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Khabib retires after choking out Gaethje to retain UFC lightweight crown
(Reuters) - Khabib Nurmagomedov choked Justin Gaethje unconscious in the second round to successfully defend his UFC lightweight title and then said he was retiring from the sport following a fierce b...
Oct 24, 2020
Humbert outlasts Evans to set De Minaur clash in Antwerp final
(Reuters) - France's Ugo Humbert saved four match points against Briton Dan Evans in the European Open semi-final as he came from behind to win 4-6 7-6(7) 6-4 on Saturday, setting up a title clash wit...
Oct 24, 2020
Fury to fight unnamed opponent on Dec. 5 in London
(Reuters) - Tyson Fury confirmed on Saturday that his next fight will take place in London on Dec. 5 against an as yet unnamed opponent. The 32-year-old Briton's last bout was against Deontay Wilder i...
Oct 24, 2020
Report: NBA fell $1.5 billion short of revenue projection
The NBA, which was the first pro league to suspend play amid the COVID-19 pandemic, made $1.5 billion less than it projected last season due to the pandemic and other factors, according to an Associat...
Oct 24, 2020
Azarenka and Sabalenka set for all-Belarusian final in Prague
(Reuters) - Former world number one Victoria Azarenka trounced Greece's Maria Sakkari 6-1 6-3 on Saturday to reach the final of the J&T Banka Ostrava Open, where she will meet fellow Belarusian Aryna ...
Oct 24, 2020
Cycling: Wellens wins Vuelta stage five, Roglic still leads overall
(Reuters) - Belgian Tim Wellens beat Guillaume Martin in a sprint finish to win a hilly stage five of the Vuelta a Espana on Saturday, as Primoz Roglic stayed out of trouble to keep the overall lead. ...
Oct 24, 2020
Cycling: Giro set for nail-biting finale as Hindley leads Geoghegan Hart by less than a second
SESTRIERE, Italy (Reuters) - Australian Jai Hindley took the overall lead of the Giro d'Italia on the penultimate day but has less than a one-second advantage over stage 20 winner Tao Geoghegan Hart, ...
Oct 24, 2020
French Open winner Swiatek to quarantine after contact with COVID-19
WARSAW (Reuters) - French Open winner Iga Swiatek said on Saturday she feels good, but will quarantine, after she met Polish President Andrzej Duda who subsequently tested positive for coronavirus. "N...
Oct 24, 2020
IOC chief Bach says Olympic Games cannot be ‘marketplace of demonstrations’
(Reuters) - International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach said the Olympic Games are not about politics and must guard against becoming a "marketplace of demonstrations". Against the bac...
Oct 24, 2020
Nurmagomedov can be greatest of all time, says UFC’s White
(Reuters) - UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov can take a step closer to becoming the greatest of all time (GOAT) in his class if he beats Justin Gaethje at UFC 254, the mixed martial arts p...
Oct 24, 2020
