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Soccer: Shui confirmed as new China coach ahead of Women’s Asian Cup
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Former international midfielder Shui Qingxia has been named head coach of the Chinese national team ahead of January's Women's Asian Cup in India. The Chinese Football Associatio...
Nov 18, 2021
Cricket: Australia captain Paine embroiled in ‘sexting’ scandal – media
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia captain Tim Paine has been investigated by governing body Cricket Australia for sending a female co-worker a string of lewd text messages and an inappropriate photo, me...
Nov 18, 2021
Cricket-Hales defends 2009 image appearing to show him in blackface
(Reuters) - Former England batsman Alex Hales has defended an old photo appearing to show him in blackface at a fancy dress party, saying it was a tribute to late rapper Tupac Shakur. The Sun newspape...
Nov 18, 2021
Tennis: WTA prepared to pull tournaments out of China over Peng allegation
(Reuters) - The Women's Tennis Association is prepared to pull its tournaments out of China if they are not satisfied with the response to the sexual assault allegation made by former doubles world nu...
Nov 18, 2021
Soccer: Sports court backs down on points deduction in racism case
(Reuters) - Brazil's main sports tribunal backed down in a landmark case of racism in football on Thursday, qualifying the punishment handed out to a second division team who had been docked points fo...
Nov 18, 2021
Soccer-Red Stars, Spirit vie for maiden NWSL title in championship showdown
(Reuters) - A dominant Washington Spirit take on the scrappy Chicago Red Stars in Louisville, Kentucky, on Saturday, as each vies for its first National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) crown. The Red Sta...
Nov 18, 2021
Shohei Ohtani unanimous AL MVP; Bryce Harper wins NL honor
Two-way star Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels was the unanimous winner of the American League MVP award and Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Bryce Harper won the National League MVP for the sec...
Nov 18, 2021
Tennis-China editor says he does not think Peng faces retribution
BEIJING (Reuters) - A well-connected Chinese state media editor on Friday weighed in on the scandal involving Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai and her accusation of sexual assault by a former vice premi...
Nov 18, 2021
Baseball-Japan’s Ohtani lands American League MVP award
(Reuters) -Double-threat Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels was named Most Valuable Player of Major League Baseball's American League on Thursday, making him only the second Japanese player to wi...
Nov 18, 2021
Bryce Harper wins NL MVP award for second time
Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Bryce Harper won the National League MVP for the second time in his career, it was announced Wednesday on MLB Network. Harper received 17 first-place votes and 348 poi...
Nov 18, 2021
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