Africans ready to embellish Tour landscape
UTRECHT, Netherlands (Reuters) – When five African cyclists stood on a podium in Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum in front of Rembrandt’s masterpiece The Night Watch this week Douglas Ryder probably pinched himself.
NASCAR cools on Confederate flag, but fans still fly it
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Reuters) – NASCAR wants to limit the Confederate battle flag’s presence at its tracks after the murder of nine black worshippers in South Carolina, but getting U.S. motor racing fans to comply may prove difficult.
Woods fires his best round of season at Greenbrier
(Reuters) – Tiger Woods shot his lowest score in 16 months, a four-under-par 66 that left him four strokes behind leader Scott Langley after the opening round of the Greenbrier Classic on Thursday.
United States asks Swiss to extradite seven in FIFA inquiry
ZURICH/GENEVA (Reuters) – The United States has asked Switzerland to extradite seven FIFA officials arrested in an investigation into a global bribery scandal at soccer’s governing body, the Swiss Federal Office of Justice (FOJ) said on Thursday.
Chargers’ Gates banned four games for positive test
(Reuters) – San Diego Chargers tight end Antonio Gates has been suspended four games without pay four violating the National Football League’s substance abuse policy, the team said on Wednesday.
Japan, U.S. have revenge on their minds in World Cup final
EDMONTON (Reuters) – Defending champions Japan and the rival United States are gearing up for the Women’s World Cup final in Vancouver on Sunday where both teams will have the added motivation of trying to avenge a past loss to the other.
L.A. Kings’ Slava Voynov pleads no contest in domestic violence case
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Los Angeles Kings defenseman Slava Voynov pleaded no contest on Thursday to charges that he attacked his wife at their Southern California home last year and was sentenced to 90 days in jail, prosecutors said.
Germany’s Sasic, Angerer up for World Cup golden honors
VANCOUVER (Reuters) – Germany’s Celia Sasic, who missed a penalty in their semi-final loss to the United States, and goalkeeper Nadine Angerer were among the finalists for the Women’s World Cup awards announced on Thursday.
Wimbledon ‘all-white’ clothing rule is too strict: Federer
LONDON (Reuters) – Players’ efforts over the years to get Wimbledon’s “all-white” clothing rule relaxed got a boost on Thursday when Roger Federer said he thought the policy as it stood was “quite extreme”.
Nadal loss sends shockwaves round Wimbledon
LONDON (Reuters) – The untroubled advance of the heavy hitters at Wimbledon was spectacular halted on Thursday when twice champion Rafa Nadal was bundled out by German qualifier Dustin Brown who played the match of his life.
