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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
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
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