Scorer Hejduk officially retires from Avalanche
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Milan Hejduk, who spent all 14 of his National Hockey League seasons with the Colorado Avalanche, on Monday announced his retirement from hockey.
Grunewald reinstated as U.S. 3,000m champion
Gabriele Grunewald has been reinstated as the U.S. indoor women’s 3,000 metres champion and named to the American team for next month’s IAAF World Indoor Championships, USA Track and Field said on Monday.
Barca pay 13.5 million euros in Neymar tax case
MADRID (Reuters) – Barcelona have paid 13.5 million euros ($18.53 million) to the Spanish treasury after they were charged last week with tax fraud in the signing of Brazil forward Neymar.
New rule to cut down home plate collisions
NEW YORK (Reuters) – An experimental rule aimed at averting dangerous home plate collisions has been adopted for the upcoming Major League Baseball season, MLB and the Players Association jointly announced on Monday.
Jamaican Campbell-Brown cleared by CAS
KINGSTON (Reuters) – Jamaican sprinter Veronica Campbell-Brown has been cleared to resume her career by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), her American-based lawyer Howard Jacobs said on Monday.
Games-time disaster prevention is top priority-Tokyo governor
SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) – Tokyo governor Yoichi Masuzoe’s worst nightmare is a catastrophe hitting the city during the 2020 Summer Games and disaster prevention and mitigation tops his Olympic to-do list.
Poll shows Brazilians are souring on hosting World Cup
BRASILIA (Reuters) – The number of Brazilians who favor hosting the World Cup has fallen to an all-time low just four months before kick-off, with many criticizing the soccer tournament as a waste of money that would be better spent elsewhere, a poll s…
Sochi Games over, will Putin take the gloves off?
(Reuters) – For more than two weeks while Russia hosted the Winter Olympics, President Vladimir Putin did his best to show the world that he and his country have a soft side.
Susie Wolff to drive in F1 Friday practice sessions
(Reuters) – Susie Wolff will become the first woman driver in 22 years to take part in a Formula One Grand Prix weekend this season after Williams said the Scot would be on track for them in two free practice sessions later this year.
Earnhardt Jr. wins Daytona 500
DAYTONA BEACH, Florida (Reuters) – Dale Earnhardt Jr. ended a 55-race winless spell when drove his Chevrolet to victory in a rain-interrupted, crash-marred Daytona 500 on Sunday in the season-opening NASCAR race.
