Fatal fall in Atlanta stadium was accidental: police
ATLANTA (Reuters) – The fatal fall of a 29-year-old baseball fan from an upper deck of the Atlanta Braves Turner Field stadium on Monday was an accident, police said on Tuesday.
Golden Isinbayeva soars again
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Like all things aerodynamic, Yelena Isinbayeva was born to fly through the air with the greatest of ease.
Striker Johannsson cleared by FIFA for U.S. switch
(Reuters) – United States coach Juergen Klinsmann can call on former Iceland Under-21 striker Aron Johannsson for Wednesday’s friendly against Bosnia-Herzegovina after the player’s nationality switch was approved by FIFA.
Hungry Merritt powers to gold as James fades
MOSCOW (Reuters) – LaShawn Merritt satisfied his hunger for success by regaining the 400 meters title at the world championships on Tuesday with a tactically perfect run as defending champion Kirani James faded badly to finish seventh.
Isinbayeva lights up Moscow with fairytale gold
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Yelena Isinbayeva, the greatest ever woman pole vaulter, thrilled a partisan crowd by securing the third world title of her illustrious career on Tuesday before saying she was taking a break to have a baby.
American Harrison among wild cards for U.S. Open
(Reuters) – Ryan Harrison, who represented the United States at last year’s London Olympics and in Davis Cup action, was among eight players given wild cards into the main draw of the U.S. Open, tournament organizers said on Tuesday.
Inspired Isinbayeva brings Moscow to life
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The world championships finally caught fire on Tuesday as the fans turned up to say farewell to Yelena Isinbayeva, only for the Russian pole vault queen to roll back the years and win an emotional gold medal against all the odds.
Aman hurtles to Ethiopia’s first 800m world title
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A grimacing Mohammed Aman hurtled to the front in the final 10 meters to become the first Ethiopian to win an 800 meters world title on Tuesday.
Peerless Harting completes world discus hat-trick
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Germany’s Robert Harting won his third successive world discus title in impressive style on Tuesday when his 69.11 meter throw, the fourth-longest of the season, was too good for perennial runner-up Piotr Malachowski of Poland who to…
Pope has divided loyalties in Italy-Argentina match
Vatican City (Reuters) – Pope Francis told the Italian and Argentine soccer teams on Tuesday that he could not decide who to back in their friendly match on Wednesday, but he urged them to set a good example in their behavior on and off the field.
