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Athletics: Semenya loses appeal against CAS ruling over testosterone regulations
(Reuters) - Double Olympic 800 metres champion Caster Semenya has lost her appeal to the Swiss Federal Tribunal to set aside a 2019 Court of Arbitration (CAS) ruling that female athletes with a high n...
Sep 08, 2020
Cycling: Bennett raises flag for Irish home town three decades after Kelly
By Julien Pretot ILE DE RE, France (Reuters) - Ireland's Sam Bennett has a chance to win the green jersey for the points classification on the Tour de France, 31 years after compatriot Sean Kelly, and...
Sep 08, 2020
Former American League president Budig dies at 81
Former American League president Gene Budig died on Tuesday. He was 81. Budig served as the chancellor at the University of Kansas from 1981-94 before leading the American League from 1994-99. Budig s...
Sep 08, 2020
Bennett gets first Tour de France stage win, Roglic retains overall lead
By Julien Pretot ILE DE RE, France (Reuters) - Ireland's Sam Bennett completed his set of Grand Tour victories when he prevailed in the 10th stage of the Tour de France on Tuesday. The Deceuninck-Quic...
Sep 08, 2020
Athletes’ union wants Iran expelled from sport if wrestler executed
(Reuters) - A global union representing 85,000 athletes called on Tuesday for Iran's expulsion from world sport if it executes champion wrestler Navid Afkari whose case has stirred outcry. The 27-year...
Sep 08, 2020
Bocanegra elected to National Soccer Hall of Fame
Atlanta United technical director Carlos Bocanegra was elected to the National Soccer Hall of Fame on Tuesday. The former U.S. Men's National Team captain is the lone member of the Class of 2020 and w...
Sep 08, 2020
Djokovic’s breakaway players body has blindsided ATP council: Anderson
By Sudipto Ganguly MUMBAI (Reuters) - The launch of Novak Djokovic's breakaway players body just before the U.S. Open completely blindsided the ATP player council and could undermine the structure of ...
Sep 08, 2020
All Tour de France riders test negative for COVID-19
(Reuters) - All 22 teams will start the 10th stage of the Tour de France after their riders tested negative for COVID-19, organisers told Reuters on Tuesday, adding that four members of staff had retu...
Sep 08, 2020
Rising Games costs are a result of IOC’s reform delay: study
By Karolos Grohmann ATHENS (Reuters) - The Olympic Games' cost overruns in recent decades are a result of the International Olympic Committee's delay in undertaking deep reforms, and it is now paying ...
Sep 08, 2020
From clown shoes to quarter-finals: Aussie De Minaur savours breakthrough
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Australia's Alex de Minaur once struggled to grow into his body as a tennis player but the tenacious 21-year-old feels himself a snug fit in the U.S. Open quarter-finals. De Minau...
Sep 08, 2020
