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Dunk specialist Carter announces retirement after 22 seasons
(Reuters) - Atlanta Hawks guard Vince Carter officially announced his retirement from professional basketball on Thursday after an NBA record 22-season career during which his high-flying dunks made h...
Jun 25, 2020
Golf: Six-times runner-up Mickelson gets exemption into U.S. Open
By Frank Pingue (Reuters) - Phil Mickelson will get another shot to complete the career Grand Slam thanks to an adjusted exemption criteria for this year's U.S. Open that was announced by the United S...
Jun 25, 2020
Soccer: Australia and New Zealand named hosts for 2023 Women’s World Cup
By Simon Evans (Reuters) - Australia and New Zealand were handed the right to host the 2023 Women's World Cup soccer tournament after a vote by the FIFA Council on Thursday. Their joint bid beat the r...
Jun 25, 2020
Horse racing: Kentucky Derby will open doors to spectators
(Reuters) - The Kentucky Derby, which was rescheduled for Sept. 5 due to the novel coronavirus, will allow spectators onto the grounds to watch the Run for the Roses even as COVID-19 infections surge ...
Jun 25, 2020
Thiem ‘extremely sorry’ for Adria Tour antics
(Reuters) - World number three Dominic Thiem is "extremely sorry" for the way players conducted themselves at Novak Djokovic's Adria Tour exhibition event after which four players tested positive for ...
Jun 25, 2020
Beckham invests in esports with London-based start-up Guild
LONDON (Reuters) - Former England soccer captain David Beckham is moving into the virtual world as co-owner of London-based start-up Guild Esports. Guild said in a statement on Thursday that it will l...
Jun 25, 2020
Images from Adria Tour ‘disappointing’, says Wimbledon chief
(Reuters) - Images of players hugging at the net, playing basketball together and partying at Novak Djokovic's charity exhibition in Serbia and Croatia were "disappointing" and tennis must learn its l...
Jun 25, 2020
Murray confident will play at high level again
(Reuters) - Andy Murray took his defeat to Kyle Edmund at the 'Battle of the Brits' event in stride and the former world number one says he is on the right path to playing at the highest level again a...
Jun 25, 2020
NBA: Kings, Pacers players among three positive coronavirus tests
(Reuters) - Three NBA players have tested positive for COVID-19 including the Sacramento Kings pair of Jabari Parker and Alex Len and Indiana Pacers' Malcolm Brogdon, the league has confirmed. All thr...
Jun 25, 2020
Leeds remove cardboard cutout of bin Laden from stands
(Reuters) - Leeds United have removed a cardboard cutout of former al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden from the stands at Elland Road after it was spotted in a photo posted on Twitter, British media have ...
Jun 24, 2020
