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Qatar interested in hosting Olympics, possibly in 2032
DUBAI (Reuters) - Qatar, the host of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, announced on Monday it would also like to stage the Olympics, possibly in 2032. The Gulf Arab state's Olympic committee said it submitted ...
Jul 27, 2020
Golf: Alfred Dunhill Links Championship cancelled due to coronavirus
(Reuters) - This year's Alfred Dunhill Links Championship has been cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic, the European Tour announced on Monday. The event due to be held from Oct. 1-4 across the Old Cour...
Jul 27, 2020
Baseball: Miami cancel home opener as virus hits team – reports
(Reuters) - The Miami Marlins' home opener against the Baltimore Orioles scheduled for later on Monday has been cancelled after a number of players from the Florida-based Major League Baseball club te...
Jul 27, 2020
Michael Jordan’s Chicago Bulls signing-day jersey to go up for auction
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The NBA basketball jersey given to Michael Jordan on the day in 1984 when he first signed with the Chicago Bulls will go up for auction in December, Julien's Auctions announced...
Jul 27, 2020
Decision on staging London Marathon 2020 delayed until next month
(Reuters) - A decision on whether this year's London Marathon can be held has been pushed back until Aug. 7, the organisers said on Monday. The event, originally scheduled for April 26, was postponed ...
Jul 27, 2020
Kenya’s Cheruiyot ready to hunt for glory on the track again
By Edwin Waita and Omar Mohammed NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya's Timothy Cheruiyot, the 1,500 metres world champion, is hoping to return to competitive running next month after a hiatus caused by the coro...
Jul 27, 2020
Sailing: First America’s Cup challengers up and running in Auckland
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - American Magic, the first challengers for the America's Cup to have arrived in New Zealand, marked their inaugural day of testing in Auckland on Monday. In contrast, three other...
Jul 27, 2020
Tokyo opens empty Games venues up for public use
By Jack Tarrant TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo Olympics venues that would have been packed with the world's top athletes and supporters but for the coronavirus pandemic are now being opened up for use by spo...
Jul 27, 2020
‘Apprehensive’ Murray mentally switched on for U.S. Open
(Reuters) - Britain's Andy Murray is still feeling "apprehensive" about travelling to New York for the U.S. Open amid the COVID-19 pandemic but the former world number one says he is mentally preparin...
Jul 27, 2020
MLB roundup: Ohtani fails to record out as A’s roll
The Oakland Athletics took advantage of the wild pitching from Shohei Ohtani to score five times in the first inning and held on for a 6-4 victory over the visiting Los Angeles Angels on Sunday aftern...
Jul 26, 2020
