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French Open still hoping for 5,000 spectators a day
PARIS (Reuters) - French Open tournament director Guy Forget is still waiting to know whether Roland Garros will be able to welcome 5,000 spectators a day despite new restrictions on gatherings in Par...
Sep 24, 2020
Kenyan runner banned for fleeing anti-doping staff
(Reuters) - Kenyan long-distance runner Patrick Siele has been banned for three-and-a-half years for fleeing from anti-doping officials who were trying to collect a sample, the Athletics Integrity Uni...
Sep 24, 2020
Cycling: Dygert suffers massive crash in world championships time trial
(Reuters) - American favourite Chloe Dygert suffered a horrible crash in the time trial at the UCI Road World Championships on Thursday. The 23-year-old, the defending champion, was setting the pace a...
Sep 24, 2020
British Olympians call on government to prioritise environment
LONDON (Reuters) - More than 300 British Olympians have signed an open letter to Prime Minister Boris Johnson calling on the government to prioritise tackling environmental issues in the wake of the C...
Sep 24, 2020
Doping: CAS overturn life bans handed to three Russian biathletes
(Reuters) - The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Thursday overturned life bans handed to Russian biathletes Olga Vilukhina, Yana Romanova and Olga Zaytseva, who were stripped of their medals fo...
Sep 24, 2020
No upgrades for Perez in Russia after Stroll crash
(Reuters) - Mexican Sergio Perez will miss out on an aerodynamic upgrade package at this weekend's Russian Formula One Grand Prix after his Racing Point team were unable to provide enough parts for bo...
Sep 24, 2020
Cycling: Devastated Australian Spratt to miss Imola road race
(Reuters) - Australian cyclist Amanda Spratt has been ruled out of this week's UCI Road World Championships in Imola after failing to recover from injuries sustained in the Giro Rosa. Spratt, who clai...
Sep 24, 2020
Hollywood superhero coming to Wrexham? Why not, say fans
LONDON (Reuters) - Even for a Hollywood script the idea of a couple of household name American actors investing in a fifth-tier British soccer club for no apparent reason sounds a little far-fetched. ...
Sep 24, 2020
Alonso ready to help Renault at race weekends this year
LONDON (Reuters) - Twice world champion Fernando Alonso said on Thursday he hoped to attend some races this year to help Renault with "anything they may need" before his Formula One comeback in 2021. ...
Sep 24, 2020
Djokovic out to make amends in Paris for U.S. Open fiasco
By Zoran Milosavljevic BELGRADE (Reuters) - If recent form is anything to go by, world number one Novak Djokovic is perfectly poised to launch a challenge for his second French Open title and an 18th ...
Sep 24, 2020
