Reigning NL batting champ banned 80 games for doping
(Reuters) – Reigning National League batting champion Dee Gordon of the Miami Marlins was suspended 80 games without pay after testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance, Major League Baseball said on Friday.
Man City’s Silva to miss Champions League semi against Real
(Reuters) – Manchester City will be without playmaker David Silva for two to three weeks, ensuring he will definitely miss Wednesday’s Champions League semi-final second leg tie at Real Madrid, manager Manuel Pellegrini said on Friday.
Hamilton fastest in Russia, Vettel stops
SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) – Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton boosted his morale with the fastest lap in Russian Grand Prix practice on Friday after Mercedes team mate Nico Rosberg set the early pace and Ferrari suffered reliability problems.
FIFA intervenes in Guinea FA to stop ‘wrangling’
ZURICH (Reuters) – Guinea’s soccer association (FGF) has become the latest to prompt intervention by soccer’s governing body FIFA after soccer in the West African nation ground to a halt.
Celtics’ Swede Jerebko finishes season strong despite loss to Atlanta
(Reuters) – The Boston Celtics may have crashed out of the playoffs after being pummeled by Atlanta on their home floor, but power forward Jonas Jerebko is not too down-hearted after finally getting a chance to show the Boston crowd what he can do as a…
One fight is enough for Hamilton
SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) – Triple world champion Lewis Hamilton has one big fight on his hands already this season and he is not spoiling for another, not even for charity and against the man with the broadest smile in Formula One.
Sirotkin looking more like the real deal
SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) – Sergey Sirotkin raised eyebrows when he first appeared on the Formula One radar in 2013 as a little-known teen with seemingly wealthy backers but the Russian racer looks more like the real deal now.
Serena Williams withdraws from Madrid Open with flu
(Reuters) – Women’s world number one Serena Williams has withdrawn from the Madrid Open because of flu, the organizers said on Friday.
Hackett says drink not drugs behind mile high meltdown
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian long distance swimming great Grant Hackett has admitted that binge drinking was behind his altercation with another passenger on a flight earlier this month and said he was seeking help to quit alcohol.
Oshie scores OT winner as Caps edge Pens
(The Sports Xchange) – It took half an overtime to settle the back-and-forth playoff series opener between the Washington Capitals and the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday.
