Ledecky wins twice on opening day of Pan Pacs
(Reuters) – Katie Ledecky enhanced her status as swimming’s new teen queen with two victories in less than an hour on the opening day of the Pan Pacific championships on Thursday.
Soccer: Bayern’s Robben doubtful for season opener against Wolfsburg
BERLIN (Reuters) – Bayern Munich’s Arjen Robben is doubtful for the Bundesliga season opener against VfL Wolfsburg due to a lack of match practice, coach Pep Guardiola said on Thursday.
BayernLB open to a deal to end dispute with Formula One boss Ecclestone
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – German bank BayernLB [BAYLB.UL] on Thursday signaled it was open to a compromise to end a legal fight with Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone relating to his involvement in the 2006 sale of its stake in the motor racing business.
Piquet to race for Chinese team in Formula E
(Reuters) – Former Formula One and NASCAR driver Nelson Piquet junior has signed up to race for a Chinese team in the new Formula E electric series starting in Beijing next month.
Perez expects to stay at Force India
SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS Belgium (Reuters) – Mexican Sergio Perez says he expects to stay at the Force India Formula One team next season with an extension likely to be agreed in a matter of weeks.
Djokovic still favorite for U.S. Open, says McEnroe
(Reuters) – Roger Federer is the form player going into next week’s U.S. Open but Novak Djokovic is favorite to win the title for a second time, according to former champion John McEnroe.
Scott returns to make amends at Australian Open
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Adam Scott has confirmed he will return to Sydney for the Australian Open in November with the intent of making amends for his final-hole disappointment last year.
University of New Mexico cancels women’s soccer match after hazing
ALBUQUERQUE N.M. (Reuters) – University of New Mexico officials on Wednesday canceled the first match of the women’s soccer team’s season after a hazing incident that left a teenager in hospital, and they said the UNM athletics department had let down …
Former Tennessee Titans player Tim Shaw says he has ALS
NASHVILLE Tenn. (Reuters) – Former Tennessee Titans linebacker Tim Shaw revealed he has ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, in a video that shows him dumping a bucket full of ice water over his head as part of an ALS fundraiser.
Stewart to skip third straight NASCAR race after fatal crash
(Reuters) – Tony Stewart will skip this weekend’s NASCAR Sprint Cup race at the Bristol Motor Speedway in Tennessee, the third consecutive event the three-time champion has missed since being involved in a fatal on-track accident.
