Texans’ Smith suspended after helmet swinging incident
(Reuters) – Houston Texans defensive end Antonio Smith has been suspended from his team’s season opener, and also from the final two preseason games, for swinging a helmet at an opponent.
Amateurs Fitzpatrick and Ko win Mark McCormack medals
(Reuters) – England’s Matthew Fitzpatrick and New Zealander Lydia Ko have won the Mark H. McCormack Medals as the leading men’s and women’s amateur players based on the 2013 World Amateur Golf Ranking.
McLaren back away from talk of winning races
LONDON (Reuters) – Misfiring McLaren have backed away from talk of winning a race this Formula One season and say doing so will be a ‘real challenge’.
Fish pulls out of U.S. Open
(Reuters) – American Mardy Fish’s hopes of putting aside his troublesome heart condition to compete in his first grand slam tournament in 12 months ended on Wednesday after the former top-ten player was forced to pull out of next week’s U.S. Open.
Indian government backs IOC move to keep tainted officials out
MUMBAI (Reuters) – The Indian government on Wednesday backed the International Olympic Committee’s efforts in barring tainted officials from contesting the national Olympic body’s elections.
Raikkonen offers plenty to talk about
LONDON (Reuters) – Kimi Raikkonen, the least garrulous of Formula One drivers, is the man everyone is talking about ahead of Sunday’s Belgian Grand Prix at his favorite Spa-Francorchamps circuit.
Eight Chinese athletes fail tests ahead of National Games
(Reuters) – Doping violations have increased in China ahead of this year’s National Games with eight athletes testing positive in the second quarter of the year, the country’s anti-doping authorities said on Wednesday.
Australasian tour suffers under PGA Tour heat
GREENSBORO, North Carolina (Reuters) – As the heavyweight U.S. PGA Tour revamps its schedule and continues to expand internationally, it is becoming increasingly difficult for the world’s other tours to survive, let alone thrive.
No positive tests in 2013 Tour de France: UCI
LONDON (Reuters) – The 2013 Tour de France had no positive drug test results, Cycling Anti-Doping Foundation (CADF) director Francesca Rossi said at a media Open Day in Aigle, Switzerland on Tuesday.
Broncos linebacker Miller to serve six-game ban
(Reuters) – The Denver Broncos will be without linebacker Von Miller, their best defensive player, for the first six games of the season after he was suspended under the National Football League (NFL)’s substance-abuse policy.
