Century-chasing Mourinho not fooled by United’s woes
LONDON (Reuters) – Victory over Manchester United on Sunday would notch 100 Premier League wins for Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho but he refuses to be fooled into thinking the ailing champions will give him an easy ride to another milestone.
Stockholm pulls plug on 2022 Games bid
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Stockholm has surprisingly pulled the financial plug on its bid to host the 2022 winter Olympics with the Swedish city’s ruling Moderate party saying on Friday that investing in the Games was not attractive enough.
Russian Efimova fails doping test – report
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian swimmer Yulia Efimova, who won a bronze medal at the London Olympics, has failed a doping test, the Vedemosti newspaper reported on Friday.
Champagne set to announce FIFA presidency bid
LONDON (Reuters) – FIFA president Sepp Blatter’s former right-hand man Jerome Champagne seems certain to announce a campaign to succeed Blatter as the most powerful man in world soccer after inviting the world’s media to a news conference in London on …
Sochi residents blame Games for ecological damage
SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) – The first warning of the problems that eventually swept away Irina Vorochkova’s house near Russia’s Olympic city of Sochi came when the garden began shifting, then the ground slid away downhill towards a river.
Indian luger Keshavan undeterred by icy apathy
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Sixteen years after hurtling down the ice on a borrowed luge at the 1998 Nagano Games, India’s Shiva Keshavan will make his fifth Winter Olympic appearance in Sochi next month, still supported more by goodwill than the system.
Ferrer wears down Chardy to reach fourth round
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Third seed David Ferrer wore down Frenchman Jeremy Chardy in blistering heat to reach the fourth round at a 15th consecutive grand slam with a 6-2 7-6 (7-5) 6-2 victory at the Australian Open on Friday.
China’s Li rules herself out of the 2016 Olympics
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – China’s number one Li Na has ruled herself out of playing at the 2016 Rio Olympics, the 31-year-old said at the Australian Open on Friday.
Serena mulls lifting Indian Wells boycott
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Women’s world number one Serena Williams has held out the possibility of lifting her 13-year boycott of the Indian Wells tournament after being inspired by a movie about Nelson Mandela, the American said at the Australian Open on …
Veteran Love targets success on PGA and Champions tours
(Reuters) – Having endured an injury-hit 2013 campaign, American veteran Davis Love III has lofty expectations for this year when he aims to contend on the regular PGA Tour and also its senior equivalent.
