Category Archives: (Midwest Communications, Inc. Syndication Interface) Sports News (Master Feed)
Kenyan court allows police to hold husband of athlete for 20 days
NAIROBI (Reuters) - A Kenyan court on Monday allowed police to hold the husband of long distance runner Agnes Tirop for 20 days over her killing, the KTN News channel reported. Tirop's husband Ibrahim...
Oct 18, 2021
NFL roundup: Cowboys escape with OT win over Patriots
Dak Prescott found CeeDee Lamb for a 35-yard touchdown pass with 3:52 left in overtime as the Dallas Cowboys held off the host New England Patriots 35-29 on Sunday for their fifth straight win. Presco...
Oct 18, 2021
Cricket-Afghanistan seek members’ support ahead of crucial ICC meeting
By Amlan Chakraborty NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) has requested the support of other full members of the International Cricket Council ahead of next month's crucial meetin...
Oct 18, 2021
Tennis-Badosa says nothing is impossible after Indian Wells success
(Reuters) - Paula Badosa said she never lost belief in a roller-coaster year as she celebrated capturing the biggest title of her career with a 7-6(5) 2-6 7-6(2) victory over Victoria Azarenka at Indi...
Oct 18, 2021
Tennis-Norrie makes light of missing shoes after Indian Wells triumph
(Reuters) - Cameron Norrie said playing Sunday's Indian Wells final in a brand new pair of shoes was not ideal, but the Briton was able to see the funny side of things after getting past Nikoloz Basil...
Oct 18, 2021
Tennis-Britain’s Norrie tops Basilashvili to win Indian Wells title
(Reuters) - Cameron Norrie battled back to defeat Nikoloz Basilashvili 3-6 6-4 6-1 in the Indian Wells final on Sunday and become the first British man to win the Masters 1000 tournament. It appeared ...
Oct 17, 2021
Suns’ Mikal Bridges agrees to 4-year, $90 million extension
Phoenix Suns forward Mikal Bridges agreed to a four-year, $90 million extension, his agents told ESPN on Sunday. The extension to his rookie contract is fully guaranteed, according to Sam Goldfeder an...
Oct 17, 2021
Tennis-Badosa outworks Azarenka to win Indian Wells title
(Reuters) - Paula Badosa survived a stiff challenge from Victoria Azarenka to produce a gutsy 7-6(5) 2-6 7-6(2) win in the Indian Wells championship match on Sunday. Azarenka was two points from winni...
Oct 17, 2021
WNBA-Sky beat Mercury to claim first championship
(Reuters) -The Chicago Sky came from behind to beat the Phoenix Mercury 80-74 and win the best-of-five finals series 3-1 on Sunday, earning the franchise its first championship. The Mercury looked poi...
Oct 17, 2021
NBA-Irving’s vaccination stance looms large over NBA season
By Rory Carroll LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The 75th season of the NBA tips off on Tuesday with fans focused on Brooklyn's Kyrie Irving, whose refusal to take the COVID-19 vaccine in defiance of New York ...
Oct 17, 2021
