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Cycling: CCC-Liv team pulls out of Spain races, citing COVID-19 concerns
(Reuters) - Polish-backed women's World Tour cycling team CCC-Liv have pulled out of this week's resumption of racing because of concerns about health risks, the team said on Thursday. Women's racing ...
Jul 23, 2020
Motor racing: Hockenheim ruled out for Formula One this year, says circuit boss
By Alan Baldwin LONDON (Reuters) - Hockenheim will not host a Formula One race this year after being mooted as a possible stand-in on a calendar ravaged by the COVID-19 pandemic, the German circuit's ...
Jul 23, 2020
Boxing: Saunders fined for social media post promoting domestic abuse
(Reuters) - WBO super middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders has been found guilty of misconduct and fined by Britain's boxing authorities for a social media post in which he advised men how to hit ...
Jul 23, 2020
Golf: Wie named U.S. Solheim Cup assistant captain
By Steve Keating (Reuters) - Michelle Wie-West was confirmed as assistant captain of the 2021 U.S. Solheim Cup team on Thursday but has not ruled out a playing role despite not competing in a PGA Tour...
Jul 23, 2020
Athletics: Gateshead Diamond League meeting cancelled
LONDON (Reuters) - The re-scheduled Diamond League meeting due to be held in Gateshead on Sept. 12 has been cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic, British Athletics confirmed on Thursday. "It ...
Jul 23, 2020
Motorcycling: Marquez hoping to race at Jerez a week after breaking arm
(Reuters) - MotoGP champion Marc Marquez is hoping to race at Jerez this weekend despite breaking his arm four days ago and undergoing surgery on Tuesday, the official MotoGP website said on Thursday....
Jul 23, 2020
Basketball: China’s CBA set to allow spectators back into stadiums
(Reuters) - China's top flight basketball league will allow some spectators to watch games at its Qingdao city hub in Shandong province from Sunday, the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) said in a ...
Jul 23, 2020
Tokyo marks one year to go until Olympics… again
By Jack Tarrant and Akira Tomoshige TOKYO (Reuters) - As Tokyo marked one year to go until the Olympics for the second time on Thursday, it was perhaps fitting that the newly-built National Stadium, i...
Jul 23, 2020
Australia urges gymnasts to come forward amid abuse allegations
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia's gymnastics federation will set up "listening groups" for athletes to speak out and seek support amid a slew of allegations of physical and emotional abuse by coaches ...
Jul 23, 2020
Liverpool beat Chelsea in thriller before title party
LIVERPOOL, England (Reuters) - Champions Liverpool geared up to lift the Premier League trophy with a 5-3 win over Chelsea in a goal feast at Anfield on Wednesday to ensure they went an entire league ...
Jul 23, 2020
