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MLB playoff notebook: Astros’ Greinke ailing
LOS ANGELES -- Tuesday was a roller-coaster day for the Houston Astros, who are starting to look like a World Series contender after a disappointing regular season, but now they have concerns about a ...
Oct 07, 2020
Lakers hit back to beat Heat and take 3-1 NBA Finals lead
(Reuters) - LeBron James overcame a sluggish start and Anthony Davis made a key three-pointer and block late on as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Miami Heat 102-96 on Tuesday to take a 3-1 lead in th...
Oct 06, 2020
Storm sweep Aces to claim fourth WNBA title
(Reuters) - The Seattle Storm won their fourth Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) title on Tuesday by thrashing the Las Vegas Aces 92-59 in Game Three to sweep the series. The Aces held an...
Oct 06, 2020
NHL: League targets Jan. 1 start date
(Reuters) - The National Hockey League (NHL) is targeting Jan. 1 as the start date for the 2020-21 season, the league and its players' association said on Tuesday. The NHL, which had previously eyed a...
Oct 06, 2020
Nadal passes Sinner test to storm into French Open semi-finals
By Julien Pretot PARIS (Reuters) - Claycourt master Rafa Nadal passed his first real test of this year's French Open with a 7-6(4) 6-4 6-1 victory against Italian rising star Jannik Sinner as his ques...
Oct 06, 2020
Favourite tag does not faze mature Swiatek
PARIS (Reuters) - Suddenly Iga Swiatek had everything to lose when she walked out on court against Italian qualifier Martina Trevisan with the door to a French Open final invitingly ajar. But the 19-y...
Oct 06, 2020
Wackerman out of Giro following freak crash caused by helicopter
(Reuters) - Italian Luca Wackermann was forced to withdraw from the Giro d'Italia with multiple injuries following a big crash in Tuesday's fourth stage caused by a low flying helicopter. The crash, w...
Oct 06, 2020
Finau out of Shriners tournament after positive COVID-19 test
(Reuters) - American Tony Finau has been withdrawn from the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open after testing positive for COVID-19, the PGA Tour said on Tuesday. His positive test came from pre-tour...
Oct 06, 2020
Djokovic out to tame U.S. Open demons in Carreno Busta rematch
PARIS (Reuters) - The last time Novak Djokovic and Pablo Carreno Busta shared a court -- in the fourth round of U.S. Open last month -- the outcome sent shockwaves around the tennis world. World numbe...
Oct 06, 2020
Polish teenager Swiatek powers into French Open semis
PARIS (Reuters) - Polish teenager Iga Swiatek recovered from a nervy start to outclass Italian qualifier Martina Trevisan 6-3 6-1 and move into the French Open semi-finals on Tuesday. The 19-year-old,...
Oct 06, 2020
