South African police complete probe in Pistorius murder case
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South African police have completed their murder investigation into global track and field star Oscar Pistorius, who will appear in court next week to receive detailed charges for the Valentine’s Day shooting of his girlfriend….
Doping-Australian Rules club charged in drugs probe
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – The Australian Football League (AFL) has charged top-flight Australian Rules club Essendon Bombers and four senior officials for bringing the game into disrepute after a six-month investigation by the national anti-doping agency.
Lashmanova takes walk title despite last-lap lapse
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Olympic champion Elena Lashmanova overcame confusion over where the finish line was to lead home a Russian one-two in the women’s 20-km race walk at the world championships on Tuesday.
Thai world champion eyes Olympic gold, top ranking
(Reuters) – Celebrations have not stopped since Ratchanok Intanon became the new world champion but the Thai shuttler has already set herself the twin targets of becoming world number one and winning the 2016 Olympic gold in Rio de Janeiro.
Big names begin final U.S. Open tune-up in Cincinnati
(Reuters) – Former U.S. Open champion Samantha Stosur continued her buildup to the season’s final grand slam with a convincing 6-1 7-5 win over Russia’s Svetlana Kuznetsova in first round action at the Western and Southern Open on Monday.
Pole vault queen Isinbayeva set for final curtain call
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Yelena Isinbayeva, the greatest women’s pole vaulter of all time, gears up for a lift from her home crowd in what will probably be the Russian’s last major championship final on Tuesday.
Ohuruogu’s late charge stuns unsuspecting Montsho
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Christine Ohuruogu produced an astonishing late charge and defending champion Amantle Montsho committed racing suicide as the Briton won the world 400 meters gold medal by four thousandths of a second on Monday.
Masterful Fraser-Pryce completes Jamaican double
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce obliterated the field as Jamaica completed a 100 meters double at the world championships on Monday and showed it still has the edge in the battle of sprinting’s superpowers.
Unrivalled Adams secures fourth successive shot put gold
MOSCOW (Reuters) – New Zealand’s Valerie Adams became the first woman to win four successive world titles when she secured shot put gold on Monday.
Fraser-Pryce in the pink after sprint supershow
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Move over Usain Bolt, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce stole your thunder. In 10.71 seconds of pure sprinting power on Monday the colorful and diminutive Jamaican outdid the sport’s great showman for razzle-dazzle.
