Major League Baseball roundup
(The Sports Xchange) – Bench coach Chip Hale was granted permission from the Oakland Athletics to interview for managerial openings with the Minnesota Twins and Arizona Diamondbacks.
Vikings star Peterson to plead not guilty in court appearance
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) – Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson is expected to enter a plea of not guilty, if asked, to a charge of injuring his 4-year-old son when he appears in court on Wednesday in Texas, a spokeswoman for his attorney said on Tuesday.
Former NFL star Larry Johnson arrested after club brawl in Florida
MIAMI BEACH Fla. (Reuters) – Former National Football League star running back Larry Johnson was arrested in southern Florida on Tuesday, accused of hitting a man with a broken bottle at an upscale beachside hotel, police said.
Governing bodies must connect with local communities: Coe
LONDON, (Reuters) – Sporting governing bodies must do more to reconnect with local communities as this will attract cities into bidding for major events, Britain’s former Olympic 1,500 meters champion Sebastian Coe said on Tuesday.
New Jersey high school’s football season axed amid bullying investigation
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New Jersey prosecutors are investigating allegations of widespread bullying and harassment within a local high school’s football teams, prompting the school district to cancel the remainder of the season, officials said on Tuesday….
China win sixth men’s gymnastics world team title in a row
(Reuters) – China’s all conquering men roared back from an abysmal start to snatch their sixth consecutive team title by the narrowest of margins at the world gymnastics championships on Tuesday thanks to Zhang Chenglong’s high-flying horizontal bar ro…
Nadal to play in Shanghai despite appendicitis
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Rafa Nadal will play in this week’s Shanghai Masters despite being diagnosed with appendicitis which will require a surgery, the world number two said on Tuesday.
Murray advances, world number 553 Wang upsets Fognini
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Andy Murray overcame a late hiccup to reach the Shanghai Masters second round and world number 553 Wang Chuhan caused a major shock when he knocked out 15th seed Fabio Fognini in straight sets on his ATP World Tour debut on Tuesday…
Crime controls 25 percent of world sport, anti-doping chief says
LONDON (Reuters) – The man tasked with eliminating drug cheats says criminal gangs now control a quarter of all world professional sport.
World number 553 Wang upsets Fognini at Shanghai Masters
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – World number 553 Wang Chuhan caused a seismic shock at the Shanghai Masters on Tuesday after the Chinese wildcard knocked out 15th seed Fabio Fognini in straight sets on his ATP World Tour debut.
