Family of black golf legend Sifford accused of stealing $1 million
(Reuters) – The son and daughter-in-law of the first African-American golfer on the PGA Tour were charged with improperly spending more than $1 million belonging to the late legendary Charles Sifford Sr, officials said on Tuesday.
Tulowitzki leaves Colorado for Toronto in All-Star swap
(Reuters) – The Toronto Blue Jays swapped All-Star shortstops with the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday, acquiring Troy Tulowitzki while shipping Jose Reyes to Colorado in a blockbuster, multi-player trade.
Woods sees game coming together after ‘frustrating’ season
(Reuters) – Time is fast running out for Tiger Woods to salvage what he describes as a “frustrating” PGA Tour season after three missed cuts, a withdrawal and just one top-25 finish in eight starts.
IOC expects U.S. 2024 bid despite Boston pullout
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – The International Olympic Committee remains confident the United States will deliver a bid to host the 2024 Summer Games despite Boston’s withdrawal from the race on Monday.
F1 summer break? Time to get the learner plates on
LONDON (Reuters) – While Formula One rivals head to the sea or mountains at the start of the August break, Max Verstappen has some driving lessons on the horizon.
Vidal completes $44 million move from Juve to Bayern
BERLIN (Reuters) – Chile midfielder Arturo Vidal has completed his transfer from Juventus to Bayern Munich by signing a four-year contract with the Bundesliga champions.
Warnings on cost rises were ignored: Japan stadium designers
TOKYO (Reuters) – The firm of architects whose design for Japan’s new Olympic stadium was scrapped said the ballooning costs that doomed their plan were due partly to an uncompetitive selection of contractors and that warnings about this were ignored.
UEFA head Platini to announce FIFA presidency bid
ZURICH (Reuters) – Michel Platini, the head of European soccer’s governing body UEFA, is to announce in the next few days that he will stand for the presidency of FIFA, a source close to the former France international told Reuters on Tuesday.
Olympics-War-torn South Sudan set to join Olympic family
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – South Sudan is set to become the 206th member of the Olympic family later this week, the International Olympic Committee said on Tuesday, despite ongoing fierce fighting in the African country.
Putting touch has deserted me, says Poulter
WOBURN, England (Reuters) – Less than three years after his magical putter inspired a ‘miracle’ Ryder Cup victory for Europe, Ian Poulter says his touch on the greens has temporarily deserted him.
