Manor’s Haryanto still sweating on F1 future
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Manor driver Rio Haryanto’s manager does not yet know if Indonesia’s first Formula One driver will be racing in the German Grand Prix next week.
Yates handed 10-second penalty on Tour de France
SAINT-GERVAIS-LES-BAINS, France (Reuters) – Briton Adam Yates was handed a 10-second penalty by the Tour de France’s race jury for a “handsling” in Friday’s 19th stage.
Rosberg on top as Hamilton crashes
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Nico Rosberg was fastest on the opening day of practice for Sunday’s Hungarian Grand Prix after Mercedes team mate and title rival Lewis Hamilton crashed out.
Turkish weightlifter stripped of Beijing medal after new doping test
ZURICH (Reuters) – Turkish weightlifter Sibel Ozkan has been stripped of the Olympic silver medal she won in Beijing in 2008 after testing positive for a banned substance in a doping test conducted eight years later, the International Olympic Committee…
Doping scandal rocks Russian sport but Putin’s ratings look safe
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Having your athletes barred from the Olympics because your government stands accused of systematically covering up doping would trigger a political firestorm in many countries, hurting the standing of the person at the top.
Golf’s Rio return jars environmentalists, players stay away
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Golf’s return to the Olympic Games next month for the first time in 112 years has been marred by the absence of the sport’s leading players and a court battle over potential environmental damage resulting from a new course in…
America’s Cup crews test British sea power on home waters
PORTSMOUTH, England (Reuters) – Jimmy Spithill bounds from one side of his America’s Cup catamaran to the other in a couple of strides, deftly dodging the edge of the huge “wing” which drives this state-of-the-art sailing craft.
Greek swimmer gets Rio spot after FINA U-turn
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greek 100 meters butterfly champion Kristel Vourna has spoken of her “relief and joy” after an unlikely U-turn by the World Swimming Federation (FINA) following an initial blunder which means she can participate in next month’s Rio Olympics.
EU sues Austria for discriminating against foreign ski instructors
VIENNA (Reuters) – The European Commission is taking Austria to the Court of Justice of the European Union for discriminating against foreign ski instructors.
Olympic time trial favorite Dumoulin crashes out of Tour
SAINT-GERVAIS-LES-BAINS, France (Reuters) – Tom Dumoulin’s hope of winning the Olympic time trial in Rio next month suffered a major blow on Friday when the Dutchman pulled out of the Tour de France with a wrist injury.
