ROME (Reuters) - Rome's new mayor, Virginia Raggi, pulled the plug on the city's bid to host the 2024 Olympics, saying staging the summer games would bury the Italian capital under mountains of debt and tonnes of cement.

NEW YORK, Sept 21 (Reuters) - The Formula E electric series will have lower Manhattan and the Statue of Liberty as a backdrop next July after Brooklyn's Red Hook neighborhood was announced on Wednesday as the venue for two season-ending races.

(Reuters) - As world number two Dustin Johnson snaps at the metaphorical heels of top dog Jason Day of Australia, the game's leading player has identified the reasons for the American's elevation to the cusp of the global pecking order.

September 21 (Reuters) - Reuters U.S. sports schedule at 2:30 PM ET on Wednesday:

ROME (Reuters) - Rome's new mayor, Virginia Raggi, pulled the plug on the city's bid to host the 2024 Olympics, saying staging the summer games would bury the Italian capital under mountains of debt and tonnes of cement.

LONDON (Reuters) - McLaren damped down a report on Wednesday that Apple Inc had made an approach for the British Formula One team owner and supercar maker.

LONDON, Sept 21 (Reuters) - The world's biggest central banks have told regulators that banks must tighten security around their SWIFT messaging systems following the theft of $81 million from Bangladesh's central bank in February.

Sept 21 (The Sports Xchange) - Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson is planning to have surgery this week to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee that he suffered in Sunday night's win over the Green Bay Packers.

Sept 21 (Gracenote) - Classification from Eneco Tour after Stage 3 on Wednesday