MLS thrives but ubiquity is Holy Grail for Garber
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – With soccer-specific stadiums proliferating in the United States and 24 teams likely to be competing in Major League Soccer by 2018, Commissioner Don Garber could be forgiven for thinking that everything is rosy.
Rio de Janeiro construction strike affects work at Olympic sites
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Heavy-construction workers in Rio de Janeiro, many involved in work for the 2016 Olympic Games, have begun a strike, the union representing the workers said, threatening to slow completion of projects that are already behind …
Russia faces punishment for lack of respect to Canada
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia will be sanctioned after their players showed a lack of respect to Canada following a 6-1 loss in the final of the world championships in Prague, the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) said on Monday.
Soderling hoping Nadal will lose at French Open
LONDON (Reuters) – Robin Soderling is sick of being the answer to a favorite quiz question, the one which asks who is the only player to beat nine-times champion Rafael Nadal at the French Open.
Kaymer wants Wentworth event later in year
VIRGINIA WATER, England (Reuters) – World number 18 Martin Kaymer has called on the European Tour to move its flagship event, this week’s BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth, to later in the season.
Gatlin slams organizers before leaving Beijing
BEIJING (Reuters) – Controversial sprinter Justin Gatlin ran into a fresh row on Tuesday when he flew home on the eve of the Beijing World Challenge meeting, angrily claiming organizers had told him they did not want him to compete.
‘Mongrel mashie’ still top dog for hickory holdouts
EPSOM, England (Reuters) – Before titanium, before graphite, before composites and before steel, golf clubs had shafts of wood, ideally hickory. That era ended 80 years ago for most golfers.
LA’s new MLS team to debut in 2018 with state-of-art venue
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The Los Angeles Football Club will launch its inaugural season in Major League Soccer in 2018 after its new stadium has been built to replace the Los Angeles Sports Arena, the expansion franchise said on Monday.
Italy breaks up soccer match-fixing network involving mafia
ROME (Reuters) – Italian police on Tuesday detained some 50 people, including team managers, players and a suspected Calabrian mobster, accused of fixing dozens of soccer matches in the country’s third division and its top semi-pro league.
Pelicans invite China’s He to Summer League
BEIJING (Reuters) – The New Orleans Pelicans have invited Chinese forward He Tianju to attend the NBA Summer League in July with an eye on drafting him.
