Darvish to undergo season-ending Tommy John surgery
(Reuters) – Texas Rangers’ Japanese ace Yu Darvish will miss the entire 2015 Major League Baseball season after deciding to undergo Tommy John surgery on his right elbow, the team said on Friday.
Racism in Russia is ‘big challenge’: FIFA’s Webb
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – Racism in World Cup hosts Russia was a “big challenge” ahead of the 2018 tournament said FIFA anti-racism chief Jeffrey Webb who urged clubs to tackle the problem from the “dressing-room out”.
Coneygree takes Gold Cup glory for De Boinville
CHELTENHAM, England (Reuters) – Nico de Boinville, a professional jockey for barely a year, and unheralded trainer Mark Bradstock landed the most prestigious prize of the English jump-racing season when Coneygree led from pillar to post to win the Chel…
Birdie blitz helps Otaegui soar clear at Tshwane Open
PRETORIA (Reuters) – Little-known Spaniard Adrian Otaegui birdied five holes in succession as he snatched the clubhouse lead with a superb second round 62 at the Tshwane Open on Friday.
Michigan man sentenced to eight to 15 years for soccer referee’s death
DETROIT (Reuters) – A soccer player was sentenced to eight to 15 years in prison on Friday for fatally injuring a referee he punched during a recreational league game in a Detroit suburb last summer.
‘Strongest cyclone in 40 years’ delays Volvo Race
AUCKLAND, (Reuters) – Volvo Ocean Race organizers on Friday postponed the start of the fifth leg through the Southern Ocean a further 24 hours until Tuesday as Cyclone Pam continued to threaten the New Zealand coast.
Toyota signs up as Olympic Games sponsor: IOC
BERLIN (Reuters) – Japan’s Toyota Motor Corporation has joined the group of leading sponsors of the Olympic Games in an agreement that runs until 2024, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Friday.
Manor Marussia in race to be ready for Australian GP
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – The Manor Marussia Formula One team was still unsure if it would make it to the starting grid for this weekend’s season opening Australian Grand Prix after sitting out Friday’s practice sessions.
Misfiring McLaren plumb depths at Albert Park
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – McLaren’s sense of foreboding from a dismal winter testing was confirmed at the Australian Grand Prix on Friday as drivers Jenson Button and Kevin Magnussen languished near the bottom of the timesheets in the opening practice sess…
Pistorius fails in bid to stop South Africa prosecutors from pursuing murder verdict
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – A South African court on Friday struck down athlete Oscar Pistorius’ bid to block prosecutors from appealing the culpable homicide verdict handed down against him, in favor of a murder conviction, for killing his girlfriend Ree…
