NEW YORK: Sandra Hunt and Nancy Lay have been promoted from assistants to referees by Major League Soccer and will officiate their first matches August, league commissioner Doug Logan said. The MLS follows the lead of the National Basketball Association as the only major North American Sports leagues for men with women as referees.

Nevada pushes back Tyson hearing

LAS VEGAS: Mike Tyson will have to wait a little longer to find out if he can resume his career any time soon after Nevada officials pushed back a hearing on the former heavyweight champion's application for reinstatement of his boxing license. With Nevada Athletic Commission member Dr. Elias Ganhem undergoing cancer treatments, the state postponed the hearing date to September 19 from the original date of September 9.

League backers meet UEFA.

LONDON: The company behind plans to setup a European Super League said it had met UEFA officials for the first time to discuss the idea yesterday.The Milan-based company media partners issued a statement following the meeting in Geneva.