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From field hospital to Grand Slam, Flushing Meadows welcomes back U.S. Open
By Amy Tennery NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bruised - but not broken - New York City is bringing back Grand Slam tennis. Just five months ago part of the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center was transforme...
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NBA players decide to continue season after boycott over racial injustice
By Frank Pingue and Amy Tennery (Reuters) - National Basketball Association (NBA) players agreed on Thursday not to boycott the rest of the season after forcing the postponement of a slate of playoff ...
Syndicated Content Aug 27, 2020
Djokovic, Thiem on opposite sides of U.S. Open draw
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Australian Open finalists Novak Djokovic and Dominic Thiem are on a collision course to meet again in the U.S. Open final after they were placed at opposite ends of the draw on Th...
Syndicated Content Aug 27, 2020
Osaka changes mind and agrees to play semi-final – report
(Reuters) - Naomi Osaka has decided to play her semi-final at the Western & Southern Open in New York after previously saying she would withdraw from the match to protest against racial injustice, The...
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F1 champion Hamilton says he will not boycott Belgian GP
By Abhishek Takle (Reuters) - Six-time Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton said on Thursday he would not boycott Sunday's Belgian Grand Prix after a wave of player protests in the United States agains...
Syndicated Content Aug 27, 2020
MLB, NHL players ask peers to support Black Lives Matter movement
NHL games and the majority of Major League Baseball games went forward as scheduled on Wednesday, a decision some players called out as a missed opportunity. "NHL is always last to the party on these ...
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Becker applauds Osaka protest over racial injustice
By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) - Former U.S. Open champion Boris Becker said he fully respected the decision of Naomi Osaka to pull out of her semi-final at the Western & Southern Open in a protest...
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Factbox: Sporting events affected by player protests after Jacob Blake shooting
(Reuters) - Following is a list of boycotts, withdrawals or postponements in sporting events in the U.S. following the police shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man, in Kenosha, Wisconsin. BASKETBALL Th...
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Report: James, Leonard push for boycott of remaining games
LeBron James and Kawhi Leonard are not planning to return to the court this season and could leave the NBA bubble as early as Thursday morning. According to The Athletic, James and the Lakers and Leon...
Syndicated Content Aug 27, 2020
PGA Tour will support player-led protests against racial injustice
By Frank Pingue (Reuters) - The PGA Tour said on Thursday it will support any players who decide to protest against racial injustice following boycotts by athletes in other sports in the wake of the p...
Syndicated Content Aug 27, 2020
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