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‘Not like prison’ – gymnasts content with COVID restrictions before Tokyo test
By Jack Tarrant TOKYO (Reuters) - At an upscale hotel in Tokyo, gymnasts from the United States, Russia, China and Japan are getting a taste of what more than 11,000 athletes might experience when the...
Nov 06, 2020
Binder’s success stands out even in MotoGP’s crazy year
By Alan Baldwin LONDON (Reuters) - Brad Binder went into his rookie MotoGP season expecting to crash and learn from his mistakes, possibly with some pain involved. What the 25-year-old had not bargain...
Nov 06, 2020
Australia risk losing six London medals after swimmer tests positive
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Six Australian swimmers risk losing their Olympic medals after Brenton Rickard, who was part of the men's 4x100 metre medley team that won bronze at the 2012 London Games, tested po...
Nov 06, 2020
NFL: Raiders lose draft pick for repeated COVID-19 violations
(Reuters) - The National Football League (NFL) has stripped the Las Vegas Raiders of a 2021 sixth-round draft pick and fined them $500,000 for repeated COVID-19 protocol breaches, NFL Network has conf...
Nov 06, 2020
Allen hits out at O’Sullivan after Champions clash
(Reuters) - Mark Allen has said Ronnie O'Sullivan tries to "bully people" after the world champion accused him of gamesmanship in the final frame of Thursday's Champion of Champions quarter-final. Nor...
Nov 06, 2020
NBA: Players’ association tentatively agrees to start 2020-21 season on Dec. 22
(Reuters) - The National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) has tentatively approved Dec. 22 as the start date for its 2020-21 season with a reduced 72-game schedule, the body confirmed in a statem...
Nov 05, 2020
Royals acquire RHP Coleman to finish Rosenthal deal
The Kansas City Royals acquired right-hander Dylan Coleman from the San Diego Padres to complete an August trade for reliever Trevor Rosenthal. Coleman, 21, was the Padres' fourth-round draft pick in ...
Nov 05, 2020
Belichick talks up winless Jets ahead of Monday matchup
The New England Patriots have won eight consecutive meetings against the New York Jets, many of them by lopsided margins. The Jets have lost all eight of their games this season, many by lopsided marg...
Nov 05, 2020
Indians reportedly plan to trade Lindor
The Cleveland Indians have informed teams that they plan to trade star shortstop Francisco Lindor by Opening Day, according to multiple published reports. Lindor, 26, is a four-time All-Star who hit ....
Nov 05, 2020
Snedeker grabs two-stroke lead in Houston
(Reuters) - Brandt Snedeker birdied two of his final four holes to grab the lead after the first round of the Houston Open while Dustin Johnson, Jordan Spieth and Brooks Koepka all struggled in the la...
Nov 05, 2020
