Giro over for Landa, Jungels takes over lead
(Reuters) – Mikel Landa’s Giro d’Italia hopes vanished when he abandoned with illness early on stage 10 on Tuesday before Italian first-year professional Giulio Ciccone powered to victory in Sestola.
Ducati confirm Dovizioso until end of 2018
(Reuters) – Italian Andrea Dovizioso will stay with Ducati for the next two MotoGP seasons with Andrea Iannone departing, the team announced on Tuesday ahead of their home grand prix at Mugello this weekend.
Team Sky’s Landa abandons Giro d’Italia
(Reuters) – Spanish rider Mikel Landa was forced to abandon the Giro d’Italia during the 10th stage after falling ill with suspected viral gastroenteritis, Team Sky said on Tuesday.
Ryder Cup captain Clarke seeks insight from Klopp
LONDON (Reuters) – Europe’s Ryder Cup captain Darren Clarke wants to pick Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp’s brains as he prepares for the biennial match against the United States in Hazeltine, Minnesota, in September.
Russian weight lifter Lovchev banned for 4 years for doping
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian world weightlifting champion Alexei Lovchev has been banned by the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) for four years after he failed a doping test.
Heavyweight champion Fury apologizes for offensive remarks
LONDON (Reuters) – World heavyweight champion Tyson Fury has apologized for offensive remarks he made in an online video last week, insisting he is ‘not a bigot or a racist’.
Varnish still hopeful of place on British Cycling team for Rio
LONDON (Reuters) – Jess Varnish, the rider at the heart of discrimination claims that have rocked British Cycling, says she is determined to win back her place in the track team for the Rio Olympics.
Park Tae-hwan’s Rio hopes boosted by local Olympic boss
SEOUL (Reuters) – The head of the Korea Olympic Committee offered a glimmer of hope to Park Tae-hwan on Tuesday as the former Olympic champion swimmer bids to force the KOC to ditch a controversial doping suspension and allow him back into the national…
No rocking the boat for New Zealand pair ahead of Rio tilt
WELLINGTON (Reuters) – After plowing up and down New Zealand’s Waikato River for thousands of hours together, London Olympic rowing champion Hamish Bond likens his partnership with Eric Murray in the men’s pair to an eight-year marriage.
Dominant Westbrook steals Curry’s thunder
(Reuters) – Russell Westbrook’s refusal to bow down to league darling Stephen Curry helped Oklahoma City to stand tall and send a strong opening message in their Western Conference finals clash.
