Women front and center of Japan’s Asian Games team
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan heads to the Asian Games with the team’s top two symbolic leadership roles filled by women for the first time in what may mark a growing focus on women’s sports in its traditionally male-dominated society.
Sacramento shoots for soccer after success at keeping NBA Kings
SACRAMENTO Calif. (Reuters) – After securing its perch as a pro-basketball city amid much controversy last year, Sacramento is now aiming to add Major League Soccer, a move that could help revitalize the California capital and mark it as a regional center for sports.
Pistorius ‘negligent’ when he shot girlfriend, judge says
PRETORIA (Reuters) – Olympic and Paralympic track star Oscar Pistorius was “negligent” when he shot dead his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp last year, South African Judge Thokozile Masipa said on Thursday.
South Korea launch Asiad team on gold quest
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean athletes vowed not to let the chance of winning an Asian Games gold medal on home soil slip through their fingers on Thursday, as the delegation to the 17th Asiad gathered in Seoul for a launch ceremony.
Gasol’s Spain future in doubt after shock World Cup loss
BARCELONA (Reuters) – Spain centre Pau Gasol has doubts about his future with the national team following the hosts’ shock quarter-final defeat by France at the basketball World Cup on Wednesday.
World class shuttlers set to light up Incheon
(Reuters) – A quick look at the world rankings offers proof that the region’s players remain the dominant force in badminton today with the Asian Games tournament set to be one of the most keenly contested and highest class events at the Incheon gather…
India’s rising hopes tempered by off-field bickering
MUMBAI (Reuters) – India are convinced they can improve on their Asian Games medals tally from Guangzhou but financial concerns and other controversies off the field may dampen their aspirations for Incheon later this month.
Former New York Mets female ticketing executive sues team over discrimination
(Reuters) – A former New York Mets ticket sales executive sued the baseball club for discrimination on Wednesday, alleging in a federal lawsuit she was “frequently humiliated” and later fired by the team owner’s son because she was pregnant while unmar…
North Korea flags raise protests in South
SEOUL (Reuters) – Asian Games organizers (IAGOC) confirmed on Thursday they had taken down the flags of participating countries near one of the venues outside host city Incheon amid concerns that North Korean flags could be damaged by conservative grou…
Del Potro delays comeback from wrist surgery
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Former U.S. Open champion Juan Martin del Potro has delayed his comeback from a long layoff following wrist surgery in March and will miss tournaments in China, Japan and Malaysia over the next two months.
