Rio mayor says Olympic Park on schedule despite firm’s finances
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Work on the Deodoro Olympic Park in Brazil is on schedule and will not be affected by layoffs at the company building it, Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes said on Thursday.
Navarro downs Petkovic to reach Miami Open final
MIAMI (Reuters) – Spain’s Carla Suarez Navarro scored a clinical 6-3 6-3 upset of German ninth seed Andrea Petkovic on Thursday to reach the final of the Miami Open.
Luna Rossa withdraw from America’s Cup
LONDON (Reuters) – Italian challenger Luna Rossa angrily pulled out of the 35th America’s Cup on Thursday in protest at a vote to reduce the size of the catamarans to be raced in the 2017 event.
Prosecution rests in murder trial of ex-NFL star Hernandez
FALL RIVER, Mass. (Reuters) – Prosecutors rested their murder case against former National Football League star Aaron Hernandez on Thursday, bringing to a close weeks of at-times gruesome testimony in a trial that has shaken U.S. professional sports.
Old Yankee Stadium letters fail to sell at auction
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The 13 large letters that once sat atop and illuminated the “Yankee Stadium” in New York have failed to sell at auction, a spokesman for Sotheby’s said on Thursday.
IAAF presidential hopeful Bubka launches vision for sport
(Reuters) – Sergey Bubka has promised a complete review of athletics if he becomes the president of the International Association of Athletics Federations later this year.
Good friend O’Meara thinks Tiger will play at Augusta
HOUSTON, Texas, April 2 (Reuters) – Mark O’Meara believes his good friend Tiger Woods will compete in next week’s U.S. Masters.
Chicago Cubs to start baseball season, missing beloved bleachers
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Rooting for a baseball team that has not won a World Series since 1908, the Chicago Cubs’ famous bleacher bums have at least always had a chance to party in Wrigley Field’s outfield stands.
IOC publishes compensation policy, seeks transparency
BERLIN (Reuters) – The International Olympic Committee published its indemnity policy for the first time on Thursday following a proposal from its ethics commission to increase transparency within the organization.
China’s drinks king denies plans to buy Italy’s AC Milan
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – The billionaire chairman of Chinese drinks maker Hangzhou Wahaha Group Co has knocked back reports he is planning a bid for struggling Italian soccer giants AC Milan, currently controlled by Italy’s former prime minister Silvio Ber…
