Ex-German president dismisses Blatter’s claims on World Cup votes
BERLIN (Reuters) – Former German president Christian Wulff on Monday rejected allegations by the embattled president of world soccer’s governing body, FIFA, that Wulff tried to exert political pressure before the World Cup was awarded to Russia and Qat…
FIFA bans bid inspector Mayne-Nicholls for seven years
ZURICH/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Harold Mayne-Nicholls, who led the teams which inspected bids to host the 2018 and 2022 World Cups, has been banned from all football for seven years, FIFA’s ethics committee said on Monday.
Not too early to be in yellow for Froome
HUY, Belgium (Reuters) – It is too soon to say Chris Froome will win the Tour de France but not too early for him to be in yellow as it puts the Briton in a perfect place ahead of Tuesday’s feared fourth stage over potentially dangerous cobbles.
Woof, woof, it’s a dog’s life for Serena
LONDON (Reuters) – Serena Williams describes elder sibling Venus as “the perfect sister” and her “best friend”.
Lotus Formula one team have winding-up petition adjourned
LONDON (Reuters) – A winding-up petition brought by creditors against the Lotus Formula One team has been adjourned for two weeks.
Serena proves she is leading lady in Williams sister act
LONDON (Reuters) – It was yet another awkward encounter that is unlikely to live long in the memory but Venus Williams showed that she was no sore loser when she whispered some “sisterly words” into Serena’s ear as they embraced at the net at Wimbledon…
Silverstone lifts Formula One gloom, if only for a day
LONDON (Reuters) – Formula One has many problems, but Sunday’s British Grand Prix, a thrilling race won by tearful home hero Lewis Hamilton in front of a record 140,000 strong crowd, was not one of them.
CoCo and Keys make it three Americans in last eight
LONDON (Reuters) – Coco Vandeweghe and Madison Keys proved that when it comes to American tennis there is life beyond the Williams sisters as both reached the quarter-finals at Wimbledon on Monday.
Wimbledon rolls out the creche carpet for player families
LONDON (Reuters) – Bob Bryan, who along with his twin brother Mike makes up the world’s top-ranked doubles team, hates being separated from his young family during long tournaments so finds the creche at Wimbledon a godsend.
Aston Martin F1 deal ‘improbable’, says CEO
LONDON (Reuters) – Aston Martin have had plenty of approaches from Formula One teams wanting to bring the brand back to the sport but the chances of a deal are improbable at best, chief executive Andy Palmer told Reuters on Monday.
