Wiggins almost quit 2012 Tour after Froome attack
LONDON (Reuters) – Bradley Wiggins threatened to quit the 2012 Tour de France because of the aggressive riding of team mate Chris Froome, according to Team Sky’s former sports director Sean Yates.
Madrid mayor rules out bid for 2024 Games
MADRID (Reuters) – The mayor of Madrid has ruled out a bid for the 2024 Olympic Games after the Spanish capital’s dismal failure last week to win the right to host the 2020 edition.
Joyous Afghans celebrate football win with dancing, gunfire
KABUL (Reuters) – President Hamid Karzai embraced Afghanistan’s victorious football team on Thursday, hours after they united the nation in a rare moment of shared joy, but officials also told jubilant Afghans to stop firing guns into the air in celebr…
Questions linger over U.S. swimmer Diana Nyad’s record swim
MIAMI (Reuters) – U.S. long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad has agreed to turn over all her navigation data and official observer logs on her record-breaking swim from Cuba to southern Florida last week, after skeptics raised questions about the grueling c…
Ben Ainslie could replace Oracle tactician in America’s Cup
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A blunder on Tuesday that led to a commanding victory for Emirates Team Zealand and prompted Oracle Team USA to call an unusual time-out in the 34th America’s Cup regatta might have cost sailor John Kostecki his job.
Veteran Stricker finally meets in-form rookie Spieth
LAKE FOREST, Illinois (Reuters) – It was a chance first meeting on Wednesday between two of the hottest players on the PGA Tour, a 46-year-old and a 20-year-old who will both represent the United States at the Presidents Cup next month.
Nadal ready to empty tank to help Spain stay in top tier
(Reuters) – A tired Rafa Nadal is ready to give his all for Spain in this weekend’s Davis Cup playoff against Ukraine after a draining U.S. Open brought him his 13th grand slam title.
Yankees place injured Jeter back on disabled list
(Reuters) – New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter was placed on the 15-day disabled list with an injured ankle the Major League Baseball team said on Wednesday, effectively ending his season.
Woods back in happy Chicago hunting ground
LAKE FOREST, Illinois (Reuters) – With his ailing back much improved after a one-week break from the PGA Tour, an upbeat Tiger Woods will tee off in Thursday’s opening round of the BMW Championship in pursuit of his sixth win this season.
Manning Bowl III set for Super Bowl-like treatment
(Reuters) – New York will get a taste of Super Bowl-like hype this week as Peyton Manning leads the Denver Broncos into MetLife Stadium to face younger brother Eli and the Giants in a marquee family feud dubbed Manning Bowl III.
