Bennett pulled out of Giro by team over cortisol problem
PARIS (Reuters) – New Zealand’s George Bennett was pulled out of the Giro d’Italia by his Lotto-Jumbo team on Friday on the eve of the race’s start following a pre-race test which showed the rider to have low cortisol levels.
Jaguars’ top pick Fowler hurts knee, may be loss for season
(Reuters) – Pass rusher Dante Fowler Jr., the Jacksonville Jaguars’ top draft pick, sustained a torn ACL in the team’s first rookie minicamp practice on Friday and is expected to miss the 2015 season, the NFL team said.
Ex-NFL player Stevens, Solo’s husband, sentenced to jail for drunken driving
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Former National Football League player Jerramy Stevens, the husband of U.S. women’s soccer goalkeeper Hope Solo, was sentenced to 30 days in jail on Friday on drunken driving charges stemming from a January arrest in a Los Angel…
Force India ready to flip a coin over new F1 car
BARCELONA (Reuters) – Force India may have to flick a coin to decide whether Sergio Perez or Nico Hulkenberg is first to race their upgraded Formula One car.
Na takes lead, Woods bids to make cut
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida (Reuters) – American Kevin Na pushed his way into the lead and Tiger Woods made a clutch birdie putt on his last hole to likely make the cut midway through the second round of the Players Championship on Friday.
Brazil soccer legend Pele expected to leave hospital Saturday
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazilian soccer legend Pele is expected to be released on Saturday after undergoing prostate surgery, the hospital treating him in Sao Paulo said on Friday.
Serena’s long unbeaten run ended by Kvitova
MADRID (Reuters) – World number one Serena Williams’s 27-match unbeaten run ended with a 6-2 6-3 defeat by Petra Kvitova in the Madrid Open semi-finals on Friday.
Bulgaria goes mad for the green baize
SOFIA (Reuters) – Ten years ago there was not a single full-sized snooker table in Bulgaria and the majority of people in the Black Sea state would not have heard of the sport, let alone played it.
Weather protocol to be tested on Giro d’Italia
PARIS (Reuters) – An “extreme weather conditions protocol” will be tested for the first time during this year’s Giro d’Italia after the peloton experienced extreme conditions in recent races, the International Cycling Union (UCI) said on Friday.
Contador ready to take Giro-Tour gamble
PARIS (Reuters) – Alberto Contador, gunning for his seventh major tour title at the Giro d’Italia, embarks on Saturday on a three-week journey that could either cement his reputation as one of the best grand tour riders or signal his downfall.
