F1 money and engine talks stall
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone will meet commercial rights holders CVC in London next week after talks with teams in Brazil on Saturday produced no agreement on giving smaller outfits more money to help them survive.
Red Bulls through to East final despite loss in D.C
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The New York Red Bulls reached the Eastern Conference final in the MLS playoffs despite a 2-1 defeat by D.C. United at RFK Stadium on Saturday.
Rosberg on pole in Brazil with record lap
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Germany’s Nico Rosberg chalked up his 10th pole position of the season on Saturday after beating team mate Lewis Hamilton in a Mercedes sweep of the front row in Brazilian Grand Prix qualifying.
Kvitova leads Czechs to brink of Fed Cup title
PRAGUE (Reuters) – Petra Kvitova and Lucie Safarova put the Czech Republic on the brink of the Fed Cup title with victories on the opening day of the final against Germany on Saturday.
Mallya denies Force India ever considered boycott
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Force India principal and co-owner Vijay Mallya has silenced any further talk of a Formula One boycott, saying his team never intended to do anything other than race.
Rossi on pole for Valencia MotoGP
(Reuters) – Italian Valentino Rossi won his first pole position for over four years in qualifying for the final MotoGP grand prix of the season in Valencia on Saturday while newly-crowned world champion Marc Marquez is on the second row of the grid.
Rosberg completes practice hat-trick
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Nico Rosberg completed a Brazilian Grand Prix practice hat-trick on Saturday by lapping faster than Mercedes team mate and championship leader Lewis Hamilton in the third and final session.
Ecclestone rejects Caterham ‘begging bowl’
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone slammed Caterham’s plan to raise funds from fans as a disaster for the sport on Saturday and ruled out putting any money of his own in the “begging bowl”.
Djokovic or Federer – who’s the daddy?
LONDON (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer are seeded to meet in the final of the ATP World Tour finals in London next weekend, poised to help resolve tennis’s new burning question: “Who’s the daddy?”
2024 is ‘right time’ for U.S. Olympic bid, says ANOC chief
BANGKOK (Reuters) – One of the most powerful men in the Olympic movement has urged the United States to push ahead with its plans to bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics, saying it is the “right time”.
