Maldonado clears the air with Gutierrez
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Lotus Formula One driver Pastor Maldonado has cleared the air with Sauber’s Esteban Gutierrez after picking up a grid penalty for sending the Mexican flying at the Bahrain Grand Prix.
Brazil unveils $10 billion infrastructure budget for Rio Olympics
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Brazilian authorities unveiled an infrastructure budget of 24.1 billion reais ($10.76 billion) for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, 25 percent more than planned, as they try to reassure the world they can deliver facilities on tim…
Brazil unveils $10 billion infrastructure budget for Rio Olympics
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Brazilian authorities unveiled an infrastructure budget of 24.1 billion reais ($10.76 billion) for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, 25 percent more than planned, as they try to reassure the world they can deliver facilities on tim…
Tippett to coach Canada at world championship
(Reuters) – Dave Tippett, coach of the National Hockey League’s Phoenix Coyotes, will coach Canada’s men’s ice hockey team at next month’s world championship, Hockey Canada said on Wednesday.
Atlanta awarded Major League Soccer expansion team
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Atlanta has landed a Major League Soccer expansion team that will play beginning in 2017 in the city’s new open-air stadium downtown, officials announced on Wednesday.
Jockey Club announces record financial results
LONDON (Reuters) – The Jockey Club, which stages some of British horseracing’s most famous events including the Cheltenham festival and the Grand National, announced record financial results on Wednesday.
Prosecutor wraps up Pistorius grilling in murder trial
PRETORIA (Reuters) – The prosecutor in the murder trial of Oscar Pistorius ended his five-day cross-examination of the double amputee track athlete on Tuesday with a stark summary of how he shot his girlfriend, insisting he killed her deliberately afte…
Wall Street fund managers buy Milwaukee Bucks basketball team
(Reuters) – Hedge fund managers Marc Lasry and Wesley Edens are buying the National Basketball Association’s Milwaukee Bucks for $550 million from businessman and former U.S. Senator Herb Kohl, becoming the latest Wall Street financiers to own a sports…
Nadal recovers from shaky start to go through
(Reuters) – Claycourt machine Rafael Nadal recovered from a stuttering start to beat Russian qualifier Teymuraz Gabashvili 6-4 6-1 and reach the third round of the Monte Carlo Masters on Wednesday.
Rosberg out to wreck Hamilton hat-trick bid
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Lewis Hamilton can chalk up three wins in a row for the first time in his Formula One career on Sunday but Mercedes team mate Nico Rosberg will be doing all he can to deny him the hat-trick.
