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Formula One, Zoom announce partnership for virtual Paddock Club
(Reuters) - Formula One fans will be able to get a better flavour of the race-day experience with a virtual alternative to the 'Paddock Club' during the COVID-19 pandemic as part of a digital partners...
Jul 16, 2020
Triple jump champion Taylor supports Games protest option
(Reuters) - Twice Olympic triple jump champion Christian Taylor has joined calls to allow athletes to protest peacefully during the Games as anti-racism stances are increasingly seen at sports events ...
Jul 16, 2020
Soccer: Public have the wrong idea of footballers, says FIFPRO
By Brian Homewood BERN (Reuters) - The perception that footballers do not live up to their social responsibilities has been debunked by their "incredible initiatives" during the COVID-19 pandemic, the...
Jul 16, 2020
Motor racing: Briton Legge to undergo leg surgery after crash in testing
(Reuters) - British driver Katherine Legge will have surgery on her left leg following a crash in testing ahead of this weekend's European Le Mans Series opener in Le Castellet, France, the 40-year-ol...
Jul 16, 2020
Tennis: Wawrinka is ‘underestimated’, says coach Norman
(Reuters) - Stan Wawrinka is one of the best to have ever played tennis but the three-times Grand Slam champion is a "little bit underestimated", his long-time coach Magnus Norman has said. Wawrinka, ...
Jul 16, 2020
Elliott follows father in winning NASCAR All-Star Race
Six weeks ago, Chase Elliott was going for the victory at Bristol Motor Speedway when he screwed up with two laps to go. In Wednesday night's NASCAR All-Star Race at the same Bristol, Tenn., track, El...
Jul 15, 2020
McIlroy ‘not even thinking about’ losing No. 1 ranking
Rory McIlroy is more focused on fine-tuning his game than trying to fend off the four players who can unseat him from the No. 1 world ranking at the Memorial Tournament this week. McIlroy played in th...
Jul 15, 2020
Horse racing: Trainer Baffert suspended after horses test positive
(Reuters) - Twice Triple Crown-winning trainer Bob Baffert was suspended for 15 days and two of his horses were disqualified from races they won after testing positive for a banned substance, the Arka...
Jul 15, 2020
Golf: LPGA braced for positive tests, tournament cancellations
By Steve Keating (Reuters) - The LPGA Tour, the elite women's professional golf circuit, will restart its COVID-19-interrupted season this month expecting positive tests and as many as three events to...
Jul 15, 2020
INF Sano (COVID-19) cleared to rejoin Twins
Minnesota Twins power hitter Miguel Sano, who was diagnosed with COVID-19 in early July, was cleared to rejoin the team Wednesday. MLB requires all players who tested positive to later test negative t...
Jul 15, 2020
