Qatar plans unaffected by FIFA move: organizers
DOHA (Reuters) – FIFA’s delay in making a decision on the dates for the 2022 Qatar World Cup will not affect the country’s plans for the tournament, a senior official told Reuters on Friday.
Cristiano Ronaldo appeals for Miami soccer fan arrested for hug
MIAMI (Reuters) – Real Madrid soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo is appealing to Florida officials to drop charges against an over-enthusiastic fan who was arrested during a match after rushing the field to embrace him.
Play to resume at Cup with U.S. in early control
DUBLIN, Ohio (Reuters) – Foursomes play at the Presidents Cup was set to resume at 5:45 p.m. local (2145 GMT) on Friday after a weather delay of just over two-and-a-half hours due to a thunderstorm had halted early United States dominance.
San Jose, Calif. and MLB square off in court over moving A’s
SAN JOSE, California (Reuters) – While the Oakland Athletics prepared for their first game post-season on Friday, a federal judge said he would rule shortly on whether to dismiss a lawsuit charging Major League Baseball with illegally blocking the team…
Man who claims he was shot by ex-NFL star Hernandez arrested
BOSTON (Reuters) – A man who says he was shot in the face by Aaron Hernandez, an ex-NFL star jailed on separate murder charges, was arrested on Friday for skipping a court appearance last month, the U.S. Marshals Service said.
Reds fire Baker as manager after playoff loss
(Reuters) – The Cincinnati Reds have fired manager Dusty Baker, the club announced on Friday three days after the team was eliminated from the postseason in the National League wild card playoff game by the Pittsburgh Pirates.
FIFA delays decision on Qatar World Cup dates
ZURICH (Reuters) – The long and tortuous road to the 2022 soccer World Cup in Qatar took another twist on Friday when FIFA delayed making a decision on whether to play the tournament in the winter.
Injured Browns quarterback Hoyer out for season
(Reuters) – Cleveland Browns quarterback Brian Hoyer will miss the remainder of the season after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee in Thursday’s win over Buffalo, coach Rob Chudzinski said on Friday.
FIFA should pick new 2022 World Cup host, trade unions say
ZURICH (Reuters) – FIFA should re-run the vote which elected Qatar as 2022 World Cup hosts and choose a venue which “respects workers” the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) said on Friday.
Williams breezes past Wozniacki to reach China semis
(Reuters) – Serena Williams brushed aside former world number one Caroline Wozniacki 6-1 6-4 to advance to the semi-finals of the China Open on Friday.
