German Olympic Committee received same Sochi threat emails as Hungary
BERLIN (Reuters) – The German Olympic Committee said on Wednesday it had received the same emails threatening attacks at the upcoming Winter Olympic Games as its Hungarian counterpart and had forwarded them to German authorities.
Sportswear industry predicts boost from Olympics and World Cup
MUNICH (Reuters) – The soccer World Cup and next month’s Winter Olympics in Sochi will help sportswear sales to recover in 2014 after an unseasonably warm winter hit demand for cold-weather kit in Europe, industry representatives said on Wednesday.
Jeptoo faces tough challenge to keep her London crown
LONDON (Reuters) – Kenyan Priscah Jeptoo will face a strong challenge for her London Marathon crown as the Olympic champion, the world champion and one of the greatest distance runners of all time line up against her on April 13.
‘I got lucky’, says Nadal after edging Dimitrov
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – A battle-scarred Rafa Nadal admitted he got lucky as he moved into the semi-finals of the Australian Open on Wednesday with a 3-6 7-6 (3) 7-6 (7) 6-2 win over Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov.
Italy receives ‘terrorist threats’ regarding Sochi Olympics
ROME (Reuters) – The Italian Olympic Committee said on Wednesday it had received an email containing “terrorist threats” involving the Winter Olympic Games due to start next month in Sochi, Russia.
U.S. ruling brings some relief for F1’s Ecclestone
LONDON (Reuters) – A New York court has dismissed a $650 million damages claim brought against Bernie Ecclestone, offering some relief from the legal problems dogging the Formula One boss who faces a bribery trial this year.
Formula One meets ‘Alien’ for new season
LONDON (Reuters) – Formula One’s new crop of cars will look like something out of a science fiction horror movie with front ends that are the stuff of nightmares, according to Caterham principal Cyril Abiteboul.
Hungarians say Sochi Olympic terrorist threat ‘not real’
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – The Hungarian Olympic Committee said on Wednesday that a letter threatening the country’s athletes with a terrorist attack at the upcoming Winter Olympic Games in Sochi was analyzed and declared non-threatening.
Biological passport to be fully effective by September: ITF
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – The athlete biological passport will be fully effective at the elite level in tennis by September, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) said on Wednesday.
Slovenian Olympic Committee gets terrorist threat in Russian
LJUBLJANA (Reuters) – The Slovenian Olympic Committee said on Wednesday it had received a letter containing a terrorist threat ahead of the Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia.
