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USGA chief Davis stepping down at end of 2021
(Reuters) - United States Golf Association Chief Executive Mike Davis will leave the national governing body at the end of 2021 to pursue a lifelong passion of golf course design and construction, the...
Sep 22, 2020
Silver says NBA participation at Tokyo Olympics may be limited
(Reuters) - NBA participation at the Tokyo Olympics may be limited as the league's next season, which has been pushed back due to the COVID-19 outbreak, would likely be ongoing at the time of the Game...
Sep 22, 2020
Andreescu pulls out of French Open, to take rest of 2020 off
(Reuters) - Canada's Bianca Andreescu has pulled out of the French Open and will take the rest of the season off to focus on her recuperation, the world number seven said on Tuesday. Andreescu, who di...
Sep 22, 2020
Dzumhur and coach taking legal action against French Open organisers over COVID-19 test
PARIS (Reuters) - Bosnian player Damir Dzumhur is taking legal action against French Open organisers after he was barred from entering the qualification round after his coach Petar Popovic tested posi...
Sep 22, 2020
O’Sullivan handed bye after opponent tests positive for COVID-19
LONDON (Reuters) - World champion Ronnie O'Sullivan was handed a bye to the second round of the European Masters on Tuesday after Welsh opponent Daniel Wells tested positive for COVID-19. Wells was on...
Sep 22, 2020
Fans fume online as Rome title winners split by 10 euros in prize money
(Reuters) - Organisers of the Italian Open and the tennis Tours came under fire on social media after it emerged that Rome men's champion Novak Djokovic was paid 10 euros ($11.74) more than women's wi...
Sep 22, 2020
Cycling thrown into fresh turmoil with Tour doping investigation
By Julien Pretot PARIS (Reuters) - Cycling has been thrown into fresh turmoil after French judicial authorities opened a preliminary investigation into potential doping at French team Arkea-Samsic on ...
Sep 22, 2020
Halep taking her game to a higher plane after shutdown
(Reuters) - Simona Halep said she had found inner calm during tennis's coronavius shutdown and that she had returned to the courts with more maturity and perspective on the game. Halep won the Dubai t...
Sep 22, 2020
Britain could delay plans to allow sports fans back into stadiums, minister says
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain is looking at delaying plans to allow a controlled return of fans into stadiums from Oct. 1, senior cabinet minister Michael Gove said on Tuesday as new restrictions are bro...
Sep 22, 2020
MLB roundup: A’s clinch division after Astros’ loss
Marco Gonzales pitched eight scoreless innings and the host Seattle Mariners defeated the Houston Astros 6-1 Monday night, allowing the idle Oakland Athletics to clinch the American League West title....
Sep 22, 2020
