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Olympics: Tokyo organisers to save over $280 million with ‘simplification’ measures
By Jack Tarrant TOKYO (Reuters) - Organisers of the rearranged Tokyo Olympics announced on Wednesday that they will be introducing cost-cutting measures to save 30 billion yen ($283 million) as they p...
Oct 07, 2020
Sailing: Ainslie readies radical America’s Cup redesign as quarantine ends
By Alexander Smith LONDON (Reuters) - Gazing out over Auckland's historic harbour from the hotel where he is in quarantine, Ben Ainslie felt waves of envy and excitement watching the New Zealand and U...
Oct 07, 2020
Former British Cycling doctor destroyed laptop before handing to experts
(Reuters) - Former British Cycling and Team Sky doctor Richard Freeman, who was charged with ordering 30 sachets of banned substance Testogel for an athlete in 2011, admitted to destroying a laptop wi...
Oct 07, 2020
Czech Kvitova powers past Siegemund to make second French Open semis
PARIS (Reuters) - Czech seventh seed Petra Kvitova put in a powerful display to breeze past unseeded German Laura Siegemund 6-3 6-3 on Wednesday to reach her second semi-final at the French Open after...
Oct 07, 2020
MLB roundup: Springer, Astros push A’s to brink
George Springer hit two home runs and the Houston Astros crushed their way to within one victory of their fourth consecutive American League Championship Series, beating the Oakland Athletics 5-2 at D...
Oct 07, 2020
MLB playoff notebook: Astros’ Greinke ailing
LOS ANGELES -- Tuesday was a roller-coaster day for the Houston Astros, who are starting to look like a World Series contender after a disappointing regular season, but now they have concerns about a ...
Oct 07, 2020
Lakers hit back to beat Heat and take 3-1 NBA Finals lead
(Reuters) - LeBron James overcame a sluggish start and Anthony Davis made a key three-pointer and block late on as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Miami Heat 102-96 on Tuesday to take a 3-1 lead in th...
Oct 07, 2020
Storm sweep Aces to claim fourth WNBA title
(Reuters) - The Seattle Storm won their fourth Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) title on Tuesday by thrashing the Las Vegas Aces 92-59 in Game Three to sweep the series. The Aces held an...
Oct 06, 2020
NHL: League targets Jan. 1 start date
(Reuters) - The National Hockey League (NHL) is targeting Jan. 1 as the start date for the 2020-21 season, the league and its players' association said on Tuesday. The NHL, which had previously eyed a...
Oct 06, 2020
Nadal passes Sinner test to storm into French Open semi-finals
By Julien Pretot PARIS (Reuters) - Claycourt master Rafa Nadal passed his first real test of this year's French Open with a 7-6(4) 6-4 6-1 victory against Italian rising star Jannik Sinner as his ques...
Oct 06, 2020
