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Ron Hunt, the hard-nosed second baseman who became the first New York Mets player to start in an All-Star Game, has died at age 85. Hunt, who set a Modern Era record with 50 hit-by-pitches in the 1971...

EAST HANOVER, New Jersey, July 18 (Reuters) - Spain's final training session before Sunday's World Cup final against Argentina has been cancelled due to thunderstorms, organisers FIFA said on Saturday...

By Martyn Herman SOUTHPORT, England, July 18 (Reuters) - Bryson DeChambeau's two-stroke penalty imposed after his second round at the British Open on Friday was a "clear-cut decision", according to R&...

July 18 (Reuters) - FIFA's Social Media Protection Service (SMPS), which aims to protect players, teams and officials from online threats and abuse, has detected more than 7 million potentially harmfu...

SOUTHPORT, England, July 18 (Reuters) - New Zealand's Ryan Fox carded the third 62 in little more than 24 hours at the British Open to hit the top of the leaderboard at a sunny Royal Birkdale on Satur...

By Amy Tennery NEW YORK, July 18 (Reuters) - Sunday's final caps a World Cup where fans were willing to shell out more than ever for a seat at the quadrennial showpiece, as ticket buyers confounded ev...

By Natalia Siniawski July 18 (Reuters) - For some fans following this World Cup, the calculation has been simple: support whoever is playing against Argentina. Across the tournament, that has meant we...

Willy Adames hit a grand slam and Landen Roupp pitched seven innings of two-hit ball as the San Francisco Giants returned from the All-Star break with a 7-0 victory against the host Seattle Mariners i...

By Martyn Herman SOUTHPORT, England, July 17 (Reuters) - Australia's Lucas Herbert came within a five-foot putt of becoming the first golfer to shoot 61 in a men's major on Friday as he took a two-sho...

Bryson DeChambeau was handed a two-stroke penalty following his second round at the Open Championship on Friday in Southport, England, after R&A rules officials determined he had taken actions to impr...