Froome’s lead cut as Nibali wins Tour stage 19
LA TOUSSUIRE, France (Reuters) – Tour de France leader Chris Froome came under attack and lost 30 seconds but still retained a healthy advantage after Friday’s 19th stage in which defending champion Vincenzo Nibali claimed a vintage victory.
FIFA to meet sponsors after reproaches from Coke, Visa, McDonald’s
ST PETERSBURG (Reuters) – FIFA will meet its leading commercial partners next month after three of them increased pressure for major reforms to soccer’s governing body following a series of corruption scandals.
Five years before 2020 Games, Tokyo pledges to beat woes, succeed
TOKYO (Reuters) – Exactly five years before the 2020 Summer Olympics open, hundreds gathered in a downtown Tokyo plaza on Friday to wave flags and cheer as organisers pledged to overcome a long string of troubles and make the Games a resounding success…
Sharapova and Dimitrov reach break point
SOFIA (Reuters) – Russian five-times grand slam champion Maria Sharapova has split with Bulgarian boyfriend Grigor Dimitrov after a nearly three-year relationship.
Moscow confirmed to host 2018 World Cup opener, final
ST PETERSBURG (Reuters) – Moscow’s Luzhniki stadium will host both the opening match and final of the 2018 World Cup after the match schedule was confirmed by FIFA on Friday.
Pyeongchang focused on test events, says IOC
SEOUL (Reuters) – The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has praised the quality of construction work at venues for the 2018 Olympics and said Pyeongchang organizers are now focused on delivering next year’s test events for Asia’s first Winter Games…
Le Clos begins Olympic gold bid in Kazan
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – Chad Le Clos knows he is under the pressure of expectation.
Allenby’s caddie walks off mid-round at Canadian Open
OAKVILLE, Ontario (Reuters) – Robert Allenby’s bizarre season took another strange turn when his caddie walked off the course midway through the first round of the RBC Canadian Open on Thursday.
Debt paid in gold, Warner looks ahead to worlds
TORONTO (Reuters) – Decathlete Damian Warner paid back his family and friends for their support in Pan American Games gold on Thursday, but the price may have been steep, the Canadian gambling with a podium finish at the world championships.
Dwyer sets Pan Am mark in 200 meters; siblings win four medals
TORONTO (Reuters) – Jamaican sprinter Rasheed Dwyer broke a 44-year-old Pan American Games record on Thursday, a Canadian brother and sister won a combined four medals and a sexagenarian qualified for the Rio Olympics in equestrian.
