Isinbayeva begins preparations for 2016 Olympics
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Double Olympic pole vault champion Yelena Isinbayeva has begun training for the 2016 Rio Games after taking an 18-month maternity break.
Hoey sizzles on low-scoring day in Thailand
(Reuters) – Michael Hoey made the best use of tranquil conditions at the Black Mountain Golf Club to post a course record eight-under-par 64 and lead the Thailand Classic by a stroke after the opening round on Thursday.
Russia’s Dyatchin quits after doping ban
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Two-time open water world champion Vladimir Dyatchin announced his retirement on Thursday soon after the Russian anti-doping agency banned him for two years for doping offences.
U.S. twist underpins Beaver Creek worlds
VAIL, Colorado (Reuters) – With cheerleaders, college football-style tailgating parties and a variety of musical entertainment, the 2015 world championships at Beaver Creek are all about big business with a unique American twist.
Kjus ready to welcome Maze to five-medal club
VAIL, Colorado (Reuters) – Norway’s Lasse Kjus stands alone as the only skier to win medals in all five events at a single alpine world championships but the Attacking Viking could soon welcome a new member to skiing’s most exclusive club.
Hawaii police arrest man in golfer Robert Allenby case
HONOLULU (Reuters) – Honolulu police said they arrested a man on Wednesday on theft charges connected to Australian golfer Robert Allenby, who reported being abducted, robbed and dumped from a car last month.
Tiger Woods will not compete in golf until ‘tournament-ready’
(Reuters) – Tiger Woods does not plan to return to the PGA Tour until he feels his game is “tournament-ready,” the American former world number one said on Wednesday.
Iditarod officials change route of famed Alaska sled dog race
JUNEAU, Alaska (Reuters) – Organizers of Alaska’s famed Iditarod sled-dog race have opted for an alternate route this year, citing unsafe conditions and a lack of snow in critical areas of the 1,000-mile (1,600-km) trail to Nome, officials said on Wedn…
Massachusetts trooper describes finding ex-NFL star’s alleged victim
FALL RIVER, Mass. (Reuters) – A Massachusetts State Police trooper on Wednesday described footprints and tire treads found on the ground near the body of a man former New England Patriots star Aaron Hernandez is charged with murdering in 2013.
Hall of Fame basketball coach Jerry Tarkanian dead at 84
(Reuters) – Jerry Tarkanian, a colorful, towel-chomping Hall of Fame basketball coach who transformed once-obscure University of Nevada-Las Vegas into a national powerhouse and won an NCAA title, died on Wednesday at age 84.
