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Olympics-Ukraine says athletes not allowed to compete against Russians in Paris qualifiers
(Reuters) - Ukrainian athletes will not be allowed to take part in qualifying events for the 2024 Paris Olympics if they have to compete against Russians, government minister Oleh Nemchinov said. Nemc...
Mar 31, 2023
Cricket-Sri Lanka’s hopes of direct World Cup qualification end in loss to NZ
(Reuters) - New Zealand defeated Sri Lanka by six wickets in the third and final one-day international on Friday to win the series 2-0 and end the Asian side's chances of directly qualifying for this ...
Mar 31, 2023
Soccer-FIFA considering sanctions against Indonesia after U-20 host removal -official
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Soccer's world governing body FIFA is considering sanctions against Indonesia after its hosting rights for the Under-20 World Cup were removed, the country's football federation ch...
Mar 31, 2023
NHL roundup: Bruins clinch league’s best record
David Pastrnak scored 41 seconds into overtime to lift the Boston Bruins to a 2-1 win over the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday night, clinching the Presidents' Trophy and the No. 1 seed in ...
Mar 31, 2023
Olympics-IOC upgrades American Demus’s 2012 Games medal to gold
(Reuters) - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) upgraded American Lashinda Demus's 400m hurdles silver medal from the 2012 London Games to gold on Thursday, five months after Natalia Antyukh was...
Mar 31, 2023
Motor racing-‘Ludicrous’ to stage sprint race in Baku: Red Bull’s Horner
By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Holding a sprint race on a street circuit at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix is a "ludicrous" proposition which will cost Formula One teams when they "trash" their cars, ...
Mar 31, 2023
MLB roundup: Aaron Judge homers in Yankees’ opening win
Aaron Judge homered in his first at-bat, Gerrit Cole struck out 11 in six sharp innings and the host New York Yankees beat the San Francisco Giants 5-0 on the Thursday in the season opener for both te...
Mar 31, 2023
Tennis-‘Big Three’ will be missed but game will continue to thrive – Inglot
By Shrivathsa Sridhar BENGALURU (Reuters) - Tennis will miss the impact of the 'Big Three' both on and off the court when Rafa Nadal and Novak Djokovic join Roger Federer in retirement but the game ha...
Mar 31, 2023
Table tennis-Russian, Belarusian players to return as neutrals: ITTF
(Reuters) - The governing body of table tennis said it will follow the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) guidance on Russian and Belarusian players by allowing them to compete as neutrals. The I...
Mar 30, 2023
Australian Rules-Ugle-Hagan echoes Winmar’s stand against racist abuse
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Indigenous Australian Rules player Jamarra Ugle-Hagan has made a defiant stand in his first game since being subject to racist abuse, celebrating scoring his first goal by raisin...
Mar 30, 2023
