Manchester City set the early pace, but Chelsea could provide Premier League value With a 2-1 win at near neighbors Manchester United last weekend, Manchester City sent out an early marker of their intentions to the rest of their Premier League title rivals this season. The best Premier League odds for a Manchester City title win are now -110 (10/11 in UK fractional odds). There's an … [Read more...]

Sports court confirms Russia ban from Rio Paralympics (Yahoo Sports) Russia is banned from the Paralympic Games as punishment for a state-backed doping program, after losing an appeal at sport's highest court. The Court of Arbitration for Sport announced its urgent verdict Tuesday to dismiss the Russian Paralympic Committee's appeal against exclusion from the Sept. 7-18 games in Rio de … [Read more...]

Russia says CAS decision on paralympic team raises serious questions about human rights (Reuters) MOSCOW, Aug 23 (Reuters) - A decision by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to uphold a ban on Russia's participation in next month's Rio Paralympics raises serious questions from the point of view of human rights, RIA news agency cited the Russian Foreign Ministry as saying on Tuesday. … [Read more...]

Russia says unlawful political decision behind ban on its Paralympic team: TASS (Reuters) MOSCOW (Reuters) - The decision by Court of Arbitration for Sport to uphold a ban on Russia's participation in next month's Rio Paralympics is unlawful and politically motivated, TASS news agency cited Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko as saying on Monday. Russia has lost its appeal against its ban … [Read more...]

Cycling-Road-Vuelta a Espana classification after stage 3 (Reuters) Aug 22 (Gracenote) - Classification from Vuelta a Espana after Stage 3 on Monday 1. Ruben Fernandez (Spain / Movistar) 9:16:07" 2. Alejandro Valverde (Spain / Movistar) +7" 3. Chris Froome (Britain / Team Sky) +11" 4. Esteban Chaves (Colombia / Orica) +17" 5. Nairo Quintana (Colombia / Movistar) 6. Samuel Sanchez (Spain / … [Read more...]

Speedo USA, 3 other sponsors drop Lochte after Rio incident (Yahoo Sports) Less than 24 hours after the close of the Rio Olympics, Ryan Lochte took a major financial hit Monday for a drunken incident he initially tried to pass off as an armed robbery. In quick succession, four sponsors announced they were dumping the swimmer, who has since apologized and conceded that he embellished what … [Read more...]

Cycling-Road-Vuelta a Espana team classification after stage 3 (Reuters) Aug 22 (Gracenote) - Team Classification Vuelta a Espana after Stage 3 on Monday 1. Movistar (Spain) 26:47:41" 2. Team Sky (Britain) +1:15" 3. Etixx - Quick-Step (Belgium) +2:30" 4. BMC Racing (United States) +2:36" 5. AG2R (France) +4:16" 6. Cofidis (France) +4:24" 7. Trek (United States) +4:25" 8. Katusha (Russia) … [Read more...]

Geniez wins 3rd Vuelta stage, Fernandez takes over lead (The Associated Press) Alexandre Geniez of France held off an attack by the title favorites on a brutal final climb to win the third stage of the Spanish Vuelta on Monday. Geniez completed the hilly 176.4-kilometer (109.6-mile) ride along the Atlantic coast finishing at the Mirador de Ezaro summit in 4 hours, 28 minutes, 36 seconds. … [Read more...]

Speedo USA, Ralph Lauren drop Lochte after Rio incident (Yahoo Sports) Ryan Lochte has lost two majors sponsors after Speedo USA and Ralph Lauren announced they are dumping the swimmer over a drunken incident during the Rio Olympics that he initially described as an armed robbery. Ralph Lauren says its sponsorship of Lochte was specifically in support of the Rio Olympics and the contract … [Read more...]

European Ryder Cup team has its nine automatic qualifiers Darren Clarke now has his nine automatic qualifiers for the Ryder Cup. (Getty Images) Nine of the 12 players who will represent Europe in the Ryder Cup at Hazeltine National have been decided — and a week ahead of the cutoff. Matt Fitzpatrick and Andy Sullivan locked up spots the two final automatic qualifying spots for the European … [Read more...]