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Olympics-Breakdancing included in Paris 2024 to reach out to youth – Games Chief
By Yiming Woo PARIS (Reuters) - The inclusion of breakdancing at the 2024 Olympics may been surprising but organisers were drawn to the sport's potential to attract a younger fanbase and grow the Olym...
Dec 17, 2020
NFL: Former Ravens RB Taliaferro dies at 28
Former Baltimore Ravens running back Lorenzo Taliaferro has died at age 28, the team announced Thursday. Taliaferro passed away in his hometown of Williamsburg, Va. A family member told WBFF-TV in Bal...
Dec 17, 2020
NHL: Blues forward Steen retires due to back injury
St. Louis Blues forward Alexander Steen retired Thursday due to a back injury following a 15-year career that included a Stanley Cup championship in 2018-19. Steen, 36, recorded 622 points (245 goals,...
Dec 17, 2020
Swiss court rejects Russian appeal against Olympic doping ban but halves its length
MOSCOW (Reuters) -A Swiss court on Thursday upheld doping sanctions that will prevent Russian athletes from competing at major international events under the country's flag, but halved the period of t...
Dec 17, 2020
Baseball-Ramirez’s Australian league debut on hold due to medical issues
(Reuters) - Manny Ramirez's Australian Baseball League debut has been put on hold due to medical reasons, his Sydney Blue Sox team said. The 48-year-old, who won two World Series titles with the Bosto...
Dec 17, 2020
Top 25 roundup: No. 20 Ohio State falls at Purdue
Trevion Williams had 16 points, nine rebounds and a career-high eight assists to lead Purdue to a 67-60 victory over No. 20 Ohio State in the teams' Big Ten opener on Wednesday in West Lafayette, Ind....
Dec 17, 2020
Sailing-INEOS not performing well in light winds, says Ainslie
(Reuters) - INEOS Team UK skipper Ben Ainslie said testing has shown the second generation yacht has a "serious issue" in light winds, which could derail their chances of winning the America's Cup. Th...
Dec 16, 2020
Soccer-Court rules Maradona’s body ‘must be conserved’
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - The body of late soccer great Diego Maradona "must be conserved" in case his DNA is needed in a paternity case, an Argentine court ruled on Wednesday. Maradona died of a heart...
Dec 16, 2020
Tennis-Australian Open to start on Feb. 8 – ATP
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - The Australian Open will start on Feb. 8, three weeks later than scheduled, the ATP Tour said in releasing an update of its calendar for 2021 revising the first seven weeks of th...
Dec 16, 2020
Golf-Johnson masters annus horribilis to return to the top
By Simon Jennings (Reuters) - While 2020 was an annus horribilis for the vast majority of people, Dustin Johnson was a rare exception. In the year COVID-19 brought the world to its knees, the American...
Dec 16, 2020
