Chicago council to approve $500 million Wrigley Field upgrades
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The Chicago City Council is expected to approve on Wednesday a $500 million proposed renovation of Wrigley Field, the historic home of the Chicago Cubs baseball team.
Semenya makes final bid for world championships berth
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – Former world 800 meter champion Caster Semenya will make one final bid to qualify for next month’s world championships when she races in Belgium on Sunday.
Powell says will not retire, hopes to clear name
KINGSTON, Jamaica (Reuters) – Former world 100 meters record holder Asafa Powell has no plans to retire despite a positive finding for a banned stimulant and hopes that tests of his B sample will clear his name, the Jamaican sprinter said on Tuesday.
Thorpe not ready to write off Rio
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian swimming great Ian Thorpe has not ruled out a crack at competing at the next Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in 2016 despite not qualifying for last year’s London Games.
Federer to start 2014 season in Brisbane
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Roger Federer will start his 2014 campaign at the Brisbane International next January, underlining the tournament’s status as the biggest of the Australian Open warm-ups.
U.S. got what bargained for in Lance Armstrong, his lawyers say
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Lawyers for disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong said on Tuesday he should be able to keep the sponsorship money he got from the U.S. Postal Service during his record-breaking victories, despite his admission to using performance-en…
Lance Armstrong’s former charity Livestrong says donations down
DALLAS (Reuters) – Donations to the cancer charity founded by disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong declined last year following charges of doping against the seven-time Tour de France champion, the charity said in its 2012 tax return released on Tuesday.
WADA plans to target entourages behind drug cheats
LONDON (Reuters) – World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) president John Fahey has vowed to introduce measures to help catch the coaches, agents and physiotherapists who help drug cheats, The Independent newspaper reported on Wednesday.
Lance Armstrong’s lawyers ask U.S. judge to dismiss fraud case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Lawyers for disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong said on Tuesday that Armstrong’s former teammate Floyd Landis should be barred from suing Armstrong for fraud because Landis, like Armstrong, took performance-enhancing drugs.
Britain’s Ennis-Hill back in action but still in pain
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Jessica Ennis-Hill set a personal best in the javelin at a European Athletics Permit event at Loughborough on Tuesday but remains a doubt for next month’s world championships.
