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Jamaica’s Campbell-Brown escapes ban for positive dope test

YoopyaOct 3, 2013April 7, 20240

(Reuters) – Jamaica’s twice 200 metres Olympic champion Veronica Campbell-Brown has escaped with a public warning by the Jamaica Athletics Administration Association for her use

Azarenka undone by double faults and Petkovic

YoopyaSep 30, 2013March 31, 20240

(Reuters) – A deluge of double faults coupled with bad time management left Victoria Azarenka cursing her luck as she floundered in the first round

Kvitova downs Kerber to take Tokyo title

YoopyaSep 28, 2013March 31, 20240

(Reuters) – Czech Petra Kvitova overcame a second set meltdown to dispatch Angelique Kerber 6-2 0-6 6-3 in the final of the Pan Pacific Open

Berdych, Raonic reach Thailand Open final

YoopyaSep 28, 2013April 3, 20240

BANGKOK (AP) — Top-seeded Tomas Berdych needed nearly three hours to outlast Gilles Simon of France 6-7 (5), 6-2, 7-5 Saturday and reach the final

Venus advances to semis at Pan Pacific Open

YoopyaSep 26, 2013March 31, 20240

TOKYO (AP) — Venus Williams beat Canadian teenager Eugenie Bouchard 6-3, 6-7 (4), 6-3 on Thursday to advance to the Pan Pacific Open semifinals for

Purdue looking to move forward after latest loss

YoopyaSep 25, 2013March 31, 20240

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Purdue coach Darrell Hazell is trying to motivate his team with some tough love. On the one hand, he’s asking players to

Man City voted team of week in AP poll

YoopyaSep 24, 2013March 31, 20240

LONDON (AP) — Manchester City is first in this week’s Associated Press global soccer poll after beating city rival Manchester United 4-1, and Sergio Aguero’s

Back in Seoul, Johnson hopes for ‘new chance’

YoopyaSep 24, 2013March 31, 20240

(Reuters) – Cheat. Disgrace. Canada’s shame: Ben Johnson has been called all these things and more in the last 25 years. Few athletes evoke the

Usain Bolt extends sponsorship deal with Puma

YoopyaSep 24, 2013March 31, 20240

HERZOGENAURACH, Germany (AP) — Usain Bolt has renewed his endorsement contract with sportswear company Puma beyond the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Puma spokesperson

Woods and Stenson nominated for Player of Year award

YoopyaSep 23, 2013April 7, 20240

(Reuters) – Tiger Woods, Adam Scott and Henrik Stenson are among the five nominees for the PGA Tour’s Player of the Year, the tour said on