After slam dunk, NBA eyes growth in Mexico but no franchise yet
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Delighted following a packed house at Wednesday’s regular clash between the Houston Rockets and Minnesota Timberwolves, the NBA is eyeing further growth in Mexico next year but any eventual franchise south of the border is still…
Lawmaker wants NASCAR’s Busch suspended over abuse allegations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A California lawmaker on Friday called for NASCAR to suspend driver Kurt Busch from the season’s final race over “horrifying” domestic abuse allegations made by his former girlfriend.
FIFA faces renewed calls to publish Garcia report
BERNE (Reuters) – FIFA faced growing pressure to publish the full report of an investigation into the bidding process for the 2018 and 2022 World Cup tournaments on Friday amid uncertainty over where the tortuous process would head next.
Seve’s son may have mountain to climb as Alps Tour pro
MADRID (Reuters) – Javier Ballesteros, eldest son of the late Seve, has turned professional at the age of 24 and will begin his career by attempting to qualify for the third-tier Alps Tour.
‘Pope’ Blatter likely to ride out latest FIFA storm
LONDON (Reuters) – Teflon-coated Sepp Blatter has survived plenty of crises during his 16 years as FIFA president and although the current one over the Garcia corruption report takes world soccer’s governing body into uncharted waters, he is very likel…
Publish report and rebuild FIFA’s image, presidential hopeful says
LONDON (Reuters) – The “absolutely incredible” events buffeting FIFA mean world soccer’s governing body must now release the full report into the bidding process for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups if it is to rebuild its tarnished image, the man who hope…
Lawrie to host new match play tournament in Scotland
LONDON (Reuters) – Former British Open champion Paul Lawrie is to host a new match play event in his native Scotland for the next three years.
Caterham will race in Abu Dhabi
LONDON (Reuters) – The Caterham Formula One team will race in next week’s Abu Dhabi season-ender despite still falling short of a targeted 2.35 million pounds ($3.7 million) to get them there, an administrator said.
Young French musketeer Dubuisson bloodied but unbowed
BELEK Turkey (Reuters) – Defending champion Victor Dubuisson felt bruised and most certainly bloodied during the second round of the $7 million Turkish Airlines Open on Friday.
Poulter leads as wild weather stops play in Turkey
BELEK Turkey (Reuters) – Britain’s Ian Poulter was leading the field by three strokes when a thunderstorm caused play to be abandoned for the day midway through the second round of the $7 million Turkish Airlines Open on Friday.
