ATHLETICS
Coe ‘missed’ opportunities
The head of an investigation that found high-level corruption in international athletics has accused International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) president Sebastian Coe of missing opportunities to push reform “a long time ago” when he was vice-president. Dick Pound authored a World Anti-Doping Agency independent commission report that exposed a state-sponsored culture of doping in Russia and shook the athletics world. The second part of the report, due on Thursday, is expected to focus on the IAAF.
ATHLETICS
Stalman admits to doping
Former Dutch discus thrower Ria Stalman, who won Olympic gold 32 years ago, has admitted doping in the latter stages of her career. Stalman said in an interview with Dutch broadcaster NOS released on Friday that she used anabolic steroids in the run-up to the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.
FOOTBALL
NFL in live-streaming talks
The NFL is planning to live-stream all three games scheduled to be played in London next season, and Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc subsidiary Google are among the technology companies in talks to buy the rights to conduct the streams, two sources familiar with the situation said. Last year, the NFL partnered with Yahoo Inc to live-stream a London game, the first time a technology company has streamed a game for free to viewers. Live-streaming is becoming increasingly popular as more consumers cancel their cable subscriptions, a practice known as cord-cutting. Winning a partnership with the NFL to live-stream one or all three games would be a big victory for a technology company.
BASEBALL
Correa guilty of breach
A former scouting director for the St Louis Cardinals pleaded guilty on Friday to criminal charges over a breach of the computer network of the rival Houston Astros, prosecutors said. Chris Correa, 35, of St Louis, was fired by the Cardinals last year after his arrest. He pleaded guilty to five counts of unauthorized access of a protected computer. Each count carries a maximum possible sentence of five years in prison and a US$25,000 fine.
RUGBY UNION
Jamie Heaslip injures head
Ireland No. 8 Jamie Heaslip is a doubt for this year’s Six Nations Championship after suffering a head injury in Leinster’s Pro12 game against the Ospreys, the BBC reported on Friday. The 32-year-old was forced off after six minutes of the match and failed to reappear following an assessment. Ireland start the defense of their Six Nations title against Wales in Dublin on Feb. 7. Heaslip, who has played for his country 80 times, is among the favorites to be appointed Ireland captain following the international retirement last year of lock Paul O’Connell.
FOOTBALL
Dalton ruled out
Quarterback Andy Dalton, a two-time Pro Bowl selection, was ruled out by the Cincinnati Bengals for yesterday’s wild card game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, the team said on Friday. Dalton, who broke the right thumb on his throwing hand while making a tackle during a Dec. 13 game against the Steelers, was to be replaced by AJ McCarron.
Former world No. 2 Paula Badosa has withdrawn from this week’s Wuhan Open, organizers said on Tuesday, amid a racism row over an online photograph. Tournament organizers said the Spaniard had pulled out of the WTA 1000 tournament, citing a gastrointestinal illness, hours before her first-round match against Australian Ajla Tomljanovic. News outlets including Britain’s the Telegraph earlier reported that Badosa had posted a photo on Instagram in which she appeared to imitate a Chinese face by placing chopsticks on the corners of her eyes. The photo was taken last week in a restaurant in Beijing, where she reached the semi-finals of the
PREDICTION: Last week, when Yu’s father made a wrong turn to the former champions’ parking lot, he said that his son could park there after this year With back-to-back birdies on the 18th hole, Kevin Yu fulfilled his driving range-owning dad’s prediction that he would win the Sanderson Farms Championship and become Taiwan’s third golfer to claim a US PGA Tour title. The Taoyuan-born 26-year-old, who represented Taiwan in the Olympic golf at Paris, saw off Californian Beau Hossler in a playoff at the Country Club of Jackson, Mississippi, on Sunday. Having drained a 15-foot putt to claw his way into the playoff, Yu rolled in from five feet on the first extra hole, ensuring he joined Chen Tze-chung (LA Open in 1987) and Pan Cheng-tsung (RBC
LeBron James and eldest son Bronny James claimed a piece of NBA history on Sunday after making their long-awaited first appearance alongside each other for the Los Angeles Lakers. The duo appeared together at the start of the second quarter in the Lakers’ 118-114 preseason defeat to the Phoenix Suns in Palm Desert, east of Los Angeles. While LeBron James impressed with 19 points in just 16 minutes and 20 seconds on court before sitting out the second half, Bronny found the going harder with zero points in just over 13 minutes on court. The younger James attempted just one
Italian defender Marco Curto has been banned for 10 matches for racially abusing South Korean forward Hwang Hee-chan while playing for Como 1907 against Wolverhampton Wanderers in a pre-season friendly in July. Curto, who is on loan from Como to Serie B club Cesena, would serve half of the punishment immediately with the other half suspended for two years. “The player Marco Curto was found responsible for discriminatory behavior and sanctioned with a 10-match suspension,” a FIFA spokesperson said. “The player is ordered to render community services and undergo training and education with an organization approved by FIFA.” Wolves said the club would
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