Undeterred by arrests, soccer boss Blatter plots another great escape
ZURICH (Reuters) – FIFA president Sepp Blatter is a master of getting out from tight corners and his federation’s initial reaction to Wednesday’s extraordinary events in Zurich suggested he has every intention of pulling off another great escape.
Olympic champ Park allowed back in pool from Monday
SEOUL (Reuters) – Olympic gold medalist Park Tae-hwan, serving an 18 month ban for doping, will return to action in a public pool in Seoul on Monday after parents of local school children allowed him to join a class, local media reported.
Stosur swagger returns after reuniting with coach
PARIS (Reuters) – Sam Stosur’s decision to re-hire the coach who led her to grand-slam glory four years ago is paying off at the French Open, the Australian said after she blazed into the third round for the loss of one game.
Sharapova says Fed Cup should change dates
PARIS (Reuters) – Defending French Open champion Maria Sharapova called for a change in schedule for the Fed Cup on Wednesday, saying playing ties after grand slam tournaments was “pointless”.
Winter sports federations drop out of SportAccord
BERLIN (Reuters) – Winter Olympics sports federations (AIOWF) on Wednesday left SportAccord, suspending any collaboration with the umbrella organization in the latest fallout following a row with the International Olympic Committee, AIOWF said.
Golden oldies triumph in transatlantic leg of Ocean Race
LISBON, Portugal, (Reuters) – Dutch boat Team Brunel, skippered and navigated by two 50-plus sailors, won the transatlantic seventh leg of the Volvo Ocean Race early on Wednesday following a thrilling finish after nine days at sea.
Alleging racism, Palestinians seek to have Israel suspended from world soccer
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Dressed in the black and yellow of Beitar Jerusalem soccer team and holding aloft banners reading “Pure Forever” and “Beitar Good For The Jews”, La Familia is Israel’s most notorious soccer gang, denounced by the club they purport…
LeBron leads Cavs sweep of Hawks to reach NBA Finals
(Reuters) – LeBron James booked his place in the NBA Finals for the fifth straight year when the Cleveland Cavaliers crushed the Atlanta Hawks 118-88 on Tuesday to complete a 4-0 sweep of the Eastern Conference Final.
Rangers trounce Lightning 7-3 to force Game 7 decider
(Reuters0 – New York center Derick Brassard scored his first career hat-trick to lead the Rangers to a 7-3 road win over the Tampa Bay Lightning and stave off elimination in their Eastern Conference Final on Tuesday.
More common sense needed, says Mercedes F1 boss
LONDON (Reuters) – Mercedes need to show a bit more common sense in future, motorsport head Toto Wolff said on Tuesday after the Formula One team had analyzed the blunder that cost Lewis Hamilton the Monaco Grand Prix.
