UK Anti-Doping said world heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury, who holds the WBO and WBA belts, was provisionally suspended in June after the British fighter tested positive for a banned substance. But UKAD said in a statement Wednesday that Fury and his cousin Hughie, a heavyweight boxer who was also suspended, had their suspensions lifted “pending full determination of the charges.’’ The boxers were charged on June 24 over the ‘‘presence of a prohibited substance,’’ UKAD said, and mandatory provisional suspensions were imposed. UK anti-doping rules allow athletes to challenge a provisional suspension and the National Anti-Doping Panel lifted the bans. A hearing of the charges will be heard ‘‘in due course,’’ UKAD said. Fury, 27, undefeated in 25 professional fights, beat Wladimir Klitschko in November to end the Ukrainian fighter’s near-decade-long reign as champion. A rematch scheduled for July 9 in Manchester, England, was postponed because of an ankle injury to Fury, who announced the postponement the day he was charged by UKAD.
BaseballMets’ Duda out for year
New York Mets first baseman Lucas Duda likely will not play again this season because of a recurrence of back pain. Duda, 30, sidelined since May 20 because of a stress fracture in his lower back, was originally projected to be out of the lineup 4-6 weeks. He had been taking ground balls and hitting off a tee at the team’s spring training complex in Port St. Lucie, Fla., when he felt renewed pain late last week. He traveled to Marina del Rey, Calif., where he was examined Tuesday by Dr. Robert Watkins.James Loney, acquired from San Diego on May 28, has taken over as the Mets’ first baseman . . . The Houston Astros placed pitcher Lance McCullers on the 15-day DL because of a mild sprain in his right elbow after being pulled Tuesday night with two outs in the fifth inning of a 2-1 loss to Toronto . . . The Philadelphia Phillies placed righthander Aaron Nola on the 15-day DL with an elbow strain . . . Yankees lefthander Jacob Lindgren will have Tommy John surgery Friday, an injury that likely will sideline him until the 2018 season. Lindgren, 23, was a second-round draft pick in 2014 and made his major league debut on May 25 of last year . . . Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw, sidelined since late June with a herniated disk in his back, was moved to the 60-day DL, meaning the three-time Cy Young winner won’t be able to return until Aug. 27 at the earliest.Colleges
Sandusky to testify?
Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, 72, who is serving a 30-60-year sentence after his 2012 conviction on multiple child sex abuse charges, could take the stand during his appeal hearing. According to a Pennsylvania TV report, Judge John Cleland ruled Tuesday that Sandusky, who didn’t take the stand during his trial, may testify if prosecutors agree and are allowed enough time to prepare . . . The University of Tennessee’s women’s basketball team suffered two major hits to its projected backcourt when Andraya Carter bypassed her final year of eligibility to recover from injuries and Te’A Cooper suffered a left knee injury that will sideline her for the 2016-17 season.Miscellany
Cavs re-sign F Jones
The NBA champion Cleveland Cavaliers re-signed swingman James Jones to return for a third season with the team. Jones, a 13-year veteran who has been teammates with LeBron James for the past six seasons, played in12 games during the Cavs’ title run. . . The New York Rangers hired Keith McCambridge 42, to be an assistant coach of the AHL Hartford Whalers . . . The Philadelphia Union signed midfielder Alejandro Bedoya, 29, a regular starter on the US national team who played at the 2014 World Cup, from France’s Nantes . . . The UMass Athletics Hall of Fame will induct five new members on Sept. 30. The Class of 2016 includes Jim McAleavey (men’s lacrosse, 1988-91), Ken O’Brien ’63 (head men’s cross country and track and field coach, 1968-present), Patty Shea (field hockey, 1980-83; women’s lacrosse, 1981, 1984), Kelly Liljeblad-Shedleur (women’s cross country and track and field, 1990-95) and Wendy Wilbur (rowing, 1994-97) . . . Suffolk Downs will host the second of three live racing and food truck festivals with the $75,000 Drumtop Stakes highlighting Saturday’s 10-race card.
