Swimming scandal fallout scares Aussie Olympic chief
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s Olympic chief John Coates is fearful the scandal surrounding the misbehavior of the swimming team at last year’s London Games could lead to parents being reluctant to let their children take part in sport.
Motivated Ogilvy ready to make push for Augusta
MIAMI (Reuters) – Australian Geoff Ogilvy has shrugged off a miserable spell of form on the West Coast just in time for this week’s WGC-Cadillac Championship at Doral, where he will look to bolster his chances for a Masters invite.
Fox takes aim at ESPN with national sports TV channel
(Reuters) – News Corp introduced a long-rumored national cable television sports channel, Fox Sports 1, on Tuesday, aiming to compete with leader ESPN in an increasingly crowded TV sports marketplace.
Thunder’s Ibaka fined $25,000 for low blow
(Reuters) – Oklahoma City Thunder forward Serge Ibaka has been fined $25,000 for striking Blake Griffin of the Los Angeles Clippers in the groin area, the National Basketball Association said on Tuesday.
Magistrate starts Pistorius bail decision
PRETORIA (Reuters) – South African magistrate Desmond Nair started reading his decision on Friday on the bail hearing of Oscar Pistorius, the athletics star accused of murdering his girlfriend.
Marathon Majors imposes tougher anti-doping penalties
LONDON (Reuters) – Stricter anti-doping penalties will be applied to elite athletes in the World Marathon Majors (WMM), the series that brings together six of the world’s top races, organizers said on Friday.
Take a walk! Koreans reject Cuban ball switch
(Reuters) – A baseball game between Cuba’s national team and a South Korean professional club had to be called off when they could not agree on which ball to use, leaving the two sets of players practicing awkwardly next to each other in the stadium, a…
Heat win ninth straight, tighten grip on East
(Reuters) – The Miami Heat tightened their grip on the Eastern Conference by routing the Chicago Bulls 86-67 on Thursday.
Aussie swimmers admit using sedative
SYDNEY (Reuters) – James Magnussen and his team mates from the Australian men’s 4x100m freestyle relay squad have admitted using a sedative banned by their national Olympic committee in a bonding session before the London Games.
Sabres open post-Ruff era with loss to Maple Leafs
TORONTO (Reuters) – Playing under a new head coach for the first time in 16 years, the struggling Buffalo Sabres fell 3-1 to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday.
