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By Steve Keating (Reuters) - Many events stake a claim to be considered among the sporting clashes of the century and few live up to the hype but any shortlist of contenders for the greatest of all ti...

(Reuters) - The Pan-American Canoe Sprint Olympic qualifiers scheduled for next month in Curitiba, Brazil, have been cancelled due to concerns over COVID-19, the International Canoe Federation (ICF) s...

PARIS (Reuters) - Former slalom world champion Jean-Baptiste Grange will retire at the end of the season, the Frenchman said on Friday. "After 17 years on the World Cup circuit, it is time for me to c...

(Reuters) - Former world number one Roger Federer said on Friday he was excited to return to competitive tennis at next week's Qatar Open after a year-long absence. The 20-time Grand Slam champion has...

The NBA fined Utah Jazz stars Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert a total of $45,000 on Friday for criticizing the officials after Wednesday's 131-123 overtime loss to the 76ers in Philadelphia. Mitchell...

(Reuters) - Olympic 2012 pole vault champion Renaud Lavillenie of France withdrew from the European Indoor Athletics championships with a calf injury on Friday. "During my final training session this ...

(Reuters) - Irish trainer Gordon Elliott has been banned for 12 months, six months of that suspended, Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (IHRB) said on Friday, after a photo circulated of him sitting ...

Maia Chaka is the first Black woman to be named to the NFL's officiating staff, the league announced Friday. The NFL made the announcement on "The Today Show" prior to a live interview with Chaka. "It...

The Philadelphia Eagles and All-Pro center Jason Kelce agreed to a restructured contract. NFL Network reported the new deal covers the 2021 season. Kelce, 33, will receive a guaranteed $9 million and ...

Eight Houston Astros pitchers have left spring training camp due to COVID-19 protocols, manager Dusty Baker said Friday. Baker said Bryan Abreu, Pedro Baez, Ronel Blanco, Luis Garcia, Cristian Javier,...