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Australia offer Alcott support, plan full programme for Melbourne
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Tennis Australia have offered their support to Dylan Alcott over his disappointment at the wheelchair events being cut from the U.S. Open and said they were optimistic of running a ...
Jun 18, 2020
USOPC to begin reopening training facilities this month
(Reuters) - The United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) on Thursday said it would begin to gradually reopen two of its training facilities later this month. The Colorado Springs and Lak...
Jun 18, 2020
Motor racing: IndyCar ready to welcome back spectators
(Reuters) - The IndyCar Series is ready to welcome spectators back to the track, saying on Thursday that a limited number of tickets will be made available to fans for a doubleheader event on July 17-...
Jun 18, 2020
Soccer: Brazil president’s decree changes media, sponsorship rules
(Reuters) - Brazilian soccer clubs are free to negotiate broadcast rights for own home games without requiring a green light from their opponents, according to a new decree issued by the country's pre...
Jun 18, 2020
Mavericks owner Cuban says NBA should allow ‘take a knee’ protests
(Reuters) - Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban said on Thursday he hopes the National Basketball Association will allow players to take a knee during the national anthem to support protests over the Ma...
Jun 18, 2020
MLBPA counters with 70-game proposal
The Major League Baseball Players Association offered a counterproposal Thursday to the league that includes a 70-game regular season and expanded playoffs in 2020 and 2021. The schedule would run fro...
Jun 18, 2020
F1 engine changes could take twice as long under new measures
LONDON (Reuters) - Formula One mechanics could take twice as long to change an engine under new measures to protect them from COVID-19 and reliability will be key, according to Racing Point technical ...
Jun 18, 2020
Report: Some NFL coaches want season delayed
Some NFL coaches want the 2020 regular season delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic, ESPN's Ed Werder reported. Of the three unnamed NFL head coaches Werder queried, one suggested a delay to the sta...
Jun 18, 2020
Golf: Poulter, Hubbard share early lead at RBC Heritage
(Reuters) - Britain's Ian Poulter capped an error-free opening round with a birdie-birdie finish to grab a share of the early lead with American Mark Hubbard at the RBC Heritage in Hilton Head, South ...
Jun 18, 2020
Horse racing: Stradivarius takes third successive Ascot Gold Cup
LONDON (Reuters) - Stradivarius, ridden by Frankie Dettori, blew away the field to land a third successive Gold Cup at Royal Ascot on Thursday in a race run without spectators due to the COVID-19 pand...
Jun 18, 2020
