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Golf: Chilly weather greets early starters at quiet PGA Championship
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The PGA Championship, golf's first major of 2020, kicked off on Thursday amid chilly and silent conditions at TPC Harding Park in San Francisco where Tiger Woods was among th...
Aug 06, 2020
Perez waiting on COVID test for clearance to race
SILVERSTONE, England (Reuters) - Mexican Sergio Perez was waiting for the go-ahead to race in Formula One's 70th Anniversary Grand Prix after ending quarantine for COVID-19 on Thursday. Perez missed l...
Aug 06, 2020
Athletics: Turkey’s Mingir gets two-year ban for doping violation
(Reuters) - Turkish steeplechaser Gulcan Mingir has been banned for two years after a re-test of her samples from the London Olympics in 2012 revealed the presence of a prohibited substance, the Athle...
Aug 06, 2020
James not bothered about losing Trump as a viewer amid kneeling criticism
(Reuters) - LeBron James has said he has no qualms about losing U.S. President Donald Trump as a viewer as the Los Angeles Lakers forward defended NBA players for kneeling in protest before games. NBA...
Aug 06, 2020
MLB tightens coronavirus guidelines after positive tests – CNN
(Reuters) - Major League Baseball (MLB) has tightened its health and safety protocols in an attempt to salvage the season after a series of positive coronavirus tests in recent days, CNN reported, cit...
Aug 06, 2020
Formula One champions Mercedes confirm Bottas for 2021
SILVERSTONE, England (Reuters) - Valtteri Bottas will continue to race for Mercedes until at least the end of next season, the Formula One champions said on Thursday ahead of the 70th Anniversary Gran...
Aug 06, 2020
Olympic committees discuss eradicating abuse in Japanese sport after damning report
By Jack Tarrant TOKYO (Reuters) - International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach has held discussions with his counterpart at the Japanese Olympic Committee about eradicating abuse within Japan...
Aug 06, 2020
London Marathon mass race to be cancelled, elite race on
By Mitch Phillips LONDON (Reuters) - The mass participation London Marathon has been cancelled due to COVID-19 but an elite-only race, on a short loop on a fan-restricted circuit and featuring Eliud K...
Aug 06, 2020
Soccer: U.S billionaire Friedkin signs deal to buy Italy’s AS Roma
ROME (Reuters) - U.S. billionaire Dan Friedkin has signed a deal to purchase the Italian Serie A soccer club AS Roma, the club said on Thursday. Roma said formal contracts with the Friedkin Group were...
Aug 06, 2020
Athletics: Russian junior pole vaulter pins hopes on Belarus for international career
IRKUTSK, Russia (Reuters) - With his career on the line, Russian pole vaulter Matvey Volkov left his home in Siberia this week for Belarus, a country he hopes will allow him to compete internationally...
Aug 06, 2020
