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Briefs
Germany's Olympic appeal denied
By wire services
Published September 6, 2005
LAUSANNE, Switzerland - The Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld a Jan.6 decision by the International Equestrian Federation that found Germany's Ludger Beerbaum and his horse, Goldfever 3 , guilty of a doping offense at the Athens Olympics.
The international federation stripped Germany of the title, giving the gold to the United States.
The court, the highest for world sports, said Beerbaum made a mistake by administering a medication with a prohibited substance. The court added it makes no difference whether "the ingestion of that substance was intentional or negligent and irrespective of the effect of that substance on the performance."
The federation acknowledged it was a legitimate medical treatment and Goldfever received no competitive advantage.
BASKETBALL
Ex-announcer faces trial
The trial of ex-Magic announcer Jack "Goose" Givens , facing three counts of sexual battery and one count of lewd or lascivious molestation, is expected start today in Orlando. A 14-year-old girl he was working with Givens to improve her basketball skills accused him of attacking her twice in a pool and twice in her bedroom in June 2004. The Magic did not renew his contract this summer.
HORSES
Sun King wins Penn Derby
Sun King beat Southern Africa by 41/2 lengths in the Pennsylvania Derby in Bensalem. The Nick Zito horse, first at the Tampa Bay Derby and fourth at the Preakness, covered 11/8 miles in 1:49.43.
MORE HORSES: Willow O Wisp beat Tedo by a length in the Del Mar Derby, running 11/8 miles in a track-record 1:45.85. ... Teller Cartel , a 17-1 shot, got a clean break on a muddy track in Ruidoso Downs, N.M., to win the All American Futurity, the most prestigious quarter-horse event, and $1-million. It finished the 440-yard race in 21.5 seconds.
SOCCER
FIFA disallows result
FIFA ruled Game 1 of a two-game World Cup qualifying series between host Uzbekistan and Bahrain replayed. The referee disallowed a Uzbekistan goal scored on a penalty kick because its player prematurely entered the penalty area. Rules call for a rekick, but Bahrain, which trailed 1-0 at the time and lost 1-0, got a free kick.
COSTA RICA: FIFA suspended coach Alexandre Guimaraes for Wednesday's qualifier against Trinidad and Tobago. He was ejected from Saturday's 3-1 victory at Panama.
ET CETERA
BASEBALL: Rob Johnson hit a two-run homer in the eighth to lead the United States over Australia 6-4 at the World Cup in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
COLLEGE SOCCER: Ebony Robinson and Jenny Mulvihill scored in host USF's 2-0 women's win over Stetson, coach T. Logan Fleck 's 100th win. ... Two days after scoring six goals in a 9-1 win, Asmir Pervan scored three in host Saint Leo's 4-1 men's win over Warner Southern.
CYCLING: Spain's Francisco Mancebo won Stage 10 of the Spanish Vuelta and Russia's Denis Menchov kept the overall lead inD'Ordino-Arcalis, Andorra. Mancebo finished the 128 miles in 5:33:49 with Menchov third.
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