Egypt postpones all soccer matches following Cairo deaths
Cairo (Reuters) – All soccer in Egypt was postponed indefinitely on Monday after at least 19 people were killed following clashes between fans and police outside a stadium in Cairo on Sunday.
Domestic violence charges against NFL’s Hardy dropped
(Reuters) – Domestic violence charges were abruptly dropped on Monday against Carolina Panthers defensive end Greg Hardy after his accuser could not be found to testify, prosecutors said.
Pyeongchang Olympic test events in doubt, FIS chief
BEAVER CREEK, Colorado (Reuters) – It is “almost impossible” that ski and snowboard test events for the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics scheduled for next year will go ahead as planned, the president of the International Ski Federation (FIS) told Reuters on …
Pyeongchang Olympic test events in doubt, FIS chief
BEAVER CREEK, Colorado (Reuters) – It is “almost impossible” that ski and snowboard test events for the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics scheduled for next year will go ahead as planned, the president of the International Ski Federation (FIS) told Reuters on …
Bills convinced Incognito ready to ‘move forward’
(Reuters) – The Buffalo Bills officially signed disgraced former Miami Dolphins guard Richie Incognito on Monday, convinced his past troubles are behind him.
David Beckham launches ‘7’ fund for kids in danger around the world
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Soccer legend David Beckham pledged to change the lives of millions of children on Monday as he launched “7”, a new fund with UNICEF to protect the world’s most vulnerable youngsters.
Ex-tennis champion Bob Hewitt pleads not guilty to rape of minors
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Former Grand Slam doubles champion Bob Hewitt pleaded not guilty to two charges of rape and one charge of sexual assault of minors at a court in South Africa on Monday.
Confident Barca target King’s Cup final berth
MADRID (Reuters) – Barcelona are playing with a swagger that suggests they may be peaking at just the right time and will look to transfer that form into a berth in the King’s Cup final starting on Wednesday.
Dominican claims milestone ATP Tour win
QUITO (Reuters) – Victor Estrella Burgos became the oldest player to lift a maiden ATP Tour title and the first from the Dominican Republic when he upset world number 14 Feliciano Lopez to win the Ecuador Open on Sunday.
Australia’s Day wins Torrey Pines playoff
LA JOLLA, California (Reuters) – Australian Jason Day won the Farmers Insurance Open in a four-man sudden-death playoff, outlasting Americans J.B. Holmes, Harris English and defending champion Scott Stallings at Torrey Pines on Sunday.
