Japan releases 2020 stadium guidelines, but no cost estimates
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan approved guidelines for its new Olympic stadium on Friday, vowing to build an athlete-friendly stadium as cheaply as possible and complete it by March 2020, a year later than planned, but without including any cost estimates or …
Chen survives marathon as top seeds advance
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Top seed and defending champion Chen Long survived a mammoth second-game tussle to advance to the semi-finals of the badminton world championships with a 21-18 30-29 victory over Denmark’s Viktor Axelson on Friday.
Brazil police raid World Cup arena, Odebrecht offices in fraud probe
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Police raided a stadium in the northeastern city of Recife and other offices around Brazil on Friday as part of an investigation into fraud in contracting for the arena, which was built for the 2014 FIFA World Cup soccer tour…
The great outdoors beckon for Ethiopia’s Dibaba
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Born into athletics royalty in Ethiopia, middle distance runner Genzebe Dibaba is poised to win more glory for her illustrious family at the world championships in Beijing after years of indoor supremacy.
Fraser-Pryce thinks twice on sprint double
KINGSTON (Reuters) – For someone with such single-minded focus on the track, Jamaica’s Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce has shown a distinct lack of decisiveness when it comes to deciding whether she will defend both of her world sprint titles this month.
No double but Felix goes for the bigger challenge in Beijing
RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) – In the end, Allyson Felix went with the world championship event that presented her with the biggest challenge.
Under-fire Kyrgios to keep Davis Cup spot, says captain Masur
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Nick Kyrgios’s lewd taunt to double grand slam champion Stan Wawrinka was part of a “journey” and a “learning curve” for a young tennis player who needs support more than punishment, Australia’s Davis Cup captain Wally Masur said …
Halep struggles with serve but edges past Kerber in Toronto
TORONTO (Reuters) – Serena Williams took another step toward her fourth Rogers Cup title after dispatching Andrea Petkovic 6-3 6-2 on Thursday to advance to the quarter-finals.
Anderson and Changkija share lead in Portland
(Reuters) – Amy Anderson and Sandra Changkija both fired seven-under-par 65s to grab the first-round lead on Thursday at the Cambia Portland Classic.
Djokovic advances to cheers, Kyrgios exits to boos
MONTREAL (Reuters) – World number one Novak Djokovic, second seed Andy Murray and three-time champion Rafa Nadal were all cheered into the quarter-finals of the Rogers Cup on Thursday while controversial Australian Nick Kyrgios exited to boos and a hef…
