Surging Bolt powers to 200m victory in Oslo
OSLO (Reuters) – Olympic champion Usain Bolt responded to last week’s surprise sprint defeat in Rome by storming to a world-leading time of 19.79 seconds over 200 meters at the Bislett Diamond League meeting on Thursday.
Dominique Blake gets six year ban for doping
KINGSTON (Reuters) – Jamaican 400 meter runner Dominique Blake was banned for six years on Thursday for a second doping offence.
Malkin agrees to $76 million extension with Penguins
(Reuters) – Russian forward Evgeni Malkin has agreed an eight-year $76 million contract extension with the Pittsburgh Penguins, the National Hockey League team announced on Thursday.
Murray proves his fitness with back-to-back wins
LONDON (Reuters) – Andy Murray emerged unscathed as he completed back-to-back wins at a blustery Aegon Championships on Thursday in his first matches following a four-week break caused by a back injury.
Exclusive: Harlem Globetrotters, clown princes of basketball, for sale – sources
(Reuters) – The Harlem Globetrotters – the highflying exhibition basketball team that has toured the world for decades – are on the block.
Dominguez retires after race fall
(Reuters) – Ramon Dominguez, a three-time Eclipse Award winner as the leading jockey in North America, retired on Thursday due to a head injury suffered in a fall earlier this year.
Play to resume at weather-hit Merion U.S. Open
ARDMORE, Pennsylvania (Reuters) – The weather-delayed first round of the 113th U.S. Open was scheduled to resume at 12:10 p.m. local at Merion Golf Club with afternoon tee times delayed by three hours 45 minutes.
McNish chasing a Le Mans hat-trick
LONDON (Reuters) – Thundering down the long Mulsanne Straight at more than 240kph in the dark, with the car squirming on rainsoaked asphalt and the headlights searching through a murky wall of spray, is no place for the faint-hearted.
Renault set to power four teams next season
PARIS (Reuters) – Renault expect to power four Formula One teams next season with Red Bull’s two confirmed and Caterham and Lotus set to renew soon, Renault Sport F1 director Jean-Michel Jalinier said on Thursday.
Spain hopes new anti-doping law will help Olympic bid
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain brought itself into line with international guidelines when its parliament approved a new anti-doping law on Thursday, saying it would boost Madrid’s chances of hosting the 2020 Olympic Games.
