Mercer Raceway Park

Mercer Raceway Park

Mercer, PA

Mercer Raceway Park will be the site of the Jack Frost 150 Enduro and the Snowflake 25 on Jan. 5, rain or shine.

The event attracts a mix of amateur and veteran drivers.

Entry forms can be obtained on the website, www.mercerracewaypark.com or by calling 724-662-1310.

Reporting prep results

The Vindicator encourages coaches and statisticians to report winter prep results by email (sports@vindy.com) or fax (330-747-6712).

Phone calls (330-747-1478) are also acceptable but emails and faxes are strongly preferred.

Doctor denies doping role at Rabobank

AMSTERDAM

A Dutch newspaper claims that a team doctor with the former Rabobank cycling team played a central role in doping by its riders.

The Belgian doctor, Geert Leinders, denies any involvement. The report in the NRC Handelsblad is based on statements by American rider Levi Leipheimer — a Rabo cyclist from 2002-04 — given as part of his testimony to the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency during its Lance Armstrong investigation.

Although that testimony has already been published, NRC said in a story published Saturday it gained access to a version that identifies Leinders, whose identity had previously been withheld.

Zvonareva withdraws from Australian Open

MELBOURNE, Australia

Vera Zvonareva has withdrawn from the Australian Open in January with a right shoulder injury.

The two-time Grand Slam runner-up made the announcement on her Facebook page, saying “I will not be able to go to Australia this year ... my body is not 100 percent recovered.”

The Russian also missed the U.S. Open this year because of a viral illness and the French Open with the same shoulder injury.

Ranked as high as No. 2 but now 49th, Zvonareva lost the 2010 Wimbledon final to Serena Williams and that year’s U.S. Open final to Kim Clijsters.

Avramovic confirms departure as coach

SINGAPORE

Singapore soccer coach Radojko Avramovic has confirmed he will step down when his contract expires at the end of the year.

Avramovic told reporters that he would be leaving his position after the AFF Suzuki Cup final. Singapore beat Thailand 3-1 in the first leg of the final this week.

The 63-year-old Serbian took over as Singapore coach in 2003 and led the Lions to consecutive AFF titles in 2004 and 2007.

Tomasz Adamek outpoints Cunningham

BETHLEHEM, Pa.

Tomasz Adamek outpointed Steve Cunningham in a split decision Saturday in their IBF heavyweight title eliminator at the Sands Bethlehem Events Center.

Adamek (48-2) received winning scores of 115-112 from judge Debra Barnes and 116-112 from Dave Greer, while Tom Miller scored it 115-113 for Cunningham (25-5).

The fight was a rematch of a 2008 cruiserweight bout that Adamek also won. Cunningham got up from knockdowns three times in the first fight. But that time, Adamek weighed 198 to Cunningham’s 197.

World slalom champ Schild out for season

INNSBRUCK, Austria

World Cup slalom champion Marlies Schild of Austria has had surgery on her right knee and won’t defend her title on home soil in February.

The Austrian ski federation says Schild will be out three months after having a torn collateral ligament repaired at a hospital in Innsbruck. Schild was hurt during training at the World Cup slalom in Are, Sweden.

The world championships are scheduled for Feb. 5-17 in Schladming. Schild also missed the world championships in 2009 in Val d’Isere, France, because of an injury, but came back to win the world title in 2011 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.

Vindicator staff/wire reports