Category Archives: (Midwest Communications, Inc. Syndication Interface) Sports News (Master Feed)
Trailblazing ‘Original 9’ headline Hall of Fame nominees
(Reuters) - The 'Original 9' group, whose efforts ultimately led to the creation of the WTA, headlined the list of nominees up for induction into the International Tennis Hall of Fame. The 'Original 9...
Sep 21, 2020
A new era? DeChambeau’s U.S. Open triumph puts field on notice
(Reuters) - As the golf world turns its gaze from Winged Foot Golf Club to the year's final major at Augusta National in November, questions remain over just how much Bryson DeChambeau's hard-charging...
Sep 21, 2020
Arkea-Samsic manager says French doping probe does not target team
PARIS (Reuters) - The manager of cycling team Arkea-Samsic on Monday said a French investigation into suspected doping did not directly target the team as a whole nor its staff. In a statement Emmanue...
Sep 21, 2020
Politics split athletes on volleyball’s return in Brazil
(Reuters) - Players and officials who run Brazil's beach volleyball criticized an athlete on Monday after she hit the headlines for shouting a political slogan at the first post-lockdown tournament. C...
Sep 21, 2020
Two in custody in Tour de France doping probe – Marseille prosecutor
PARIS (Reuters) - Two people were in custody on Monday after an investigation was opened into suspected doping by the Arkea-Samsic team at this year's Tour de France, the Marseille prosecutor said on ...
Sep 21, 2020
Six players out of French Open qualifying due to COVID-19
(Reuters) - Six players in the men's and women's qualifying draw for the French Open have been withdrawn due to COVID-19 concerns, organisers have said. Initially, two players and a coach tested posit...
Sep 21, 2020
Djokovic wins fifth Italian Open to make Masters history
ROME (Reuters) - World number one Novak Djokovic overcame a sluggish start to lift his fifth Italian Open title on Monday, defeating Argentine Diego Schwartzman 7-5 6-3 for a record 36th ATP Masters c...
Sep 21, 2020
Reports: Broncos WR Sutton has serious knee injury
- The Denver Broncos fear that wide receiver Courtland Sutton sustained a "significant" knee injury during Sunday's loss in Pittsburgh, multiple outlets reported Monday. Sutton sat out the season open...
Sep 21, 2020
Iran’s Zarif says wrestler Afkari executed for murder, not role in unrest
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iranian wrestler Navid Afkari was executed earlier this month for murder, the country's foreign minister said on Monday, rejecting assertions by rights activists that the death sente...
Sep 21, 2020
Dynamo transfer F Elis to Portugal’s Boavista
The Houston Dynamo announced the transfer of forward Alberth Elis to Portugal's Boavista on Monday. The 24-year-old Honduran has been a mainstay for the Dynamo since 2017, tallying 34 goals and 27 ass...
Sep 21, 2020
