Cheating ingrained in baseball long before alleged Cardinals hack
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Cheating in baseball has been a tradition since the days of Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth – generations before Major League Baseball confirmed that the St. Louis Cardinals are being investigated for possibly hacking in to the computers o…
Former Brazilian soccer chief denies taking bribe to back Qatar bid
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – The former head of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) said he got “absolutely nothing” in return for his vote to award Qatar the rights to host the 2022 World Cup and described suggestions he was involved in impropriety as…
Finals defeats too much to bear for James
(Reuters) – LeBron James has tasted defeat four times in NBA Finals now but that does not make it any easier to swallow. In fact, losing to Golden State hurt so much he would rather miss out on the playoffs altogether than lose another championship ser…
Leicester sack racist sex tape trio: club
LONDON (Reuters) – Leicester City have sacked three players, including manager Nigel Pearson’s son James, after the trio appeared to take part in a racist sex tape during an end-of-season tour of Thailand.
Federer cruises past Gulbis into last eight at Halle
BERLIN (Reuters) – World number two Roger Federer comfortably beat Latvian Ernests Gulbis 6-3 7-5 on Wednesday to move into the last eight of the Halle Open where he will meet Germany’s Florian Mayer.
LeBron meets match in quest to deliver title to Cavaliers
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – LeBron James carried his Cleveland Cavaliers on a thrilling playoff run but in the end, the weight of a city and an undermanned team on his shoulders proved too much to handle even for the game’s best player.
Azarenka injures foot, Ivanovic loses in Birmingham
LONDON (Reuters) – Former world number one Victoria Azarenka was forced out of the Aegon Classic in Birmingham with a foot injury on Wednesday shortly after defending champion Ana Ivanovic suffered a shock defeat.
Sponsors catch on to booming womens’ sport
BERLIN (Reuters) – The popularity of the women’s soccer World Cup is the latest sign of a virtuous cycle in female sport as increasing advertising revenue boosts professionalism and viewers.
Neymar named in fraud lawsuit linked to Barca transfer
MADRID (Reuters) – A Spanish judge has accepted a legal complaint filed by Brazilian investment fund DIS that alleges it was the victim of a fraud perpetrated in Barcelona’s signing of forward Neymar from Santos.
Red Bull have plenty to beef about
SPIELBERG, Austria (Reuters) – However good the party turns out to be, Red Bull are feeling far from bullish as Formula One descends on their home Austrian circuit in search of excitement this weekend.
