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Dolphins LB Roberts out against Bills
The Miami Dolphins will be without linebacker Elandon Roberts on Sunday as they try to earn an NFL playoff berth. Coach Brian Flores said Tuesday that a knee injury that Roberts suffered in last weeke...
Dec 30, 2020
Alpine skiing-Double Olympic champion Mayer wins Bormio downhill
(Reuters) - Austria's double Olympic gold medallist Matthias Mayer edged out team mate Vincent Kriechmayr to win the Bormio men's World Cup Alpine skiing downhill on Wednesday. Mayer's winning margin ...
Dec 30, 2020
In Simone Biles’ path, a fearless young gymnast learns new 2020 routine
By Amy Tennery (Reuters) - Ty-La Morris has always been special. She was "a little older than one" when she crawled to the edge of her bed and did the splits, according to her mother, Likisha McCormic...
Dec 30, 2020
Motor racing-Catalan government gives go-ahead for 2021 Spanish GP
(Reuters) - The government of Catalonia has given the go-ahead for Spanish Grand Prix organisers to agree a contract extension with Formula One for 2021. The May 9 race at Barcelona's Circuit de Catal...
Dec 30, 2020
Tennis-Barty to partner American Brady for Australian Open doubles
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Women's world number one Ash Barty will partner U.S. Open semi-finalist Jennifer Brady of the United States in doubles at the 2021 Australian Open in a high-profile pairing betwe...
Dec 30, 2020
Top 25 roundup: Tulsa nips No. 5 Houston in last second
Brandon Rachal sank two free throws with 0.1 seconds remaining and the host Tulsa Golden Hurricane knocked off the fifth-ranked Houston Cougars 65-64 on Tuesday. Rachal paired a season-high 22 points ...
Dec 30, 2020
NBA roundup: Bucks set three-point record in rout of Heat
The Milwaukee Bucks made an NBA record 29 3-pointers while routing the host Miami Heat 144-97 in a wire-to-wire victory on Tuesday night. The Bucks shot 56.9 percent from long distance (29-for-51) and...
Dec 30, 2020
Russian sumo wrestler, once world’s heaviest child, dies aged 21
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian sumo wrestler Dzhambulat Khatokhov, who entered the Guinness World Records as the world's heaviest child in 2003, has died at the age of 21, sports officials in his native r...
Dec 30, 2020
Frenchman Tsonga not fit enough for Australian Open
(Reuters) - Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga has joined Roger Federer in withdrawing from the 2021 Australian Open after failing to recover fully from a lower back injury. The 35-year-old has not played s...
Dec 30, 2020
Cheptegei gunning for 5,000m-10,000m double at Tokyo Games
(Reuters) - Ugandan Joshua Cheptegei says he is targeting the 5,000m-10,000m double at the Tokyo Olympics after breaking the world records in both distances this year. The 24-year-old set a new 10,000...
Dec 29, 2020
