Russian athletics federation urges dopers to return Olympic medals
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s athletics federation on Thursday urged athletes who were disqualified from the Beijing and London Olympics for doping to return their medals to the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
Djokovic trounces Pavlasek in punishing heat
LONDON (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic raced into the Wimbledon third round on Thursday, but has yet to be given a real workout.
Konta can be world number one, says former champ Davenport
LONDON (Reuters) – Former Wimbledon champion Lindsay Davenport believes Britain’s Johanna Konta can go on to become the world’s number one player, saying it was “hard not to see success” for the seventh-ranked player.
Tennis: Dimitrov underlines potential with emphatic Baghdatis win
LONDON (Reuters) – Nine years to the day after lifting the boys title at Wimbledon, Grigor Dimitrov moved effortlessly into the third round of the main draw amid signs that he could be ready to realise his enormous potential.
Motor racing: Ocon needs to change his attitude, says Perez
SPIELBERG, Austria (Reuters) – French Formula One rookie Esteban Ocon needs to change his attitude and understand what racing is about, Force India team mate Sergio Perez said on Thursday as tension between the two showed no sign of easing.
‘Bad Boys’ Tomic and Medvedev receive Wimbledon fines
LONDON (Reuters) – Australian Bernard Tomic has been fined $15,000 after post-match comments saying he had been “bored” during his first round exit from Wimbledon and had faked injury.
Ferrer through as Darcis becomes Wimbledon’s eighth injury withdrawal
LONDON (Reuters) – Spain’s David Ferrer was on court only briefly on Thursday as Wimbledon second round opponent Steve Darcis retired injured.
Rutherford out of Anniversary Games with ankle injury
(Reuters) – Defending world long jump champion Greg Rutherford has been ruled out of the Anniversary Games in London on July 9 with an ankle ligament injury but hopes to recover in time for the World Championships in August, the 30-year-old has said.
Tennis: Not extinct, but odds stacked against serve and volleyers
LONDON (Reuters) – Dustin Brown’s audacious attempt to unseat defending Wimbledon champion Andy Murray with a show-boating brand of serve and volley tennis was always likely to end in failure. And it did.
Pliskova leads Czech Wimbledon challenge after Kvitova exit
LONDON (Reuters) – The Czech challenge for the Wimbledon women’s title may have lost Petra Kvitova but third-seed and bookmaker’s favorite Karolina Pliskova will continue her bid on Thursday.
