LONDON (Reuters) – British retailer Sports Direct (SPD.L) has delayed publishing its annual results, warning problems integrating its purchase of House of Fraser stores and increased scrutiny of its accounts could affect the financial guidance it gave in Decem... More »
NEW YORK (Reuters) – When Amazon.com Chief Executive Jeff Bezos was spotted schmoozing in NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell’s booth during the Super Bowl in February, the media world exploded with anticipation about Amazon’s imminent domination of sports media. B... More »
LONDON (Reuters) – British sportswear group Sports Direct said any restructuring option pursued by Debenhams that could result in no equity value for the department store group’s shareholders “is not a workable solution”. Debenhams said on Friday it was seekin... More »
LONDON (Reuters) – Global sports broadcaster Eleven Sports has won the rights to show the 2018 PGA Championship in Britain and Ireland, showing the golf major for free across multiple platforms as a way to attract new viewers. Eleven Sports said earlier this m... More »
The NCAA has long been a staunch opponent of legalized and illegal gambling, but the recent Supreme Court decision clearing states to regulate sports gambling is leading to some changes. The NCAA announced Thursday that it supports a federal model that address... More »
As the Denver Broncos prepared to battle the New York Giants on Sunday Night Football, China's top NFL announcers were going through their own pre-game rituals. More »
Two black Houston-area players have been kicked off their private Christian high school's football team after protesting during the national anthem, with one kneeling and the other raising his fist, local media reported on Saturday. More »
NFL teams staged a show of solidarity with protesting players before Sunday's games by kneeling, linking arms or staying off the field during the U.S. national anthem, defying President Donald Trump's call for owners to fire those who refuse to stand. More »
President Donald Trump renewed his spat with the sports world on Sunday, again calling for National Football League owners to fire players who protest during the U.S. national anthem. More »
Fox Sports fired Jamie Horowitz, its president of national networks, on Monday, according to a memo sent to employees, which provided no reasons for the dismissal but did emphasize the importance of “professional conduct.” More »
By Will Boggs MD(Reuters Health) – In high school sports played by both girls and boys, girls are about 50 percent more likely to get a concussion, a More »
By Lisa Rapaport(Reuters Health) – Playing team sports in high school may not influence whether or not teens use heroin or abuse prescription drugs, More »
The NHL led the way with a moment of silence prior to Game Three of the Stanley Cup Finals as professional sports around the United States paid tribute to Muhammad Ali on Saturday. Ali, the former heavyweight champion known as much for his political activism a... More »
NEW YORK The daily fare of a big city tabloid such as the New York Daily News includes provocative gossip, arresting headlines, snappy features and at its heart and soul, sports. That’s why sweeping layoffs in its sports department on Wednesday caught many off... More »
LONDON (Reuters) – Former world number one Tiger Woods expects to be challenging for a place on the U.S. team for next year’s Ryder Cup, according to skipper Davis Love III. In an interview with the BBC, Love said he was in regular contact with Woods and was n... More »
BEIJING (Reuters) – If Beijing is successful in its bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics then foreigners who attend will get uncensored Internet access, but this isn’t an issue for Chinese who “don’t like” sites like Facebook and Twitter, an official said on Wedne... More »
SEPANG, Malaysia (Reuters) – Formula One rolls into Malaysia this week for the second round of the championship at the Sepang International Circuit, where talk surrounding the utter dominance of Mercedes will for once take a back seat to the belated arrival of... More »
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – All Malaysian athletes taking part in Southeast Asian Games in June will have undergone a doping test before arriving in Singapore, the country’s sports minister said. Malaysia has been rocked by high-profile doping cases in recent mon... More »
SEOUL (Reuters) – The head of South Korea’s swimming federation says there will be time to discuss Park Tae-hwan’s future but first and foremost the swimmer has to apologize for failing a doping test that resulted in an 18-month ban. Park, a twice world champi... More »
EL SEGUNDO, California (Reuters) – Steve Nash could have felt cheated after assorted injuries over the past two years culminated in his retirement from the NBA, but he prefers to focus on all the positives during a stellar career. A two-time NBA most valuable ... More »
MIAMI (Reuters) – World number three Simona Halep says it is hard to imagine reaching the top of the world rankings as long as Serena Williams is playing the game but believes she has what it takes to win a grand slam. The Romanian arrives in Florida for this ... More »
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Former NFL star Darren Sharper admitted on Tuesday to attempted sexual assault of two women in Las Vegas as part of a three-part plea bargain that prosecutors in Nevada, Arizona and California said would keep him in prison for at least ... More »
MIAMI (Reuters) – Andy Murray is hopeful that Swede Jonas Bjorkman will share a similar philosophy with his coach Amelie Mauresmo when he joins his team on a trial basis, the Scotsman said on Tuesday. Bjorkman, a former world number four who retired from profe... More »
INDIAN WELLS, California (Reuters) – World number one Novak Djokovic fought off a determined challenge from Swiss great Roger Federer on Sunday to claim back-to-back titles at Indian Wells and celebrate his 50th tournament win on the ATP Tour. The Serb made ha... More »
INDIAN WELLS, California (Reuters) – Simona Halep won the BNP Paribas title with a 2-6 7-5 6-4 victory over former world number one Jelena Jankovic in a pulsating final at Indian Wells on Sunday. Serbian Jankovic was serving for the title at 5-4 in the second ... More »
INDIAN WELLS, California (Reuters) – World number one Novak Djokovic defended his Indian Wells title, beating Roger Federer 6-3 6-7 6-2 in the final of the BNP Paribas Open on Sunday. Federer fought back in the second set, winning the tie-break with the help o... More »
JUNEAU, Alaska (Reuters) – The one person threatening to keep Dallas Seavey from winning his third Iditarod Sled Dog Race might be another former champion: his father. Seavey, aiming for his second straight victory and third in four years, led his father, Mitc... More »
INDIAN WELLS, California (Reuters) – Maria Sharapova fell victim to an emotional Flavia Pennetta, who burst into tears before regaining her composure to stun the second seed 3-6 6-3 6-2 at the BNP Paribas Open on Tuesday. Italy’s Pennetta, the defending champi... More »
INDIAN WELLS, California (Reuters) – Roger Federer earned a modicum of revenge against Andreas Seppi in a 6-3 6-4 triumph that advanced the four-time champion to the fourth round of the BNP Paribas Open on Tuesday. Federer lost to the Italian at the Australian... More »
INDIAN WELLS, California (Reuters) – Top seed Serena Williams overcame a wobbly start to see off a determined Sloane Stephens 6-7 (3) 6-2 6-2 on Tuesday and advance to the quarter-finals of the BNP Paribas Open. Williams, playing her third match at Indian Well... More »
FALL RIVER, Mass. (Reuters) – Former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez appeared upset with a man he is accused of murdering two days before the killing, an associate of the victim said on Tuesday. Kwami Nicholas testified in Bristol County Superior C... More »
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – San Francisco 49ers player Chris Borland, a leading rookie last season, is retiring from the NFL over health concerns related to repeated head trauma, ESPN and the team said on Monday. “From speaking with Chris, it was evident that he... More »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The decision by San Francisco 49ers’ budding star Chris Borland to walk away from the National Football League over head trauma concerns drew shock and a dose of admiration from fellow players on Tuesday. The 24-year-old linebacker calle... More »
INDIAN WELLS, California (Reuters) – Two days after struggling with her emotions on her competitive return to the BNP Paribas Open, Serena Williams was in a much more relaxed mood on Sunday as she powered her way into the fourth round. The American world numbe... More »
INDIAN WELLS, California (Reuters) – Top seed Serena Williams made short work of Kazakhstan’s Zarina Diyas in the third round of the BNP Paribas Open on Sunday, obliterating her opponent 6-2 6-0 in just 53 minutes. Playing her second match at the Indian Wells ... More »
INDIAN WELLS, California (Reuters) – Roger Federer wasted little time easing into the third round of the BNP Paribas Open on Sunday but his fellow Swiss Stan Wawrinka became the first big name to be sent packing at the elite men’s event. World number two Feder... More »
INDIAN WELLS, California (Reuters) – Known for his classic groundstrokes and graceful movement around the court, Roger Federer gave intriguing insight at the BNP Paribas Open on Sunday on how carefully he has mapped out his career. Just over a decade ago, the ... More »
(The Sports Xchange) – Guard Russell Westbrook scored 36 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 109-100 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Sunday at the Chesapeake Energy Arena. The Bulls (40-28) have dropped five of their last si... More »
INDIAN WELLS, California (Reuters) – The French Open is the only grand slam title to have eluded Novak Djokovic and the steely-eyed Serb has adopted a philosophy of reverse psychology in a bid to claim the coveted crown at Roland Garros. World number one Djoko... More »
INDIAN WELLS, California (Reuters) – Serena Williams said on Thursday her decision to end a 14-year boycott of the BNP Paribas Open after suffering racist abuse in the 2001 final came down to “timing.” Williams had skipped the showpiece event at the desert res... More »
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – In a move that will encourage opponents of Sepp Blatter in May’s FIFA presidential election, CONCACAF said on Thursday they will not push their members to vote as a block. Jeffrey Webb, president of the confederation for North and Cent... More »
LONDON (Reuters) – Martin Kaymer used to be too deferential towards Augusta National, causing a series of missed cuts, but he now feels much more at home at the U.S. Masters venue and dreams of one day donning the coveted Green Jacket. The German failed to qua... More »
DALLAS (Reuters) – A federal jury on Thursday awarded about $76,000 to seven fans who sued the National Football League over a seating fiasco at the 2011 Super Bowl where hundreds of fans had problems with their ticketed spots. The jury ruled in favor of the f... More »
LONDON (Reuters) – Champion jockey AP McCoy opened his account at his final Cheltenham Festival with victory on 16-1 shot Uxizandre in the Ryanair Chase on Thursday. Northern Irelander McCoy, who is retiring this season after 19 consecutive years as champion j... More »
ORLANDO, Fla. (Reuters) – Golfers at a course in Florida on Wednesday were careful to putt around a large alligator, days after the beast was photographed lounging on the edge of the green in an image that went viral on Facebook. A women’s tournament went on a... More »
(Story refiled to correct dates in the first and second paragraphs) By Daniel Lovering FALL RIVER, Mass. (Reuters) – Ex-NFL star Aaron Hernandez made sexual advances toward his babysitter after driving her and the man he allegedly killed the following day to a... More »
MIAMI, (Reuters) – Dustin Johnson holds bitter memories of Whistling Straits and has promised to avoid a repeat of his blunder five years ago when he returns to the shores of Lake Michigan for the U.S. PGA Championship in August. The 30-year-old American won t... More »
WASHINGTON xx (Reuters) – Congressman Jason Chaffetz insists his bid to overturn the NFL’s decades-old tax-exempt status has nothing to do with political posturing or electioneering. And the Utah Republican says his campaign to get rid of the tax break is not ... More »
JUNEAU, Alaska (Reuters) – Mushers from around the world set off on Alaska’s famed Iditarod sled-dog race to Nome on Monday in sub zero temperatures on an alternative never-before-used route from Fairbanks that could lend a new level of unpredictability to the... More »
AIGLE, Switzerland (Reuters) – The International Cycling Union’s president on Monday accused the organization of turning a blind eye to doping in the past and even letting it spread to protect the sport’s image. Brian Cookson told Reuters in an interview that ... More »
PARIS (Reuters) – The International Cycling Union (UCI) must quickly follow up on an Independent Commission report and implement a series of simple measures to eradicate doping, French League and World Tour team FDJ boss Marc Madiot said. The 227-page report p... More »
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Amelie Mauresmo, a two-time grand slam winner and the first French woman to be ranked number one, was elected to the International Tennis Hall of Fame, organizers said on Monday. Joining Mauresmo in the Class of 2015 were Australian David ... More »
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Park In-bee curled in a three-meter birdie putt on the final hole to maintain a share of the lead at the halfway stage of the HSBC Women’s Champions, the Korean going bogey-free for the second straight day to reach nine-under for the tour... More »
San Francisco Giants outfielder Hunter Pence suffered a fractured left forearm after being struck by a pitch on Thursday and will be out of action for at least six weeks. Pence, a valuable member of the team’s World Series defending roster, was hit in a Spring... More »
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – As Major League Soccer prepares to open its 20th season, the impact made on MLS by former England captain David Beckham during his six years with LA Galaxy is widely viewed as “pretty significant.” Though Beckham’s time in the U.S. bega... More »
NEW YORK (Reuters) – It doesn’t matter if you are Michael Jordan, Peyton Manning or any other of the all-time sports greats: Even the most talented people on the planet need a coach. With that in mind, Reuters talked to four great coaches – Tony La Russa, Nick... More »
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York Giants punter Steve Weatherford and former National Football League receiver Sidney Rice announced on Tuesday that they will donate their brains to medical research after their death. Rice, who retired from the NFL last July at th... More »
NEW YORK (Reuters) – It was a long road to a shortened National Football League career for Sidney Rice, an All-Pro receiver who retired last July at age 27 due to fears about his long-term health after numerous concussions. “The first time I actually experienc... More »
FALL RIVER, Massachusetts (Reuters) – A Massachusetts State Police trooper testified on Tuesday that he found the fingerprints of Aaron Hernandez, two friends and a man they allegedly killed on a car the former New England Patriots football player returned to ... More »
ASUNCION (Reuters) – The South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) will support Sepp Blatter’s re-election as FIFA president in May, a CONMEBOL source told Reuters on Tuesday. Blatter, who has headed FIFA since 1998, flew into Asuncion on Tuesday to att... More »
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Reuters) – Former world middleweight champion Jermain Taylor, awaiting trial on several felony charges, was ordered by a judge on Tuesday to be transferred from a secure private hospital to a residential drug treatment center. Taylor was al... More »
TORONTO (Reuters) – The exclusive Canadian broadcaster of the Super Bowl is fighting for the right to sell domestic advertising during the blockbuster U.S. football game after a television regulator blocked the practice last month. BCE Inc’s Bell Media unit fi... More »
Michelle Carter unleashed the season’s longest women’s shot put throw at the U.S. indoor championships in Boston on Sunday, her mark of 19.45 meters on her final attempt capping a solid series that included two other throws over 19m. “Any time you can have you... More »
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Rafael Nadal won his first title of the year with a 6-4 6-1 victory over Juan Monaco in a rain-interrupted Argentine Open final on Sunday. Nadal, showing marked progress in his comeback from injury and other woes last year, notched his... More »
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Florida (Reuters) – Britain’s Ian Poulter and Paul Casey shared the lead at the weather-delayed Honda Classic, both at seven-under at the close of play on Sunday. After Saturday’s play was wiped out by rain there was no chance of completing... More »
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Florida (Reuters) – Briton Ian Poulter surged to the third round lead in the weather delayed Honda Classic, firing a four-under par 66 for a three-stroke advantage at PGA National on Sunday. Englishman Poulter overtook overnight leader Padr... More »
BELGRADE (Reuters) – The dedication to sporting excellence which moulded Novak Djokovic into the world’s top tennis player was preceded by a passion for skiing which remains one of his greatest joys, the 27-year old Serb told Reuters on Sunday. Cutting a relax... More »
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Florida (Reuters) – The PGA Tour’s ‘Florida Swing,’ golf’s unofficial start of the road to the Masters, begins on Thursday with world number one Rory McIlroy heading a strong field in the Honda Classic at PGA National. In what promises to b... More »
TAMPA, Fla.(Reuters) – New York Yankees fans waited for six hours on Wednesday with baseballs, bats, cards and even a Wheaties box for slugger Alex Rodriguez to autograph in his first week back from a yearlong suspension in one of sport’s biggest doping scanda... More »
LONDON (Reuters) – AS Monaco gave Arsenal a lesson in patient, counter-attacking football to win their Champions League last 16 first leg-match 3-1 in London on Wednesday, heaping more European agony on Arsene Wenger. Arsenal boss Wenger, a former manager at M... More »
LONDON (Reuters) – Dimitar Berbatov reprised his role as the scourge of Arsenal with a goal and a classy performance as unfancied AS Monaco won 3-1 on Wednesday to leave the London club’s Champions League aspirations in tatters. The gifted and nonchalant Bulga... More »
LEVERKUSEN, Germany (Reuters) – Hakan Calhanoglu believes his goal for Bayer Leverkusen in their 1-0 victory over Atletico Madrid in the Champions League on Wednesday will do wonders for the team after a rocky start to the year. The 21-year-old Turkey internat... More »
LEVERKUSEN, Germany (Reuters) – Bayer Leverkusen stunned last season’s runners-up Atletico Madrid 1-0 in their Champions League round of 16 first leg on Wednesday courtesy of a fine strike by Hakan Calhanoglu. The Turkey international scored the 57th-minute wi... More »
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Florida (Reuters) – World number one Rory McIlroy was “shocked” at the appointment of Davis Love 111 as 2016 United States Ryder Cup captain. McIlroy is returning to competition at this week’s Honda Classic and teeing up for a first time th... More »
BOSTON (Reuters) – A team of researchers studying insects in Africa has named a newly discovered species of wasp with a distinctive yellow-and-black pattern after Boston Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask, the Boston Globe reported on Tuesday. Robert Copeland, a follow... More »
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Regaining the world’s top ranking in women’s tennis is less important to five-times grand slam winner Maria Sharapova than it was when she was younger, but the Russian is eager to beat dominant player Serena Williams. Williams beat Shar... More »
DAYTONA BEACH, Florida (Reuters) – Thanks to Roger Penske’s keen eye for motor racing talent, Joey Logano’s career went from rejection to redemption on Sunday as he steered one of “The Captain’s” cars to victory at the Daytona 500. While it was Logano’s maiden... More »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. swimming star Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian of all time, on Sunday announced his engagement to Nicole Johnson, a former Miss California USA. “She said yes!!!!” Phelps, 29, posted on his Facebook page, along with a pict... More »
PACIFIC PALISADES, California (Reuters) – Best known for his “Gangnam Style” moves at the 2013 Phoenix Open, James Hahn announced himself to a much wider audience by winning his first PGA Tour title at the Northern Trust Open on Sunday. In a breath-taking fini... More »
DAYTONA, BEACH, Florida (Reuters) – Jeff Gordon’s Dayton 500 farewell party ended in a bang but not the kind he had hoped as the three-time former winner waved goodbye to the Great American race with a last lap crash on Sunday. After winning the pole and finis... More »
PACIFIC PALISADES, California (Reuters) – James Hahn, whose wife is due to give birth to a daughter in three weeks, clinched his maiden PGA Tour title with a gripping playoff victory at the Northern Trust Open on Sunday. Hahn, 33, ended a wild day of multiple ... More »
