Exclusive: Swiss, U.S. probes into FIFA unlikely to disrupt 2018 Russia World Cup
London (Reuters) – American and Swiss criminal investigations into corruption in global soccer are unlikely to lead to any threat to Russia retaining the hosting rights for the 2018 World Cup, according to U.S. and European sources familiar with the pr…
Best of enemies: Blatter-Platini rift to shape FIFA election
ZURICH (Reuters) – An increasingly bitter rift between FIFA president Sepp Blatter and UEFA chief Michel Platini looks set to define the campaign to elect the next leader of soccer’s corruption-plagued world governing body.
Pistorius parole ruling could take four months: South African government
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – South Africa’s parole review board has up to four months to conclude its decision on when Oscar Pistorius can be released from prison, a Justice Ministry spokesman said on Thursday.
‘I am more than two bans,’ confident Gatlin says
BEIJING (Reuters) – To many, sprinter Justin Gatlin will forever be the bad guy of track and field: a drug cheat forced to serve not one but two doping bans.
IAAF in crisis but ’99 percent’ of athletes clean: Diack
BEIJING (Reuters) – Outgoing athletics chief Lamine Diack admits his sport is in crisis because of the doping allegations leveled at it over the last month but still believes “99 percent” of athletes are clean.
Rudisha says still short of his best but competitive
BEIJING (Reuters) – Olympic 800 meters champion David Rudisha knows he is not back in the sort of form where he can control races but still thinks he will be battling it out for gold at the world championships next week.
I cannot save athletics alone: Bolt
BEIJING (Reuters) – Olympic and world sprint champion Usain Bolt has been saddened by the focus on doping in the run-up to the world championships but says even he cannot save the sport by himself.
German chief slams IAAF council exclusion
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s athletics chief on Thursday said his country is likely to have paid a price for its tough anti-doping stance and recent doping revelations on German television as it missed out on an IAAF council seat after 20 years.
Strasburg climbs all over Rockies as Nats rally for win
(The Sports Xchange) – Washington right-hander Stephen Strasburg smothered the Colorado hitters once more and Jayson Werth broke a tie with a two-run triple in the eighth inning as the Nationals beat the Rockies 4-1 on Wednesday.
Wawrinka’s mind wanders, but advances in Cincinnati
(Reuters) – World number one Novak Djokovic cruised through his opening match at the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati on Wednesday, while Stan Wawrinka had to dig deep to beat Borna Coric and conceded his thoughts had been far from tennis over the past few days.
