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IOC, IPC thank “Super-Mario” Abe for Tokyo vision
By Mitch Phillips LONDON (Reuters) - Olympic officials thanked outgoing Japanese premier Shinzo Abe on Friday for his commitment to bringing the Games to Tokyo and said they would work closely with hi...
Aug 28, 2020
I’m stronger than last year, says local hope Pinot
By Julien Pretot NICE, France (Reuters) - Thibaut Pinot has suffered countless setbacks on the Tour de France, but the Groupama-FDJ leader believes he is ready to cope with the immense pressure of try...
Aug 28, 2020
Russia dismisses anti-doping chief
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia on Friday dismissed the head of RUSADA, its national anti-doping agency, in a move that threatens to further strain the country's relations on the global sports stage. Announ...
Aug 28, 2020
Tour de France teams can be excluded if two riders test positive for coronavirus – UCI
(Reuters) - Tour de France teams can be excluded if two riders from the same outfit test positive for the coronavirus within a seven-day period during the race, the International Cycling Union (UCI) s...
Aug 28, 2020
Bernal still recovering, but ready to be Ineos’s sole leader
NICE, France (Reuters) - Egan Bernal is ready to defend his Tour de France title as the sole leader of the Ineos Grenadiers team despite nagging back pain. The Colombian pulled out of the Criterium du...
Aug 28, 2020
NBA star LeBron James emerges as potent political force ahead of November U.S. election
By Trevor Hunnicutt and Jarrett Renshaw (Reuters) - Two years after a conservative commentator told LeBron James to "shut up and dribble," the NBA star has become an increasingly influential political...
Aug 28, 2020
Everything done for Tour to be raced in safe conditions – Brailsford
By Julien Pretot NICE, France (Reuters) - Ineos Grenadiers team principal Dave Brailsford believes everything has been done so that the Tour de France can be raced in safe conditions as the number of ...
Aug 28, 2020
Soccer: UK anti-racism charity calls for support from clubs
(Reuters) - Anti-racism charity Show Racism the Red Card has called on soccer clubs in England, Scotland and Wales to help educate young people about issues relating to race and spread the message of ...
Aug 28, 2020
Dodgers carry MLB’s best mark into series with Rangers
The Los Angeles Dodgers are the hottest team in baseball as they roll into the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex on Friday to begin a three-game interleague series with the hapless Texas Rangers. It will be...
Aug 28, 2020
Burnes, Holland get nods in Pirates-Brewers opener
The Pittsburgh Pirates and Milwaukee Brewers are set to play baseball Friday at Miller Park, but that doesn't mean they are overlooking the civil unrest and Black Lives Matter protests that have sprea...
Aug 28, 2020
