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Boston brings back Cora as manager: reports
The Boston Red Sox have brought back manager Alex Cora for a second stint with the team, according to multiple reports Friday morning. The Boston Globe previously reported that Cora had met in person ...
Nov 06, 2020
Maradona sedated to help ease withdrawal symptoms
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina soccer great Diego Maradona has been sedated by doctors to help him cope with withdrawal symptoms and will remain in hospital, even though he would like to leave, hi...
Nov 06, 2020
Federer targeting ‘big’ Australian Open, says Ljubicic
(Reuters) - Roger Federer's recovery from a knee injury is going well and the Swiss great expects to be able to play a "big" Australian Open, his coach Ivan Ljubicic says. Federer, 39, has not played ...
Nov 06, 2020
‘Not like prison’ – gymnasts content with COVID restrictions before Tokyo test
By Jack Tarrant TOKYO (Reuters) - At an upscale hotel in Tokyo, gymnasts from the United States, Russia, China and Japan are getting a taste of what more than 11,000 athletes might experience when the...
Nov 06, 2020
Binder’s success stands out even in MotoGP’s crazy year
By Alan Baldwin LONDON (Reuters) - Brad Binder went into his rookie MotoGP season expecting to crash and learn from his mistakes, possibly with some pain involved. What the 25-year-old had not bargain...
Nov 06, 2020
Australia risk losing six London medals after swimmer tests positive
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Six Australian swimmers risk losing their Olympic medals after Brenton Rickard, who was part of the men's 4x100 metre medley team that won bronze at the 2012 London Games, tested po...
Nov 06, 2020
NFL: Raiders lose draft pick for repeated COVID-19 violations
(Reuters) - The National Football League (NFL) has stripped the Las Vegas Raiders of a 2021 sixth-round draft pick and fined them $500,000 for repeated COVID-19 protocol breaches, NFL Network has conf...
Nov 06, 2020
Allen hits out at O’Sullivan after Champions clash
(Reuters) - Mark Allen has said Ronnie O'Sullivan tries to "bully people" after the world champion accused him of gamesmanship in the final frame of Thursday's Champion of Champions quarter-final. Nor...
Nov 06, 2020
NBA: Players’ association tentatively agrees to start 2020-21 season on Dec. 22
(Reuters) - The National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) has tentatively approved Dec. 22 as the start date for its 2020-21 season with a reduced 72-game schedule, the body confirmed in a statem...
Nov 05, 2020
Royals acquire RHP Coleman to finish Rosenthal deal
The Kansas City Royals acquired right-hander Dylan Coleman from the San Diego Padres to complete an August trade for reliever Trevor Rosenthal. Coleman, 21, was the Padres' fourth-round draft pick in ...
Nov 05, 2020
