Boxing-Lack of federation hurting Indian boxing, says Kom (Reuters) By Shravanth Vijayakumar BENGALURU, June 7 (Reuters) - The lack of an effective Indian boxing federation has damaged the competitiveness of the sport and contributed to the decline of boxing in the country, women's Olympic flyweight bronze medallist M.C. Mary Kom said on Tuesday. With no athletes representing India in … [Read more...]
Two Russian female medallists from 2008 Olympics tested positive for doping – TASS cites coach (Reuters)
Two Russian female medallists from 2008 Olympics tested positive for doping - TASS cites coach (Reuters) B-samples of two Russian female weightlifting medallists from the 2008 Olympics have tested positive for banned substances, TASS news agency on Tuesday quoted the coach of one of them as saying. Marina Shainova won a silver medal at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, and Nadezhda Evstyukhina … [Read more...]
Two Russian female medalists from 2008 Olympics tested positive for doping: TASS cites coach (Reuters)
Two Russian female medalists from 2008 Olympics tested positive for doping: TASS cites coach (Reuters) B-samples of two Russian female weightlifting medalists from the 2008 Olympics have tested positive for banned substances, TASS news agency on Tuesday quoted the coach of one of them as saying. Marina Shainova won a silver medal at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, and Nadezhda Evstyukhina won … [Read more...]
Neymar facing new fraud charges – reports
Neymar facing new fraud charges - reports 9:12 AM GMT Dermot Corrigan Barcelona star Neymar is facing new charges of fraud relating to his controversial 2013 transfer from Santos, according to multiple reports in Spain. The complicated deal which took the Brazil captain to the Camp Nou has been the subject of multiple court investigations in both Brazil and Spain, with the full details of the … [Read more...]
Memphis counting on Mike Norvell to maintain upswing – Today's U (blog)
Memphis counting on Mike Norvell to maintain upswing - Today's U (blog) By Tom Shanahan Posted on June 6, 2016 Up and down. Back and forth is the pendulum history of Memphis football swinging between winning and mostly losing seasons. Not even Memphis-native Cybill Shepherd, one of Hollywood’s leading actresses and beauties from the 1970s and 1980s, was able to alter … [Read more...]
Malkin, Kessel break through in Penguins’ Game 4 win vs. Sharks
Malkin, Kessel break through in Penguins' Game 4 win vs. Sharks SAN JOSE, Calif. – The way Evgeni Malkin was playing for the Pittsburgh Penguins an offensive breakthrough was just a matter of time. Malkin picked Game 4 as the one to finally get on the scoresheet, as the Penguins moved to within a game of winning the Stanley Cup after a 3-1 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Monday night. … [Read more...]
Fan-Blastic Perez powers Panama to Copa victory
Fan-Blastic Perez powers Panama to Copa victory Orlando (AFP) – Two goals from striker Blas Perez, including an 87th minute winner, gave Panama a 2-1 victory over Bolivia in Group D of the Copa America Centenario at a rainy Citrus Bowl. The 35-year-old Perez on Monday had opened the scoring in the 11th minute before Bolivia fought back after the break with Juan Arce bringing them level in the … [Read more...]
Burton, DeMasters lead Dragons' all-conference picks – The Daily Progress
Burton, DeMasters lead Dragons' all-conference picks - The Daily Progress Conference 28 girls soccer Coach of the Year: Sonny Barrickman, Brentsville Subscription Required An online service is needed to view this article in its entirety. You need an online service to view this article in its entirety. Login Choose an online service. 1 Current Mon-Sun … [Read more...]
The Facilitator mourns the loss of his friend, Muhammad Ali (The Associated Press)
The Facilitator mourns the loss of his friend, Muhammad Ali (The Associated Press) They called him ''The Facilitator'' because when it came to Muhammad Ali, Gene Kilroy got things done. For years he traveled the world with Ali, smoothing the way for the heavyweight champ and making sure he didn't have to worry about anything other than fighting. Kilroy took care of everything, from … [Read more...]
Germany seek path back to triumphant stability
Germany seek path back to triumphant stability Paris (AFP) – It is almost impossible to believe that a team with Thomas Mueller, Toni Kroos and Mesut Ozil look vulnerable but Germany will really have to live up to their reputation of raising their game for the big occasion at Euro 2016. The team that beat Brazil 7-1 as they marched to a World Cup triumph in 2014 have lost seven games since and … [Read more...]