■ TENNIS
Murray out of Wimbledon
Eighth-seeded Andy Murray pulled out of Wimbledon with a right wrist injury on Sunday, dealing a blow to British fans who considered him their best chance for a strong showing from a local player. "The doctor has advised me not to play and that I probably need about 10 days to be ready. Unfortunately, I don't think it is going to rain for the next 10 days," Murray said. "I love playing Wimbledon because of the great support I get from the British public and that is what I will miss the most."
■ ATHLETICS
Campbell wins 200m title
Olympic champion Veronica Campbell won the 200m at the Jamaican athletics championships in a season-best 22.39 seconds on Sunday. The result followed her world-leading 10.89 seconds in the 100m. "I am happy with the end result, because I came up against very good competitors," said Campbell, who trailed Kerron Stewart into the final 30m. In the men's race, Uain Bolt's 19.75 seconds broke the 36-year-old Jamaican record of 19.86 held by 1976 Olympic champion Donald Quarrie. "I promised Donald Quarrie that I would break the record and I am very happy I did it," Bolt said.
■ SOCCER
Henry arrives at Barcelona
Thierry Henry arrived at FC Barcelona on Sunday, one day ahead of the former Arsenal striker's introduction as the Catalan club's first major summer signing. Henry was still to agree to personal terms on a four-year deal with Barcelona after it agreed to pay Arsenal ?16 million (US$32 million) for the 29-year-old France striker. "All that remains are to smooth out some details of the operation between the three parties involved in the agreement; that is Arsenal, Barcelona and Thierry Henry," Barcelona said on its Web site. Henry said he was "honored" to join Barcelona and called his arrival "emotional." He was due to undergo a medical yesterday before being presented to the public at Camp Nou. Henry leaves the English Premier League club as Arsenal's most prolific scorer, with 226 goals in 364 appearances. Henry helped the north London team to two Premier League titles, three FA Cups and last year's Champions League final, where they lost to Barcelona.
■ TRIATHLON
Police probe teen's death
Singapore police said yesterday they are investigating the sudden death of a teenager who collapsed and died after crossing the finishing line in a triathlon race. Thaddeus Cheong, a 17-year-old student at Raffles Junior College, passed out and was foaming at the mouth after completing a grueling two hours and nine minutes of swimming, cycling and running on Sunday, the Straits Times newspaper said. A police spokesman said Cheong was taken to a hospital but doctors failed to resuscitate him and pronounced him dead an hour later. "Police have classified it as a case of unnatural death. Investigations are ongoing," the spokesman said. Cheong's family, team mates and friends were shocked by his sudden death, the newspaper said. He was a "very, very good boy" and "every mother's dream," his mother Angeline Cheong told the daily. Cheong was among 11 participants in the race, a trial to pick two men and two women triathletes to represent Singapore in the year-end Southeast Asia Games. The newspaper said the teen came in third.
Four-time NBA all-star DeMarcus Cousins arrived in Taiwan with his family early yesterday to finish his renewed contract with the Taiwan Beer Leopards in the T1 League. Cousins initially played a four-game contract with the Leopards in January. On March 18, the Taoyuan-based team announced that Cousins had renewed his contract. “Hi what’s up Leopard fans, I’m back. I’m excited to be back and can’t wait to join the team,” Cousins said in a video posted on the Leopard’s Facebook page. “Most of all, can’t wait to see you guys, the fans, next weekend. So make sure you come out and support the Beer
Revelations of positive doping tests for nearly two dozen Chinese swimmers that went unpunished sparked an intense flurry of accusations and legal threats between the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and the head of the US drug-fighting organization, who has long been one of WADA’s fiercest critics. WADA on Saturday said it was turning to legal counsel to address a statement released by US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) CEO Travis Tygart, who said WADA and anti-doping authorities in China swept positive tests “under the carpet by failing to fairly and evenly follow the global rules that apply to everyone else in the world.” The
Taiwanese judoka Yang Yung-wei on Saturday won silver in the men’s under-60kg category at the Asian Judo Championships in Hong Kong. Nicknamed the “judo heartthrob” in Taiwan, the Olympic silver-medalist missed out on his first Asian Championships gold when he lost to Japanese judoka Taiki Nakamura in the finals. Yang defeated three opponents on Saturday to reach the final after receiving a bye through the round of 32. He first topped Laotian Soukphaxay Sithisane in the round of 16 with two seoi nage (over-the-shoulder throws), then ousted Indian Vijay Kumar Yadav in the quarter-finals with his signature ude hishigi sankaku gatame (triangular armlock). He
Rafael Nadal on Wednesday said the upcoming French Open would be the moment to “give everything and die” on the court after his comeback from injury in Barcelona was curtailed by Alex de Minaur. The 22-time Grand Slam title winner, back playing this week after three months on the sidelines, battled well, but eventually crumbled 7-5, 6-1 against the world No. 11 from Australia in the second round. Nadal, 37, who missed virtually all of last season, is hoping to compete at the French Open next month where he is the record 14-time champion. The Spaniard said the clash with De Minaur was