Furious Australia slam deliberate defeat allegations
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Basketball Australia have reacted furiously to allegations their team deliberately lost a game at the World Cup last week, saying they were “downright wrong” and an insult to the country’s sporting culture.
Names missing as Japan eye double defense
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Shorn of its best talent and squeezed into a packed regional calendar, the Asian Games soccer tournament’s struggle for stature amid grander offerings makes an exciting edition in South Korea a necessity.
North Korea set for rare sports foray in South
SEOUL (Reuters) – A delegation of over 250 North Korean athletes, coaches and officials will take a rare flight south of the inter-Korean border to participate in the 17th Asian Games this month, hoping to raise the reclusive country’s profile on the i…
Asiad gives South Korea chance to end awful 2014 on a high
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s sporting reputation has taken a battering of late with a dire World Cup campaign in Brazil and disappointing medal haul from the Sochi Olympics, but a shot at redemption is at hand as 10,000 athletes from around the regi…
This 12-toed Indian athlete knows where the shoe pinches
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Pursuing a largely unrewarding Olympic sport in a cricket-obsessed country requires adjustments but Indian heptathlete Swapna Barman has taken it to a new level – squeezing six toes in each shoe designed for five.
Cardinals rally to edge Chargers
(Reuters) – The Arizona Cardinals pulled off a fourth-quarter comeback with two clutch drives to edge the San Diego Chargers 18-17 on Monday.
Lions open new era in emphatic fashion
(Reuters) – The Detroit Lions opened their new coaching era in emphatic fashion with a 35-14 victory over the New York Giants on Monday.
Cilic, one slam wonder or the next big thing?
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Marin Cilic hit all the right notes in a dominant 6-3 6-3 6-3 win over Kei Nishikori in the U.S. Open final on Monday but it remains to be seen if the big Croatian is another one slam wonder or perennial threat.
Nishikori storybook run ends in U.S. Open final
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Japanese trailblazer Kei Nishikori had a thrilling run at the U.S. Open, but could not summon a finishing kick as he hit the wall against big-hitting Marin Cilic in Monday’s final at Flushing Meadows.
NFL’s Ravens cut Ray Rice after new domestic violence video
(Reuters) – The Baltimore Ravens released Ray Rice on Monday after a video surfaced showing the three-time Pro Bowl running back punching his then-fiancee during an argument earlier this year.
