EC Rejects Soccer Rule Challenge That Led to Record Fines
The European Union’s executive branch rejected a complaint against measures aimed at preventing soccer clubs from amassing losses. The European Commission threw out the complaint brought by Daniel...
View ArticleFernando Alonso Will Leave Ferrari F1 Team, Montezemolo Says
Fernando Alonso will leave the Ferrari Formula One team because “he’s at a stage when he...
View Article>Ciclismo Classico Named Official Bike Tour Operator for Maratona dles...
Ciclismo Classico has been selected as an official bike tour operator for the 2015 Maratona dles Dolomites, the annual single-day road bicycle race covering seven spectacular mountain passes in the...
View ArticleWatchmaker Parmigiani Boosted After Named as Illicit FIFA Gift
A luxury Swiss watchmaker says it’s become the unintentional beneficiary of the latest scandal to affect soccer’s governing body FIFA. FIFA ordered officials to return a 25,000 Swiss franc ($26,400)...
View ArticleSochi Olympics $51 Billion Price Tag Deters Host Cities
Russia’s record $51 billion spending on the Sochi Olympics and the expenses needed to bid for the games is scaring away potential hosts, according to one of the International Olympic Committee’s main...
View ArticleIOC President Wants to Change Host City Bidding Process
Thomas Bach, the president of the International Olympic Committee, wants to change the bidding process for host cities and start an Olympic television channel to boost sports coverage between games....
View ArticleRoman Kreuziger: UCI & Wada to appeal after rider cleared of doping
The World Anti-Doping Agency and the International Cycling Union have appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport after cyclist Roman Kreuziger was cleared of doping. The Tinkoff-Saxo rider was...
View ArticleReport: UCI to appeal to CAS in Kreuziger case
AIGLE, Switzerland (AP) — Cycling's governing body is reportedly preparing an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport after Czech rider...
View ArticleRugby World Cup Ticket Demand Soars to Record Levels
Rugby World Cup organizers say there’s been record demand for next year’s event in England and Wales, with 950,000 tickets already sold. There were five million ticket applications, including 650,000...
View ArticleFIFA Apologizes for Map Error Putting Crimea in Russia
Soccer’s governing body FIFA apologized after organizers of the 2018 World Cup in Russia displayed a map that showed Crimea as part of the host country. Russia annexed the Black Sea peninsula in March...
View ArticleContiTireNews | Top performance for all forms of bike racing Continental...
(Source: Continental AG) Top-end technology for top-end athletes Ridden to victory in the Tour de France The first choice for downhill and freeride racing Powerful sports cars, fast motorbikes and big...
View ArticleNFL London Team Could Bring in $164 Million: Deloitte
A National Football League team in London potentially would bring in 102 million pounds ($164 million) a year to the U.K. economy, according to a study by accounting firm Deloitte LLP. Expanding the...
View ArticleFIFA Ethics Chief Says Full Report Can’t Be Published
An investigation into the way FIFA awarded the 2018 and 2022 soccer World Cups to Russia and Qatar cannot be published in full because of legal reasons, the ethics chief of soccer’s world governing...
View ArticleAmgen Tour of California Names Host Cities for 2015 Race (City of Santa...
(Source: City of Santa Clarita, CA) Women's Events Expand to Unprecedented Four Days as Part of 10th Anniversary Edition. Men's Race to Feature Nearly 700 Miles of California Scenery as Top Cyclists...
View ArticleTour de France 2015: what the route means for the main contenders
Nairo Quintana and Alberto Contador will be excited by a race that suits climbers, but Chris Froome might not complete at all ...
View ArticleBrian Cookson: Team Sky abandoning development of British riders
• UCI president Cookson played key role in creation of Team Sky ...
View ArticleRio Games Golf Course Opponents Seek Pact to End Dispute
A judge may halt a legal dispute over the golf course for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics as the organizers of the 2016 Summer Games try to settle a threat to their preparation timetable. Work on the...
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