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The World’s Most Valuable Soccer Teams 2016 – Forbes
Tokyo Olympics: €1.3m payment to secret account raises questions over 2020 Games – The Guardian
A seven-figure payment from the successful Tokyo Olympic bid team to a notorious account linked to the son of the disgraced former world athletics chief Lamine Diack was apparently made during the race to host the 2020 Games, the Guardian has learned. The alleged payment of around €1.3m (£1.03m), now believed to be under scrutiny by French police, will increase pressure on the International Olympic Committee to investigate properly links…
Cycling’s unnecessary pain from marginal gains of Sutton – The Guardian (blog)
My theory is that the former British Cycling technical director Shane Sutton has been hacked and is now being run as a parody human. His best counter to an accusation of sexism by Victoria Pendleton was to claim bafflement. After all, Shane explained, he had repeatedly “held her in my arms in the track centre when she has capitulated”. I’m no sports scientist, but this sounds like cycling-ese for “She…
With one home run, a baseball player in Japan won $10000 and a year’s supply of beer – SB Nation
What’s better than hitting a home run? Hitting a home run and getting free beer! Former MLB player Brandon Laird is playing in Japan for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (yes, HAM FIGHTERS) and managed to net himself a big reward. Hitting off fellow major leaguer Brandon Dickson, Laird went deep to left field and bounced his homer off a Kirin beer sign. That might seem routine until you…
Baseball Suspends the Royals’ Raul Mondesi for 50 Games – New York Times
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Rutgers football/baseball player Jawuan Harris serving suspension – NJ.com
Rutgers two-sport athlete Jawuan Harris has been sidelined for the past two weeks as the result of an unspecified athletic department violation. A scholarship wide receiver, Harris is currently a member of the baseball team. Harris appeared in the first 40 games of the season, including 39 starts, but the speedy outfielder has been out of the lineup since an April 24 game against Penn State. “Jawuan Harris is still a part…
Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks: Starting pitcher rankings, advice for May 11 – Sporting News
Our daily fantasy baseball picks continue with starting pitcher rankings and advice for Wednesday’s MLB slate. As a former pitcher, I’m a huge fan of pitching duels. That’s why I’m in love with today’s matchups: Mat Latos vs. Cole Hamels (both undefeated); Chris Archer vs. Taijuan Walker; Marcus Stroman vs. Madison Bumgarner; Jordan Zimmermann vs. Max Scherzer in the odd double-revenge game against former teams; Noah Syndergaard vs. Kenta Maeda. MORE FANTASY:…
For DC sports, it’s like we’ve been here before — because we have – Washington Post
Braden Holtby lies on the ice after giving up the game-winning goal on Tuesday. (Photo by Toni L. Sandys/ The Washington Post) This post was originally published after the Nationals, who owned the best regular season record in the National League, were eliminated by the Giants in the 2014 National League Division Series. It is far from a perfect account of how the Capitals added to D.C.’s playoff disappointment with their season-ending,…
Business of Sport: Rio Ferdinand on West Ham players drinking Guinness to aid recovery while government threatens … – Telegraph.co.uk
A panel of doping experts and a former Metropolitan Police commissioner have said more needs to be done to regain public trust in sport. Former Metropolitan Police commissioner, Lord Stevens said “there is a crisis of confidence in sport” and called for the taking of performance-enhancing drugs to be made illegal. Lord Stevens added: “I believe some of the integrity breaches should be drafted into criminal law, including the taking…
In a First, Woman Coaches Men’s Soccer Team to a Title – International New York Times
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Vladimir Putin’s hockey skills aren’t what they used to be – Quartz
Vladimir Putin isn’t the force he once was. Not in terms of politics, mind you—the Russian president’s approval rating is a robust 82%. This is about Putin in the hockey rink. For the past five years, Putin has played exhibition hockey matches with former pros, ministers, oligarchs, and others. The games take place during galas for the Night Hockey League, an amateur organization that Putin founded in 2011 to promote…
Baseball Suspends the Royals’ Raul Mondesi for 50 Games – New York Times
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Business of Sport: John Whittingdale threatens to strip FA of government funding – Telegraph.co.uk
A panel of doping experts and a former Metropolitan Police commissioner have said more needs to be done to regain public trust in sport. Former Metropolitan Police commissioner, Lord Stevens said “there is a crisis of confidence in sport” and called for the taking of performance-enhancing drugs to be made illegal. Lord Stevens added: “I believe some of the integrity breaches should be drafted into criminal law, including the taking…
Strongman Vladimir Putin falls during ice hockey game in Russia’s Sochi – Telegraph.co.uk
Earlier in the day, Mr Putin said Russia’s new weapons have proven their worth in Syria, helping turn the tide of the civil war which has killed hundreds of thousands and left millions forced to flee the country. Speaking at a meeting with military officials, Mr Putin said that Russian warplanes have flown more than 10,000 combat missions since the air campaign began on September 30. He said they struck more than 30,000…
Baseball Suspends the Royals’ Raul Mondesi for 50 Games – New York Times
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Brazil soccer legend: Your life is at risk if you come to Brazil for Olympics – CBSSports.com
Brazilian soccer legend Rivaldo has warned tourists, advising them to skip the Rio 2016 Olympics due to concerns of violence, according to the Associated Press. The former Barcelona star, who won the 2002 World Cup with Brazil, fears for tourists after a 17-year-old woman was killed on Saturday in Rio in a shootout. On Instagram, according to the AP, Rivaldo wrote, “Things are getting uglier here every day. I advise…
Strongman Vladimir Putin falls during ice hockey game in Russia’s Sochi – Telegraph.co.uk
Earlier in the day, Mr Putin said Russia’s new weapons have proven their worth in Syria, helping turn the tide of the civil war which has killed hundreds of thousands and left millions forced to flee the country. Speaking at a meeting with military officials, Mr Putin said that Russian warplanes have flown more than 10,000 combat missions since the air campaign began on September 30. He said they struck more than 30,000…
A Cameroonian soccer player’s death in Romania is blamed on expired equipment and drugs – Quartz
A soccer league game in Romania’s top division on Friday (May 6) took a tragic turn after Patrick Ekeng, a 26-year-old Cameroonian player, collapsed after seven minutes in the game as a substitute for his club, Dinamo Bucharest. Ekeng’s collapse, which happened without contact with any other player, prompted treatment on the pitch, and when it became clear he required more medical attention, he was wheeled into an ambulance to…
Washington-Lee midfielder Lucas Mendes stunned by Gatorade National Boys’ Soccer Player of the Year honor – Washington Post
Washington-Lee senior Lucas Mendes was all smiles Tuesday, and for good reason. (Nick Eilerson / The Washington Post) Lucas Mendes came into his first high school soccer season with supreme expectations. The D.C. United Academy midfielder wanted to help Washington-Lee lift its first state title trophy, a prize that painfully eluded the Generals in the 6A championship two years ago against T.C. Williams. The state tournament is still a month…
Baseball Suspends the Royals’ Raul Mondesi for 50 Games – New York Times
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