Category Archives: (Midwest Communications, Inc. Syndication Interface) Sports News (Master Feed)
Cycling: Cavendish plays down retirement talk
(Reuters) - Britain's Mark Cavendish has said he is in no rush to end his cycling career, just days after suggesting that last Sunday's Gent-Wevelgem might have been his final race. The 35-year-old Ba...
Oct 14, 2020
McGregor accepts UFC offer to face Poirier on January 23
Faced with a take-it-or-leave-it offer, Conor McGregor has apparently decided it was too good to pass up. McGregor, via a social media post Wednesday, confirmed he has accepted the UFC's offer for a b...
Oct 14, 2020
Japan’s Dentsu lobbied for and funded campaign for Tokyo games, documents show, despite Olympics contract
By Antoni Slodkowski, Mari Saito and Nathan Layne TOKYO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Dentsu Group Inc donated more than $6 million to Tokyo's successful campaign to host the 2020 Olympics, according to bank r...
Oct 14, 2020
Pro Bowl game will not take place, league says
(Reuters) - The 2021 NFL Pro Bowl game will not take place in its standard format, the league said on Wednesday, amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic that has forced numerous safety precautions and a...
Oct 14, 2020
IOC ‘very worried’ by reported ousting of IWF interim head
(Reuters) - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Wednesday it was "very worried" by the reported ousting of the interim president of weightlifting's troubled governing body. The sport, ro...
Oct 14, 2020
Loaded field in Las Vegas for CJ Cup as Masters looms
(Reuters) - Defending champion Justin Thomas returns to action at this week's CJ Cup in Las Vegas where four of the world's top six players head an elite field warming up for next month's Masters. The...
Oct 14, 2020
Alpine skiing: Vonn urges athletes to be mindful of wellbeing amid unprecedented challenges
By Amy Tennery (Reuters) - Winter Olympic athletes are facing enormous challenges ahead of the 2022 Beijing Games, former Olympic Alpine skiing downhill champion Lindsey Vonn told Reuters, as the COVI...
Oct 14, 2020
Daimler CEO committed to F1, seeks to slash costs
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Mercedes owner Daimler is committed to Formula One but is working to slash costs and cut the environmental impact of motor racing, Chief Executive Ola Kaellenius on Wednesday. "W...
Oct 14, 2020
Fognini tests positive for COVID-19
Fabio Fognini of Italy withdrew from the Forte Village Sardegna Open after testing positive for COVID-19. Fognini, who is ranked 16th in the world, announced the news on Wednesday in an Instagram stor...
Oct 14, 2020
Cycling: Demare sprints to another Giro stage win
(Reuters) - Frenchman Arnaud Demare's prolific Giro d'Italia continued as he claimed his fourth stage victory in this year's race after a bunch sprint at the end of Stage 11 in Rimini on Wednesday. Th...
Oct 14, 2020
