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Cycling: Froome confirmed in Ineos-Grenadiers’s Vuelta roster, Roglic on for Jumbo-Visma
PARIS (Reuters) - The Vuelta a Espana looks set to turn into a Jumbo-Visma v Ineos-Grenadiers battle as Chris Froome was confirmed in the squad for his last race with the British outfit on Thursday. T...
Oct 15, 2020
Weightlifting: USA, Britain slam ousting of IWF interim president
By Alan Baldwin LONDON (Reuters) - USA Weightlifting has condemned the 'outrageous' ousting of American Ursula Garza Papandrea as interim president of the world governing body, warning that the troubl...
Oct 15, 2020
Former London marathon winner Wanjiru gets four-year ban
(Reuters) - Kenyan Daniel Wanjiru, the 2017 London Marathon winner, has been banned for four years due to an Athlete Biological Passport violation, the sport's independent Athletics Integrity Unit (AI...
Oct 15, 2020
Training during quarantine essential for Australian Open: Tiley
SYDNEY (Reuters) - The Australian Open will only go ahead in January if agreement can be reached with local authorities to allow players to practice while they undergo quarantine in Melbourne, tournam...
Oct 15, 2020
Cycling: Cavendish plays down retirement talk
(Reuters) - Britain's Mark Cavendish has said he is in no rush to end his cycling career, just days after suggesting that last Sunday's Gent-Wevelgem might have been his final race. The 35-year-old Ba...
Oct 14, 2020
McGregor accepts UFC offer to face Poirier on January 23
Faced with a take-it-or-leave-it offer, Conor McGregor has apparently decided it was too good to pass up. McGregor, via a social media post Wednesday, confirmed he has accepted the UFC's offer for a b...
Oct 14, 2020
Japan’s Dentsu lobbied for and funded campaign for Tokyo games, documents show, despite Olympics contract
By Antoni Slodkowski, Mari Saito and Nathan Layne TOKYO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Dentsu Group Inc donated more than $6 million to Tokyo's successful campaign to host the 2020 Olympics, according to bank r...
Oct 14, 2020
Pro Bowl game will not take place, league says
(Reuters) - The 2021 NFL Pro Bowl game will not take place in its standard format, the league said on Wednesday, amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic that has forced numerous safety precautions and a...
Oct 14, 2020
IOC ‘very worried’ by reported ousting of IWF interim head
(Reuters) - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Wednesday it was "very worried" by the reported ousting of the interim president of weightlifting's troubled governing body. The sport, ro...
Oct 14, 2020
Loaded field in Las Vegas for CJ Cup as Masters looms
(Reuters) - Defending champion Justin Thomas returns to action at this week's CJ Cup in Las Vegas where four of the world's top six players head an elite field warming up for next month's Masters. The...
Oct 14, 2020
