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Thiem running on empty in French Open loss
By Julien Pretot PARIS (Reuters) - Dominic Thiem admitted he had nothing more left to give as his Grand Slam winning streak was ended by Diego Schwartzman in an epic five-setter in the French Open qua...
Oct 06, 2020
Struber leaves Barnsley to become New York Red Bulls coach
(Reuters) - Major League Soccer club New York Red Bulls appointed Gerhard Struber as their new coach on Tuesday after he left his role at English Championship (second-tier) club Barnsley. The Red Bull...
Oct 06, 2020
Schwartzman grinds down Thiem in five-hour battle to reach semis
PARIS (Reuters) - Argentina's Diego Schwartzman outlasted Dominic Thiem in a brutal claycourt war of attrition to prevail 7-6(1) 5-7 6-7(6) 7-6(5) 6-2 and reach his first Grand Slam semi-final at the ...
Oct 06, 2020
French Open order of play on Wednesday
PARIS (Reuters) - Order of play on the main showcourts on the 11th day of the French Open on Wednesday (play begins at 0900 GMT, prefix number denotes seeding): COURT PHILIPPE CHATRIER 7-Petra Kvitova...
Oct 06, 2020
Demare wins stage four of Giro, Sagan second again
(Reuters) - Frenchman Arnaud Demare edged out Peter Sagan in a bunch sprint to claim victory in the fourth stage of the Giro d'Italia on Tuesday, the final stage in Sicily. The last 30 kilometres of t...
Oct 06, 2020
French prosecutors open French Open match-fixing investigation
PARIS (Reuters) - French prosecutors on Tuesday said they have opened an investigation into alleged match-fixing in a women's doubles match at the French Open. The prosecutors' office said the investi...
Oct 06, 2020
Podoroska becomes first female qualifier in French Open semi-finals
By Julien Pretot PARIS (Reuters) - Argentine Nadia Podoroska became the first qualifier to reach the French Open semi-finals in the women's singles draw when she downed Ukrainian third seed Elina Svit...
Oct 06, 2020
Athletics: Cheptegei takes aim at 10,000m record in Valencia
VALENCIA (Reuters) - Less than two months after breaking the 5,000 metres world record, Ugandan Joshua Cheptegei is setting his sights on the 10,000m mark at a special event in Valencia on Wednesday. ...
Oct 06, 2020
Collins ends Jabeur’s historic run to reach French Open quarter-finals
PARIS (Reuters) - Unseeded Danielle Collins battled past Tunisian Ons Jabeur 6-4 4-6 6-4 on Tuesday to reach the French Open quarter-finals for the first time in her career. World number 57 Collins ra...
Oct 06, 2020
Ineos-Grenadiers’ Thomas out of Giro with fractured pelvis
(Reuters) - Ineos-Grenadiers team leader Geraint Thomas has pulled out of cycling's Giro d'Italia after suffering a fractured pelvis in a crash early on the third stage on Monday, his team said. The W...
Oct 06, 2020
