Berbatov will consider leaving Fulham: agent
SOFIA (Reuters) – Fulham striker Dimitar Berbatov will consider moving away from the struggling Premier League club in the January transfer window, his agent said on Wednesday.
Not much Peace and Friendship as Olympiakos punished
(Reuters) – Holders Olympiakos Piraeus have been ordered to play their next Euroleague basketball home game behind closed doors following crowd trouble in Thursday’s 72-54 win over Turkish rivals Galatasaray.
In World Cup year, Europe offers Brazil longer-term goal
BRUSSELS/BRASILIA (Reuters) – While much of Brazil is focused on hosting next year’s soccer World Cup and the Olympic Games in 2016, an event of far longer-lasting economic significance is bubbling below the surface.
A Tokyo district’s uphill quest for the perfect bobsleigh
TOKYO (Reuters) – At the end of November, Satoshi Kosugi got terrible news: the bobsleigh he and a group of Tokyo manufacturers had spent two years building for the Sochi Olympics would not be used by the Japanese national team.
Ellsbury to leave Red Sox for Yankees: report
(Reuters) – Free agent outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury has agreed a deal to leave the Boston Red Sox and join the arch rival New York Yankees, the Boston Globe reported on Tuesday.
Tomic links up with Croatian coach during dad’s ban
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian number one Bernard Tomic has appointed Croatian Velimir Zovko as his new co-coach while his father John serves the remainder of a ban for assaulting his former training partner.
League showcasing international talent in Mexico City game
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Mexico City will be treated to an international hoops fest on Wednesday when the San Antonio Spurs and Minnesota Timberwolves clash in an NBA regular season game that rewards fast-growing Hispanic interest in the league.
USOC says intends to bid for 2024 Summer Games
(Reuters) – The United States will bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics as long as they find a candidate city that meets necessary conditions, United States Olympic Committee (USOC) chairman Larry Probst said on Tuesday.
Worker killed in fall at Texas A&M University football stadium
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) – An employee at a company working on a $450 million stadium renovation at Texas A&M University plunged to his death from the fourth level of the building on Tuesday, university officials said.
League showcasing international talent in Mexico City game
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Mexico City will be treated to an international hoops fest on Wednesday when the San Antonio Spurs and Minnesota Timberwolves clash in an NBA regular season game that rewards fast-growing Hispanic interest in the league.
