Cooper excused from team activities to undergo counseling
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Philadelphia wide receiver Riley Cooper has been excused from training with his team to undergo counseling for making a racially insensitive comment, the Eagles announced on Friday.
Russia’s Efimova wins 200 meters breaststroke gold
BARCELONA (Reuters) – Russia’s Yuliya Efimova overhauled favorite Rikke Pedersen of Denmark to win gold in the women’s 200 meters breaststroke at the world championships in Barcelona on Friday.
Ailing Federer pulls out of Montreal Masters
(Reuters) – Former world number one Roger Federer has pulled out of next week’s Montreal Masters, organizers said on Friday.
Lochte wins third 200 meters backstroke gold
BARCELONA (Reuters) – American Ryan Lochte won the third 200 meters backstroke gold of his career at the world championships in Barcelona on Friday.
Australia’s Campbell wins 100 meters freestyle gold
BARCELONA (Reuters) – Cate Campbell of Australia won gold in the women’s 100 meters freestyle at the world championships in Barcelona on Friday.
‘Best season of my life’, Manassero says of 2013
AKRON, Ohio (Reuters) – Italian golf sensation Matteo Manassero may have missed the cut in the first three majors of this season but the 20-year-old rates his 2013 campaign overall as the best of his burgeoning career.
The secret behind athlete David Rudisha’s speed
ITEN, Kenya (Reuters) – Kenyan athletes are in danger of hitting the wall unless traditional training methods are replaced with more modern thinking, according to the coach of Olympic 800 meters champion David Rudisha.
Briton Crutchlow to join Ducati
(Reuters) – British rider Cal Crutchlow will ride for Ducati for the next two seasons after reaching an agreement with the Italian MotoGP outfit.
Franklin on cruise control before bid for fifth gold
BARCELONA (Reuters) – American teenager Missy Franklin eased through her 200 meters backstroke heat only a few hours before her bid for a fifth gold of the week in the 100 freestyle at the world championships in Barcelona on Friday.
I still have two or three years left, says Pacquiao
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Eight-weight world champion Manny Pacquiao believes he has two or three years of fighting left before he quits the sport and still retains the hope of securing a bout with Floyd Mayweather Jr.
