Dolphins’ Jordan banned four games for doping
(Reuters) – Miami Dolphins defensive end Dion Jordan, the third overall draft pick in 2013, has been suspended without pay by the NFL for the first four games of the season for taking performance-enhancing drugs, the team said on Thursday.
Gay loses out to Gatlin in comeback after drugs ban
LAUSANNE (Reuters) – Former world 100 meters champion Tyson Gay finished second behind fellow American Justin Gatlin on his return to competition after a one-year doping ban at the Lausanne Diamond League meeting on Thursday.
Strawberry is Wimbledon champ, but hold the pepper
LONDON (Reuters) – They don’t have pepper with strawberries at Wimbledon anymore, but 28 tonnes of berries covered in 20,000 pints (11,365 liters) of cream will have been eaten by the end of the men’s final on Sunday.
Bouchard and Kvitova ready to go nuts at Wimbledon
LONDON (Reuters) – It was “a weird match with a weird ending” but all Eugenie Bouchard cared about was the split-second in which she saw Simona Halep’s lunging service return spinning into the net.
Beaten Halep reflects on cruel turning point
LONDON (Reuters) – Simona Halep was left to reflect on what might have been after the cruelest of netcords sapped her spirit and turned her Wimbledon semi-final against Canadian Eugenie Bouchard upside down on Thursday.
Wolff adds female face to Friday F1 practice
SILVERSTONE England (Reuters) – Susie Wolff will accelerate out of the Silverstone pitlane on Friday to become the first woman driver in 22 years to take part in a grand prix weekend.
Local favorite Cavendish plays down yellow jersey fever
LEEDS England (Reuters) – Sprint king Mark Cavendish has warned that nothing is guaranteed in cycling after being installed as hot favorite to claim the yellow jersey after the opening stage of the Tour de France in Harrogate on Saturday.
Bolt, Fraser-Pryce named to Jamaica’s Commonwealth team
(Reuters) – Usain Bolt and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce were named to Jamaica’s 68-member team for next month’s Commonwealth Games, a source with the Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association said on Thursday.
Bouchard controls her nerves to reach Wimbledon final
LONDON (Reuters) – Powerful Canadian Eugenie Bouchard overcame match-point jitters to claim an eventful 7-6(5) 6-2 victory over Romania’s Simona Halep 7-6(5) 6-2 at Wimbledon on Thursday and reach a grand slam final for the first time.
Kobayashi expects to see out season with Caterham
SILVERSTONE England (Reuters) – Japanese Formula One driver Kamui Kobayashi expects to see out the season at Caterham despite a change of ownership at the struggling team.
