Tennis: British player Evans tests positive for cocaine
LONDON (Reuters) – British player Dan Evans has been provisionally suspended after admitting on Friday that he had failed a doping test for cocaine at the Barcelona Open in April.
Federer cruises past defending champ Mayer into Halle semis
HALLE, Germany (Reuters) – Top seed Roger Federer reached the Halle Open semi-finals on Friday, beating defending champion Florian Mayer 6-3 6-4 and edging closer to a ninth title at the Wimbledon tune-up event.
Tennis: Muller scythes past Querrey at Queen’s, Cilic next
LONDON (Reuters) – Gilles Muller of Luxembourg continued scything his way through the grasscourt season when he beat former champion Sam Querrey at the Aegon Championships at Queen’s Club on Friday.
Paris turns into Olympic park as part of push to host 2024 Games
PARIS (Reuters) – A diver plunged into the Seine while the mayor of Paris took to the river in a kayak, as the French capital transformed itself on Friday into a giant Olympic park as part of its final push to win the rights to host the 2024 Games.
Cycling: Froome says was never offered triamcinolone by Team Sky
LONDON (Reuters) – Three-times Tour de France winner Chris Froome has said he was never offered or administered the powerful corticosteroid triamcinolone by Team Sky and was not aware of other riders in the British outfit taking it.
Arsenal, Chelsea clash to raise funds for London tower fire victims
(Reuters) – Proceeds from a clash between London soccer giants Arsenal and Chelsea will go to support people caught up in the Grenfell Tower fire, the Football Association said on Friday.
F1: Red Bull take top two spots in Azerbaijan practice
BAKU (Reuters) – Red Bull’s Max Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo finished first and second in the first practice ahead of Sunday’s Azerbaijan, in a scorching session that was halted with a red flag after Sergio Perez of Force India crashed into the barr…
Spain prosecutor open to lifting Messi prison sentence
MADRID (Reuters) – Soccer great Lionel Messi could have his 21-month prison sentence for tax fraud substituted for a fine after a Spanish prosecutor said on Friday it was open to dropping the jail term.
Motor racing: Sauber drivers stunned by Kaltenborn exit
BAKU (Reuters) – Sauber drivers Pascal Wehrlein and Marcus Ericsson have admitted they were shocked to learn of the sudden departure of team principal Monisha Kaltenborn, the first woman to run a Formula One outfit, earlier this week.
Prosecutors would swap prison for fine in Messi tax fraud case – press
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s state prosecutor would accept substituting a fine of 255,000 euros (224,554 pounds) for the 21-month prison sentence handed down by a Barcelona court to soccer player Lionel Messi for tax fraud, Barcelona newspaper La Vanguar…
