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Former champion Osaka survives scare to reach last 16 in New York
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former champion Naomi Osaka survived a third-round scare before grinding out a 6-3 6-7(4) 6-2 victory over Ukrainian teenager Marta Kostyuk to reach the last 16 of the U.S. Open o...
Sep 04, 2020
WADA to look at new sanctions after U.S. threat to pull funding
(Reuters) - The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) said on Friday it will consider amending rules to punish stakeholders who withdraw funding after the United States threatened to pull its contributions ...
Sep 04, 2020
Athletics: Hassan breaks women’s one hour record
(Reuters) - Sifan Hassan of the Netherlands smashed the world record for the women's one hour race by more than a lap when she ran 18,930 metres during the Brussels Diamond League meeting on Friday. T...
Sep 04, 2020
Tennis: Kerber through to last 16 with straight sets win over Li
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Germany's Angelique Kerber advanced to the last 16 of the U.S. Open with a 6-3 6-4 victory over 20-year-old American Ann Li at the Louis Armstrong Stadium on Friday. Kerber, a thr...
Sep 04, 2020
Motor racing: Hamilton predicts qualifying ‘nightmare’ at Monza
By Alan Baldwin (Reuters) - Formula One world championship leader Lewis Hamilton lapped fastest in Italian Grand Prix practice on Friday but predicted "a nightmare" in qualifying, with drivers likely ...
Sep 04, 2020
Motor racing: Haas want eventual 2021 driver pairing to stay through 2022
MONZA, Italy (Reuters) - The Haas Formula One team could change drivers for next season but would want whoever they end up with in 2021 to stay for 2022, principal Guenther Steiner said on Friday. The...
Sep 04, 2020
Cycling: Anti-doping testing back to normal, says CADF
By Julien Pretot LAVAUR, France (Reuters) - The Cycling Anti-Doping Foundation (CADF) said on Friday that testing returned to normal before racing resumed last month after it fell sharply during lockd...
Sep 04, 2020
Martic reaches U.S. Open last-16 despite ragged performance
(Reuters) - Croatian eighth seed Petra Martic survived another sloppy display to see off Grand Slam newcomer Varvara Gracheva 6-3 6-3 on Friday and reach the U.S. Open round of 16 for the second conse...
Sep 04, 2020
Highlights: U.S. Open day five
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Highlights of the fifth day at the U.S. Open in New York on Friday. The Grand Slam is being played without spectators due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Times ET; GMT-4): 1240 MARTIC ...
Sep 04, 2020
Factbox: The masks of Naomi Osaka at the U.S. Open
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former champion Naomi Osaka is wearing a different facemask for each of her matches at the U.S. Open this year. They each carry the name of a Black American and aim to highlight r...
Sep 04, 2020
