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Political football: NZ PM intervenes in rugby dispute with Australia
By Ian Ransom (Reuters) - New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Tuesday she had telephoned Australian counterpart Scott Morrison to defuse tensions over a scheduling dispute between the co...
Sep 14, 2020
Johnson takes PGA Tour Player of the Year honors
(Reuters) - After three tournament wins and a FedExCup title, Dustin Johnson added more hardware to his trophy case on Monday when he was named PGA Tour Player of the Year for a second time. Johnson m...
Sep 14, 2020
Billionaire Steve Cohen agrees to buy the New York Mets
(Reuters) - Billionaire hedge fund manager Steve Cohen has reached an agreement to buy the New York Mets baseball team from its owners, Sterling Partners said in a statement on Monday. "I am excited t...
Sep 14, 2020
Messi tops wealth league ahead of Ronaldo
LONDON (Reuters) - Lionel Messi was denied a potentially money-spinning move away from Barcelona this month after a contract-dispute but the Argentine maestro remains the world's richest soccer player...
Sep 14, 2020
Auger-Aliassime and Khachanov make early exits in Rome
(Reuters) - Seeded players Felix Auger-Aliassime and Karen Khachanov were the major casualties in the first round of the Italian Open in Rome on Monday as players turned their attention from the hardc...
Sep 14, 2020
Barbosa says he’s retiring to help coach Warriors
Former NBA champion and Sixth Man of the Year Leandro Barbosa announced his retirement Monday and said he is rejoining the Golden State Warriors as a "player mentor coach." Barbosa, 37, played 14 NBA ...
Sep 14, 2020
Athletics: Britain’s Farah to race only 10,000m at Tokyo Olympics
(Reuters) - Four-time Olympic champion Mo Farah has said he will not defend his 5,000 metres title in Tokyo next year and will focus on the 10,000m race instead as age catches up with the Briton. Fara...
Sep 14, 2020
Champions Osaka, Thiem make the most of U.S. Open adversities
By Sudipto Ganguly (Reuters) - Circumstances at this year's U.S. Open were extraordinary due to the COVID-19 pandemic but rather than getting deterred, champions Naomi Osaka and Dominic Thiem overcame...
Sep 14, 2020
Cycling: Tour de France director Prudhomme back on the race after testing negative for coronavirus – organisers
GRENOBLE, France (Reuters) - Tour de France director Christian Prudhomme will be back on the race on Tuesday after testing negative for coronavirus, organisers told Reuters on Monday. Prudhomme left t...
Sep 14, 2020
Murray, Bouchard and Pironkova receive French Open wildcard entries
PARIS (Reuters) - Andy Murray, Eugenie Bouchard and Tsvetana Pironkova have received wildcard entries to the French Open which begins later this month, tournament organisers announced on Monday. Brito...
Sep 14, 2020
