South Africa prosecutors will seek murder conviction against Pistorius
PRETORIA (Reuters) – South African prosecutors on Wednesday won their bid to appeal the culpable homicide verdict handed down to athlete Oscar Pistorius for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp and will now seek a murder conviction.
McLaren set to announce 2015 drivers
LONDON (Reuters) – McLaren are set to announce the return of Fernando Alonso at a news conference on Thursday with British media tipping the Formula One team to retain Jenson Button in a lineup of champions.
Astana retain elite status for 2015, but on probation
PARIS (Reuters) – Tour de France champion Vincenzo Nibali’s Astana team retained their elite status for 2015 following a review by the License Commission after being hit by a series of doping affairs, the International Cycling Union (UCI) said on Wedne…
NFL touts ‘tougher’ personal conduct policy after crisis
IRVING, Texas (Reuters) – National Football League owners on Wednesday unanimously endorsed what they called a tougher personal conduct policy following a spate of domestic violence cases involving players that harmed the league’s reputation.
WADA to probe German TV doping claims against Russia
(Reuters) – The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) said on Wednesday it will undertake a full investigation into allegations of doping and cover-ups by Russian track and field athletes made by a German TV documentary.
Panthers’ Newton released from the hospital after car accident
(Reuters) – Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton was released from a Charlotte, North Carolina, hospital on Wednesday, one day after being involved in a car accident and suffering minor back fractures.
U.S. chokehold protesters ‘die-in’, issue demands in NY
BERKELEY, Calif./NEW YORK (Reuters) – Students at medical schools around the United States planned “die-ins” to protest the chokehold death by police of an unarmed black man and New York activists demanded the city take action after a grand jury declin…
Cubs get Lester in another Chicago diamond gain
(Reuters) – Chicago baseball took another leap forward when the Cubs secured the services of lefthander Jon Lester, the first big free agent starting pitching prize this offseason to choose a new team.
McLaren set to announce 2015 drivers
LONDON (Reuters) – McLaren could put a spring in Jenson Button’s step, or bring down the curtain on the 2009 world champion’s Formula One career, on Thursday when they are expected to announce their 2015 driver lineup.
Rookie Palmer hopes for helping hand on Tour debut
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – As anybody who has hacked their way through 18 holes will tell you, golf is a hard enough game with two hands on the club so why would you try and play with one?
