a co-sanctioned event 16 years ago, have announced “an innovative joint vision for the future of professional golf”.
Exclusive: FIFA team targets match-fixing, ‘many’ cases of corruption
ZURICH (Reuters) – FIFA’s independent ethics committee is probing “many” cases of suspected corruption, is accelerating its investigations and expects life bans for all but minor offences, according to a source familiar with the matter.
Science will prevail in doping firestorm: WADA chief
BEIJING (Reuters) – Science will ultimately put out the doping firestorm that has engulfed athletics in the run-up to the world championships, Craig Reedie, head of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), said on Friday.
Felix’s 400m race will not determine her Olympic plans
BEIJING (Reuters) – Allyson Felix will not decide whether to try a sprint double at next year’s Rio de Janeiro Olympics based on her performance at the Beijing world championships, she said on Friday.
American Simpson calls on IAAF to clean up doping
BEIJING (Reuters) – American middle distance runner Jenny Simpson is convinced a tough anti-doping regime helped her win the 1,500m world title in 2011 but that drug cheats prevented her from even reaching the final at the London Olympics a year later….
Gatlin the form horse but don’t write off Bolt: Greene
BEIJING (Reuters) – In-form American Justin Gatlin should beat Usain Bolt to win both the sprints at the world championships but it would be foolhardy to write off the Jamaican, three-times world 100 meters world champion Maurice Greene said on Friday….
Archer picks off Astros batters in one-hit win for Rays
(The Sports Xchange) – Tampa Bay right-hander Chris Archer recorded the third shutout of his career as the Rays salvaged a series split with a 1-0 victory over the Houston Astros on Thursday.
Stable Simon helps streaking Tigers blank Rangers
(The Sports Xchange) – Alfredo Simon added a little stability to a struggling Detroit starting rotation by throwing a one-hit shutout to help the Tigers blank the Texas Rangers 4-0 for their third win in a row on Thursday.
