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Plenty of contenders despite depleted U.S. Open women’s field
By Shrivathsa Sridhar (Reuters) - The U.S. Open women's event is likely to be as competitive as ever this year despite a depleted field, with the players who shake off the ring rust accumulated during...
Aug 28, 2020
New owners but business as usual for former F1 champions Williams
By Abhishek Takle (Reuters) - Williams' deputy team principal Claire Williams has said she will remain in charge at the former Formula One champions for the time being after the team was sold to new o...
Aug 28, 2020
Osaka digs deep to set up final with Azarenka
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Naomi Osaka beat Belgian Elise Mertens to reach the Western & Southern Open final on Friday after playing in a semi-final she had originally withdrawn from in a call for racial ju...
Aug 28, 2020
NBA playoffs to resume on Saturday after player-led protests
(Reuters) - NBA players who boycotted games as part of a protest against racial injustice and police brutality have agreed to resume the playoffs on Saturday, the league and players association (NBPA)...
Aug 28, 2020
Verstappen fastest in Belgian GP practice
(Reuters) - Red Bull's Max Verstappen topped the practice timesheets for the Belgian Formula One Grand Prix on Friday, ahead of Renault's Daniel Ricciardo and championship leader Lewis Hamilton. The D...
Aug 28, 2020
World Cup winner Rapinoe opts out of NWSL fall series
(Reuters) - Two-times World Cup winner and OL Reign midfielder Megan Rapinoe is opting out of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) fall series starting next month, the Washington-based franchise ...
Aug 28, 2020
Henin sure Clijsters can cause trouble in New York
By Martyn Herman (Reuters) - Only one year separates the best two tennis players ever to come out of Belgium but one of them will be competing at her first Grand Slam since 2012 next week, aged 37, wh...
Aug 28, 2020
UCI president believes in Tour ‘miracle’
NICE, France (Reuters) - International Cycling Union (UCI) president David Lappartient is confident that the Tour de France can be completed despite concerns over a possible second wave of the coronav...
Aug 28, 2020
Golf: European Tour set for Cyprus double-header in rejigged schedule
(Reuters) - The European Tour on Friday announced three more tournaments as part of their revamped 2020 schedule, including its first trip to Cyprus for two consecutive events. Tour officials also con...
Aug 28, 2020
U.S. Open heartbreak for India’s Gunneswaran despite long New York trip
By Sudipto Ganguly MUMBAI (Reuters) - India's Prajnesh Gunneswaran flew halfway across the world in the hope of sneaking into the U.S. Open's main draw but suffered an expensive let-down when he misse...
Aug 28, 2020
