Biyombo expects Africa to benefit from NBA exhibition
TORONTO (Reuters) – Congolese center Bismack Biyombo did not grow up playing on gleaming hardwood floors in Africa but hopes today’s youth will get that chance after the National Basketball Association’s first exhibition on the continent.
Toronto adds lefty Price in trade deadline playoff push
(Reuters) – The Toronto Blue Jays, who fortified their impressive offense earlier this week, added a big weapon to their pitching staff by trading for Detroit Tigers left-hander David Price, the club announced on Thursday.
Toronto adds lefty Price in trade deadline playoff push
(Reuters) – The Toronto Blue Jays, who fortified their impressive offense earlier this week, added a big weapon to their pitching staff by trading for Detroit Tigers left-hander David Price, the club announced on Thursday.
Olympic sailors, rowers shrug off reports of Rio’s polluted waters
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Sailors and rowers were not worried about getting sick during the Rio Olympics next year despite reports that waters to be used for events have pollution levels equivalent to raw sewage, competitors said on Thursday.
CONCACAF president to oversee review of its referees
(Reuters) – CONCACAF, the governing body for soccer in North and Central America and the Caribbean, has implemented a “detailed” review of its refereeing department after several controversial decisions were made during the recent Gold Cup.
Deflategate judge tells NFL, players: Don’t argue. Settle
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Tom Brady’s effort to void his four-game suspension was set back on Thursday as litigation embroiling the New England Patriots star quarterback was sent to a New York judge, who urged a speedy resolution to the “Deflateg…
Egypt clinch record-equaling eighth African title
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt claimed a record-equaling eighth title at the Men’s African Nations Volleyball Championship by beating Tunisia in straight sets in Cairo on Thursday.
A new star is born as Germany’s refugee crisis worsens
BERLIN (Reuters) – An 18-year-old aslyum-seeker from Gambia has given Germany’s refugee crisis an improbable new twist with a fairy-tale soccer performance — scoring four headline-grabbing goals in his first match as a second-half substitute for Werde…
Brady blasts NFL ‘Deflategate’ suspension, denies wrongdoing
(Reuters) – New England Patriots football star Tom Brady denied on Wednesday he had destroyed his cell phone to avoid giving it to NFL investigators, saying the flap was “manufactured” to distract from “zero evidence” against him in the “Deflategate” s…
Italy’s Berlusconi to finalize AC Milan stake sale after summer: source
MILAN (Reuters) – Italian former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi is to sign a binding pre-accord to sell 48 percent of his AC Milan soccer club to Thai businessman Bee Taechaubol in the next few days with a final deal to be inked after the summer, a s…
