MUNICH—Greenpeace has apologized and Munich police are investigating after a protester parachuted into the stadium and injured two people before Germany’s game against France at the European Championship. The protester used a powered paraglider with a motor attached to his back but lost control and hit overhead camera wires attached to the stadium roof, careening…
US Runner Shelby Houlihan Gets Four-Year Doping Ban Days Before Olympic Trials; She Blames Pork Burrito
By Dennis Young From New York Daily News Shelby Houlihan, the American record holder at 1,500 and 5,000 meters, hadn’t raced since December of last year. With the Olympic Trials less than a week away, it was a mystifying absence. Monday night, she explained it: She had been fighting a suspension for a positive steroid…
Footballer Christian Eriksen Sends Public Thank You Message From Hospital
COPENHAGEN—Christian Eriksen sent his first public message from the hospital on Tuesday, thanking supporters for their “sweet and amazing” well-wishes after his collapse at the European Championship. Eriksen remains in the hospital after suffering cardiac arrest during Denmark’s game against Finland on Saturday, when he had to be resuscitated with a defibrillator on the field….
Lochte Fails to Advance in 200 Free Prelims at US Trials
OMAHA, Neb.—Olympic champion Ryan Lochte failed to advance from the preliminaries of the 200-meter freestyle on Monday, his first event of the U.S. Olympic swimming trials. The 36-year-old Lochte, attempting to make his fifth Olympic team, posted a time of 1 minute, 49.23 seconds—only good enough for 25th place overall. The top 16 advanced to…
Eriksen’s Teammates to ‘Play for Christian’ at Euro 2020
June 14, 2021
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COPENHAGEN—Christian Eriksen had a simple message for his Denmark teammates when he spoke to them from the hospital for the first time following his collapse at the European Championship. “He told us to look forward, and to look forward to the game on Thursday,” Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg said Monday. “That meant a lot. … It gave…
French Open Defends ‘Pragmatic’ Stance in Osaka Dealings
PARIS—French Open organizers defended their “pragmatic” approach in their dealings with four-time major champion Naomi Osaka during the tournament, saying Sunday they tried to engage with her several times before she decided to withdraw because she needed a mental health break. “We did it the right way,” French tennis federation president Gilles Moretton said at…
Doctor: Eriksen ‘Was Gone’ Before Being Resuscitated
COPENHAGEN—Denmark’s team doctor said Sunday that Christian Eriksen’s heart stopped and that “he was gone” before being resuscitated with a defibrillator at the European Championship. Eriksen collapsed during Denmark’s opening Euro 2020 group game against Finland on Saturday and was given lengthy medical treatment before regaining consciousness. “He was gone. And we did cardiac resuscitation….
Australian Swimmer Breaks 100-Meter Backstroke World Record
ADELAIDE, Australia—Swimmer Kaylee McKeown says the death of her father 10 months ago inspired her to break the 100-meter backstroke world record on Sunday at the Australian Olympic trials. The 19-year-old McKeown had a time of 57.45 seconds at the South Australian Aquatic Centre to improve on the previous mark of 57.57 set by American…
Barbora Krejcikova Wins 1st Grand Slam Title at French Open
PARIS—Thinking of her late coach the whole time, Barbora Krejcikova went from unseeded to Grand Slam champion at the French Open. Putting aside a shaky set, Krejcikova won just her fifth major tournament as a singles player by beating 31st-seeded Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6–1, 2–6, 6–4 in the final at Roland Garros on Saturday. When it…
Former Michigan State Star to Remain in Jail in Murder Case
DETROIT—A former Michigan State University basketball star was ordered to remain in jail during his first court appearance on murder and other charges in Detroit. Defense attorney Andrew Abood asked for a bond, saying Keith Appling had always appeared in court in previous cases. But a magistrate denied bond Thursday, noting the first-degree murder charge….
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