NFL says it’s ‘on track’ in 15-year plan to field London team
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The National Football League is “exactly on track” with its plans to field a team in London and could have a franchise there by 2022, the league’s international chief said Thursday.
New-fashioned Giants built on winning formula
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – San Francisco Giants fans, once in love with home runs and Barry Bonds, will be cheering a selfless, grinding club chasing their third title in five years when the World Series resumes at AT&T Park on Friday.
NHL: Postponed Ottawa game rescheduled for November 9
(Reuters) – A game between the host Ottawa Senators and Toronto Maple Leafs that was postponed because of shootings in the Canadian capital has been rescheduled for Nov. 9, the National Hockey League said on Thursday.
Political will key to Beckham’s MLS Miami plan: Garber
BRIDGETOWN Barbados (Reuters) – Major League Soccer commissioner Don Garber says an apparent lack of political will is making the bid to set up a franchise in Miami “complicated” and that David Beckham will need to find a stadium — or no club will be …
Schumacher has made progress, says doctor
PARIS (Reuters) – A doctor who treated Michael Schumacher after his skiing accident has said the seven times Formula One champion has made progress but his recovery could still take years.
Sharapova falls to Kvitova as Williams bounces back
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Maria Sharapova’s bid to end the year ranked number one was left hanging by a thread after she suffered a second straight defeat at the WTA Finals on Thursday.
Caterham F1 team on brink of failure
LONDON (Reuters) – The Caterham Formula One team was on the brink of collapse on Thursday with employees locked out of the factory while past and present management traded accusations over who was to blame.
Olympian Jim Thorpe’s remains should not be moved: U.S. court
(Reuters) – Jim Thorpe’s remains will stay in the Pennsylvania hamlet named for the legendary Native American athlete and Olympics champion, after a federal appeals court on Thursday rejected an effort by two sons to move them to tribal lands in his na…
Gulati backs Klinsmann after MLS dispute
BRIDGETOWN Barbados (Reuters) – Sunil Gulati, the president of the United States Soccer Federation, has given his backing to head coach Juergen Klinsmann after the row over American players returning to MLS.
Williams on verge of year-end No. 1 ranking
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Serena Williams was on the verge of clinching the year-end world number one ranking for the fourth time on Thursday after Maria Sharapova, the only woman with any chance of overtaking her, lost for the second time at the WTA Final…