Ennis-Hill to compete at world championships
LONDON (Reuters) – Olympic heptathlon gold medalist Jessica Ennis-Hill has announced that she is to compete in the world athletics championships in Beijing next month.
‘Dead in water’ U.S. team expects slow start in Kazan
(Reuters) – USA Swimming was rubbing its hands with glee when it announced a squad packed full of gold medal winners and record breakers for the 2015 world championships, but that was a year ago and the team that lands in Kazan may need time to fire on…
Games officials meet for 2022 vote as Boston withdraws
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – The International Olympic Committee started a week-long session in Malaysia on Tuesday, where the selection of a host for the 2022 Winter Olympics and checks on new reforms took an early backseat to Boston’s withdrawal from the…
Boston flop a sobering reminder to Toronto
TORONTO (Reuters) – Basking in the glow of a hugely successful Pan American Games
Froome ponders rare Tour-Vuelta double
LONDON (Reuters) – Chris Froome celebrated his second Tour de France triumph with a bacon sandwich on Monday before chewing over the appetizing prospect of a rare grand tour double in Spain next month.
Aussie Dellavedova to stay with Cleveland Cavaliers
(Reuters) – Australian guard Matthew Dellavedova has re-signed for the Cleveland Cavaliers, the team announced on Monday.
U.S. drops Boston’s embattled bid to host 2024 Olympic Games
BOSTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Olympic Committee on Monday rescinded Boston’s bid to host the 2024 Olympic Games after the mayor said his city’s taxpayers could not afford to host the large-scale event.
Ex-FIFA official Warner to seek judicial review, may delay extradition
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (Reuters) – Former FIFA vice-president Jack Warner’s lawyers plan to file for judicial review against the government of Trinidad and Tobago claiming political bias in the move to extradite him to the United States.
People like Blatter deserve Nobel prize, Putin tells Swiss TV
GENEVA (Reuters) – FIFA boss Sepp Blatter deserves a Nobel Prize for his stewardship of soccer’s governing body, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview aired by Swiss broadcaster RTS on Monday.
FIFA says person ‘from outside football’ to head reforms body
ZURICH (Reuters) – Scandal-plagued FIFA responded to criticism of its new reforms task force on Monday by saying an “independent person from outside of the game” should head the group.
