IN BRIEF
LA TOUSSUIRE, France — A day after reclaiming the yellow jersey, Pennsylvania native Floyd Landis struggled through a disastrous ride Wednesday, falling all the way to 11th place and likely losing any chance to win the Tour de France.
The American began the 16th stage with a lead of 10 seconds; by the end of the day, he was more than 8 minutes behind new leader Oscar Pereiro, who relinquished the jersey to him on Tuesday.
With one final Alpine stage and a penultimate individual time trial ahead as the biggest tests, Pereiro is now favored to finish first when the three-week race ends Sunday on the Champs Élysées in Paris.
GENEVA (AP) — Zinedine Zidane faces possible sanctions for head-butting Marco Materazzi in the World Cup final.Zidane, who retired after the July 9 final, will appear before a FIFA disciplinary panel today in Zurich.The former France captain could be fined, receive a symbolic ban and be stripped of his "Golden Ball" award as the best player in the tournament.
SAN FRANCISCO — Barry Bonds' personal trainer was set to be released from prison today, his attorney said, the same day the term of the grand jury investigating the baseball star was to expire.It was unclear if Greg Anderson's expected release would have any bearing on whether indictments were handed up against Bonds. He was being investigated for possible perjury and tax evasion.Anderson was held in civil contempt and sent to federal prison earlier this month for refusing to testify to the grand jury investigating Bonds. Anderson was to be held until he agreed to testify or the term of the grand jury expired..
