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The winners of the fifth round of the National Sprint pose for a picture at Losail International Circuit in Doha. In the 3S Class, Mark James Holdroyd clocked the fastest lap time of 1.23.9 seconds. Canada’s Peter de Vido, who is in 1M Class, came second fastest with a time of 1.24.1 seconds. Lebanon’s Nadim Ziade registered the third fastest time with 1.25.5. Czech Republic’s Pavel Nedobity is leading the points standings with 75 points, three ahead of de Vido.
MIAMI: Jonathan Martin, the Miami player whose allegations of bullying prompted an NFL probe, won’t play again this season.
The Dolphins placed Martin on the reserve/non-football illness list yesterday, ending the offensive tackle’s season.
Safety DJ Campbell was promoted from the practice squad to fill his roster spot.
Martin abruptly left the team in October, saying he had been bullied by team-mates, charges that sparked a league probe of Miami’s locker room.
The Dolphins’ move comes after reports this week that Miami guard Richie Incognito, the team-mate alleged to have bullied Martin, agreed to an extended suspension by the team.
Incognito had argued that NFL rules didn’t allow the team to suspend him indefinitely.
But under a deal reported by NFL.com, the player agreed that he would stay away from the team until the league’s special investigator Ted Wells concludes his inquiry into the club’s workplace conduct.
Incognito will be paid for all but two games during his suspension, which began on
November 3.
Incognito, 30, has denied bullying Martin but said he may have been too hard on his team-mate and regrets using racist language.
Meanwhile, Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Percy Harvin is doubtful for tonight’s game against the New Orleans Saints due to a sore hip.
Harvin missed the first 10 games of the season after having hip surgery in the summer. He made his Seahawks debut November 17 against the Minnesota Vikings, catching one pass for 17 yards and returning a kickoff 58 yards against his former team.
Even though the Seahawks had an extra week off for their bye, Harvin apparently was unable to recover. Coach Pete Carroll said yesterday that Harvin most likely will miss their next game because of lingering soreness.
“If anything at all is not right we’re not going with him,” Carroll said. “We’re going to make sure he’s 100 percent before we go.”
Elsewhere, the Denver Broncos ruled out defensive end Derek Wolfe from playing at the Kansas City Chiefs after he apparently suffered a seizure on Friday.
Wolfe became ill on the team bus headed to Denver International Airport and was sent to a hospital.
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