Swiss team IAM invited into Tour de France
PARIS (Reuters) – Swiss team IAM Cycling will ride the Tour de France for the first time as one of four teams to receive wildcard invitations for this year’s race, organizers said on Tuesday.
Brazil outlines $2.3 billion in public spending for Olympics
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Brazil’s government on Tuesday issued its first estimate of public spending on projects related to Rio de Janeiro’s 2016 Olympic Games, though the 5.6 billion reals ($2.3 billion) price tag is set to swell as more projects re…
All bets are off, says Horner
JEREZ, Spain (Reuters) – No team can be considered a favorite for this year’s Formula One championship because the new V6 engines create far too much uncertainty, Red Bull principal Christian Horner said on Tuesday.
Moyes will come good at United, says Larsson
FALKENBERG, Sweden (Reuters) – Former Sweden striker Henrik Larsson believes David Moyes will do a great job at Manchester United – if he’s given time.
Lotus shrug off front wing controversy
JEREZ, Spain (Reuters) – The Lotus Formula One team have shrugged off controversy surrounding the eye-catching split nose on their 2014 car.
Quintana to skip Tour de France to focus on Giro
PARIS (Reuters) – Tour de France runner-up Nairo Quintana of Colombia will skip this year’s race as he targets the Giro d’Italia.
Woods finishes down the field in Dubai curtain-raiser
DUBAI (Reuters) – World number one Tiger Woods double-bogeyed the final hole to finish down the field in the $600,000 Champions Challenge on Tuesday, the curtain-raiser to this week’s Dubai Desert Classic.
Mourinho says ‘no champagne’ this season
LONDON (Reuters) – Chelsea will be more equipped to challenge for the Premier League title next season but will push Arsenal and Manchester City all the way in this campaign, manager Jose Mourinho said on Tuesday.
Newey warns new rules make F1 more dangerous
JEREZ, Spain (Reuters) – Formula One’s 2014 regulations may have made the sport more dangerous rather than improving driver safety as intended, Red Bull’s title-winning technical wizard Adrian Newey said on Tuesday.
Hamilton crashes as F1 starts new turbo era
JEREZ, Spain (Reuters) – Lewis Hamilton walked away from a heavy crash after putting in the first laps of Formula One’s new turbo era in testing with Mercedes on Tuesday.
