Canadiens great Jean Beliveau dies at 83
(Reuters) – Jean Beliveau, a Hall of Fame ice hockey player who won 10 Stanley Cup championships with the National Hockey League’s Montreal Canadiens, has died. He was 83.
Belmonte, Netherlands break world short course records
(Reuters) – Spain’s Mireia Belmonte upstaged Katinka Hosszu to break two world records while the Netherlands women’s team shattered the 4×200 freestyle relay mark on the opening day of the world short course swimming championships in Doha on Wednesday….
Ocean race crew tell of amazing escape after reef collision
(Reuters) – The shipwrecked Team Vestas Wind crew made it back to civilization in the global Volvo Ocean Race on Wednesday to tell of their escape after a collision with an Indian Ocean reef which grounded and broke their boat.
WADA signs deal with Pfizer to share PED information
(Reuters) – The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and Pfizer Inc signed an agreement on Wednesday that will see the U.S. drugmaker share information on products that could be used as performance-enhancing substances by athletes.
Bianchi did not slow sufficiently, FIA report says
PARIS (Reuters) – French Formula One driver Jules Bianchi did not slow sufficiently under warning flags before crashing at the Japanese Grand Prix, an International Automobile Federation (FIA) report found on Wednesday.
South Korea returns, double points binned
LONDON (Reuters) – Formula One scrapped its unloved double points experiment on Wednesday while provisionally reinstating the South Korean Grand Prix to a 2015 calendar bulging with a record 21 races.
Beckham group say Miami MLS deal will succeed
MIAMI (Reuters) – David Beckham’s business group say his plan to bring a Major League Soccer team to Miami will happen and that they hope to have “positive and exciting news” soon.
Florida State quarterback in second day of rape case hearing
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Reuters) – A school conduct code hearing looking into rape allegations against Florida State University star quarterback Jameis Winston entered a second day on Wednesday in a crucial week for one of America’s highest profile athletes…
Bills, Rogers end agreement to play games in Toronto
(Reuters) – The Buffalo Bills’ Canadian experiment came to an official end on Wednesday when the National Football League team and Rogers Communications announced they had terminated an agreement to stage the Toronto Series.
Berdych inspires Singapore to first IPTL win
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The Singapore Slammers took their first International Premier Tennis League (IPTL) victory at the fifth time of asking when Tomas Berdych led the home side to a thrilling 24-23 victory over the previously unbeaten Indian Aces on W…
