Identical boats bring women back to Volvo Ocean Race
ALICANTE Spain (Reuters) — – Offshore sailing’s toughest professional crewed test, the Volvo Ocean Race, sets sail on Saturday for nearly 39,000 miles and nine months of competition with women in the fleet for the first time in more than a decade.
Uchimura claims record-extending fifth all-around title
(Reuters) – Japan’s Kohei Uchimura claimed a record-extending fifth consecutive men’s all-around title at the Gymnastics World Championships on Thursday.
Marussia enter Rossi provisionally for Russian GP
SOCHI Russia (Reuters) – Marussia have entered Alexander Rossi to replace critically injured French driver Jules Bianchi in Sunday’s inaugural Russian Formula One Grand Prix but the American is still not certain to race.
Oslo pullout highlights need for more IOC transparency
BERLIN (Reuters) – Oslo’s surprise withdrawal from the race to stage the 2022 Winter Olympics last week highlighted the need for more transparency in the bidding process, Norwegian Olympic Committee Secretary General Inge Andersen told Reuters on Thurs…
Dominant U.S. retain women’s team gold
(Reuters) – The United States retained their women’s team title at the Gymnastics World Championships on Wednesday with a massive victory margin over hosts China, with Russia claiming bronze.
Daley unconcerned about competing in Russia
LONDON (Reuters) – British diver Tom Daley is not concerned about competing in Russia despite the country’s anti-gay stance and has no plans to make a political protest ahead of next year’s World Aquatic Championships in Kazan.
UEFA unlikely to support overseas Premier League matches
LONDON (Reuters) – Any ideas England’s Premier League might have of playing matches overseas would be unlikely to get any backing from UEFA, a top official of European soccer’s governing body said on Thursday.
Norway’s Northug jailed over drink driving crash
OSLO (Reuters) – Norway’s former Olympic cross-country skiing champion Petter Northug was sentenced to 50 days in jail on Thursday for crashing his car and injuring a friend in a drink driving accident in May.
Crash and crisis overshadow Russia F1 debut
SOCHI Russia (Reuters) – Russia makes its long-awaited Formula One debut in Winter Olympic city Sochi this weekend with the sport in no mood to party even without the political clouds that hang heavy over the race.
Montreal kick off season with win over rival Maple Leafs
TORONTO (Reuters) – The oldest rivalry in the NHL kicked off the 2014-15 season in wild fashion on Wednesday as the Montreal Canadiens responded to a late Toronto Maple Leafs goal with one of their own for a 4-3 victory.
