Japan’s Tomita gets 18-month ban for stealing camera
(Reuters) – The head of Japan’s delegation to the Asian Games is to receive a severe reprimand by the country’s Olympic committee (JOC) in the wake of swimmer Naoya Tomita’s fine and ban for stealing a camera in South Korea.
Mayne-Nicholls considering FIFA presidency bid
LONDON (Reuters) – Harold Mayne-Nicholls, the former head of the FIFA technical committee which warned world soccer’s governing body against holding the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, is considering running for its presidency next year.
Incheon police searching for seven missing athletes
SEOUL (Reuters) – Police are searching for seven athletes who have gone missing from their Asian Games delegations and are thought to be looking for work illegally in South Korea.
Formula One grade circuit opens in Thailand
BANGKOK (Reuters) – The path was cleared for Thailand to host a Formula One Grand Prix in the future when a round of the Japanese Super GT series opened the country’s first FIA Grade One circuit in Buriram at the weekend.
Dodgers starter Beckett retires due to hip injury
(Reuters) – Injury-ravaged Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher and former World Series MVP Josh Beckett announced his retirement on Tuesday, confirming the decision in an interview with Major League Baseball’s official website.
Wild pitch moves Giants into National League playoffs
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The San Francisco Giants will take on the St. Louis Cardinals in the National League Championship Series after eliminating the Washington Nationals with a 3-2 Game Four win on Tuesday.
‘Bad deju vu’ for Kershaw and Dodgers
ST. LOUIS (Reuters) – Baseball’s highest-paid team succumbed to another seventh-inning disaster and another failed outcome from pitcher Clayton Kershaw as the Los Angeles Dodgers had their season ended on Tuesday by the St. Louis Cardinals.
Cards overtake Dodgers, Kershaw to win series
ST. LOUIS (Reuters) – Matt Adams belted a three-run homer off Clayton Kershaw to power the St. Louis Cardinals to a 3-2 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday to reach the NL Championship Series for a fourth successive season.
Albuquerque schools seeking corporate sponsor for new stadium
ALBUQUERQUE N.M. (Reuters) – A New Mexico public school district is following the lead of professional sports teams and searching for a corporate sponsor for its new stadium to raise funds for dwindling athletic and classroom budgets.
National Hockey League roundup
(The Sports Xchange) – Pittsburgh Penguins center Evgeni Malkin is hoping to play in Thursday night’s season opener against the Anaheim Ducks after missing more than two weeks of preseason camp with an undisclosed injury.
