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Soccer: FIFPRO wants specific measures to protect players from overload
By Brian Homewood BERN (Reuters) - The global footballers' union FIFPRO wants concrete safeguards to protect players from fixture overload and the consequent risk of injury as the sport catches up wit...
Jul 20, 2020
Yum China named as sponsor for Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics
(Reuters) - Yum China Holdings Inc was named as an official retail food services sponsor for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, the KFC operator in China said on Monday. Yum China's brands, including K...
Jul 20, 2020
Can anyone stop Hamilton? Only Bottas, say Ferrari drivers
By Alan Baldwin LONDON (Reuters) - Lewis Hamilton leads the Formula One world championship after three races and Mercedes team mate Valtteri Bottas already looks like the only man who can deny the Bri...
Jul 20, 2020
Olympics: Human Rights Watch report documents abuse of child athletes in Japanese sport
By Jack Tarrant TOKYO (Reuters) - A Human Rights Watch report has found child athletes in Japan often suffer physical and verbal abuse and sometimes sexual abuse when training for sport after document...
Jul 20, 2020
Rare LeBron trading card brings $1.84 million at auction
(Reuters) - A rare trading card of NBA great LeBron James' 2003-04 rookie campaign with the Cleveland Cavaliers fetched $1.84 million at auction over the weekend, the league has said. Bidding for the ...
Jul 20, 2020
Penalty takes shine off one of Rahm’s best ever shots
(Reuters) - Jon Rahm's two-shot penalty at the 16th hole of the Memorial Tournament on Sunday had no impact on the final placings but the Spaniard says it took the shine off one of the greatest shots ...
Jul 19, 2020
Rahm wins Memorial Tournament to take over number one ranking
(Reuters) - Spain's Jon Rahm carded a final round one-over 73 to win the Memorial Tournament in Dublin, Ohio on Sunday and take over the number one world ranking from Rory McIlroy. Rahm joins childhoo...
Jul 19, 2020
Woods focuses on the positives after stumbling finish at Memorial
(Reuters) - Tiger Woods' first PGA Tour event in five months ended with a grinding final round four-over 76 at the Memorial Tournament on Sunday, but the 15-times major winner said he was leaving Muir...
Jul 19, 2020
Veteran RHP Chacin granted release by Twins
Seeing his options for a spot in the Minnesota Twins' rotation dwindling, veteran right-hander Jhoulys Chacin on Sunday was granted a release from his contract. Chacin, 32, signed a minor league deal ...
Jul 19, 2020
Nicklaus says he was ill with COVID-19 earlier this year
(Reuters) - Jack Nicklaus, the 18-time golf major winner, said on Sunday that he was ill with COVID-19 earlier this year and his wife Barbara had also tested positive for the coronavirus. At 80 years ...
Jul 19, 2020
