Rugby: Sonny who? Canadians ask as Wolfpack line up Williams
The rugby world was buzzing on Wednesday as talk intensified that Sonny Bill Williams, the sport’s biggest name, was about to sign a record-breaking contract with the Toronto Wolfpack.
Pregnant Morgan eyes Olympic return three months after giving birth
Alex Morgan, co-captain of U.S. women’s national team, said she plans to play at the Tokyo Olympics even though the Games will take place just three months after she is due to give birth to her first child in April.
Morgan plans to play in 2020 Olympics despite pregnancy timing
United States star Alex Morgan said she plans to play in the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo despite the timing of giving birth to her first child.
Soccer: Spanish federation to pay part of women players’ wages to avoid strike
Spain’s soccer federation (RFEF) has pledged 1.15 million euros to help pay the salaries of women’s top-flight players in order to try to prevent a planned strike, it said on Wednesday.
Athletics: Diamond League cuts eight disciplines for 2020 season
Eight disciplines have been axed from the core program of the 2020 Diamond League season, reducing the number to 24 — 12 each for men and women — to cater to a 90-minute broadcast window, the IAAF said on Wednesday.
Doping: No point WADA looking into Salazar athletes – USADA’s Tygart
There is no point in the World Anti-doping Agency (WADA) looking into athletes who trained under banned coach Alberto Salazar because the U.S. Anti-doping Agency has already done that, USADA chief Travis Tygart said on Wednesday.
Russia drafting law to bar dopers from working in sports: minister
Russia is drawing up legislation that would bar people serving doping suspensions from working as sports officials or in sports schools, Sports Minister Pavel Kolobkov said on Wednesday, as the country boosts efforts to put its doping scandals behind i…
No point in WADA looking into Salazar athletes: USADA’s Tygart
Plans by the World Anti-doping Agency (WADA) to look into athletes who trained under banned coach Alberto Salazar will have no result as the U.S. Anti-doping Agency has already done that, USADA chief Travis Tygart said on Wednesday.
Doping: In swipe at Russia, U.S. says countries can’t be allowed to ‘steal’ Olympic medals
The election of a new president of the World Anti-Doping Agency should give it the strength to stop countries stealing Olympic medals, the U.S. anti-doping chief said on Wednesday in remarks aimed at Russian state-sponsored doping.
‘Unique agreement’ closes pay gap in Australia: FFA
Australian soccer’s governing body said on Wednesday it has reached agreement with the players’ union on a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) that “closes the pay gap” between the men’s and women’s national teams.
