Moya steps down as Spain coach after Davis Cup debacle
MADRID (Reuters) – Carlos Moya has decided not to stay on as Spain’s Davis Cup coach next year after the five-times winners, missing their top players, were eliminated from the elite World Group by Brazil at the weekend.
France to face Germany in Davis Cup first round
LONDON (Reuters) – Top seeds France were drawn away to Germany on Thursday in the opening round of the 2015 Davis Cup World Group.
Ukraine calls on FIFA, UEFA to impose sanctions on Russia
KIEV, Sept 18 (Reuters) – The Ukrainian football federation (FFU) has appealed to FIFA and UEFA to impose the highest possible sanctions on the Russian Football Union (RFU) over what it describes as gross violation of football regulations.
Birdie binge sends Indian Lahiri top of the leaderboard
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Indian golfer Anirban Lahiri fired 10 birdies to race to the top of the leaderboard after the first round of the Asian Tour’s Selangor Masters in the Malaysian capital on Thursday.
Asian Olympic boss unsure why Saudi Arabia excluded women
INCHEON South Korea (Reuters) – Asia’s top Olympic official is unsure why Saudi Arabia excluded women from their team for the Asian Games and says he thought the Islamic kingdom had “broken the ice” when they picked female competitors for the London Ol…
Middle East ready to host Olympics, says OCA chief
INCHEON South Korea (Reuters) – Doha and Dubai are capable of hosting the Middle East’s first Olympic Games and the region would simply have to trust itself to deliver a great event in the face of doubt and criticism, the president of the Olympic Counc…
OCA president backing baseball’s 2020 return
INCHEON South Korea (Reuters) – The president of the Olympic Council of Asia has thrown his support behind baseball’s bid to return to the program at the 2020 Tokyo Games.
Chagrined NFL teams bow to pressure on domestic abuse cases
(Reuters) – Another National Football League player was arrested on domestic violence allegations hours after two teams succumbed to public pressure and suspended players enmeshed in similar cases on Wednesday.
Jacklin urges McGinley to go with gut instincts
LONDON (Reuters) – Tony Jacklin, the most decorated European Ryder Cup captain of all time, has urged Paul McGinley to go with his gut instincts when the Irishman leads the holders into battle against the U.S. at Gleneagles later this month.
Medinah motivation could backfire on U.S.: Rose
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The ploy by the United States to draw extra motivation from a stinging loss to Europe at Medinah two years ago could prove to be “a double-edged sword” for them at next week’s Ryder Cup in Scotland, Justin Rose told Reuters.
