Disgraced Suarez goes home, Brazil feel pressure
BRASILIA (Reuters) – The furor over Luis Suarez’s heavy ban for biting filled the void of the first game-free day at the World Cup in Brazil on Friday, with his Italian victim Giorgio Chiellini leading the criticism of the Uruguayan’s record punishment…
Li toppled and Djokovic tumbles on Wimbledon’s grass
LONDON (Reuters) – Wimbledon’s grass claimed its most notable victim so far when the women’s world number two Li Na exited the tournament on Friday and the lush lawns almost did for top men’s seed Novak Djokovic, who took an agonizing tumble.
Berdych falls in late-night thriller
LONDON (Reuters) – It was so late and so dark at Wimbledon that even Hawkeye went to sleep. It was just too bad a grumpy Tomas Berdych could not find a way to escape the nightmare scenario as he slumped to a 7-6(5) 6-4 7-6(6) third round defeat by Mari…
Australia’s Goss shares four-way lead at Congressional
(Reuters) – Australian Oliver Goss surged into a four-way tie for the lead as Tiger Woods missed the cut after the second round of the Quicken Loans National in Maryland on Friday.
Canada’s Ekblad taken as top pick of NHL Draft by Panthers
(Reuters) – Aaron Ekblad from the Ontario Hockey League’s Barrie Colts was taken with the number one pick of the 2014 NHL Draft by the Florida Panthers at Philadelphia’s Wells Fargo Center on Friday.
Langer charges two ahead at Senior Players Championship
(Reuters) – Bernhard Langer, making the most of low-scoring conditions, eagled the par-four seventh on the way to a six-under-par 64 to take control of the Senior Players Championship in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on Friday.
FIFA defends Suarez biting ban that many call excessive
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – FIFA defended the harsh punishment it handed down to Uruguay striker Luis Suarez for biting an opponent during the World Cup, despite complaints on Friday from his coach, politicians and even the man he bit that the record pe…
Speculation swirls around Fernandes’ Caterham team
(Reuters) – Caterham owner Tony Fernandes triggered speculation about the future of his tail-end Formula One outfit on Friday after declaring “F1 hasn’t worked” on Twitter before closing his account.
Disgraced Suarez goes home, Brazil feel pressure
BRASILIA (Reuters) – The furor over Luis Suarez’s heavy ban for biting filled the void of the first game-free day at the World Cup in Brazil on Friday, with his Italian victim Giorgio Chiellini leading the criticism of the Uruguayan’s record punishment…
Rusty but encouraged Woods misses Congressional cut
(Reuters) – A rusty Tiger Woods made an early exit from the Quicken Loans National in Bethesda, Maryland on Friday when he missed the cut in his first tournament in three months, but expressed optimism over his game’s progress.
