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Hamilton back on track next week in Mercedes F1 test
By Alan Baldwin LONDON (Reuters) - Six-times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton will be back on track at Silverstone next week for the first time since February as Mercedes gear up for the star...
Jun 04, 2020
Players’ union concerned over heightened injury risk
BERN (Reuters) - Players may be at an increased risk of injury as professional sports rush back into action following the coronavirus stoppage, a global union representing 85,000 athletes said on Thur...
Jun 04, 2020
Mercedes to share F1 reserves with McLaren and Racing Point
LONDON (Reuters) - Formula One world champions Mercedes will share reserve drivers Stoffel Vandoorne and Esteban Gutierrez with the Racing Point and McLaren teams this season, a spokesman said on Thur...
Jun 04, 2020
Drew Brees apologises for kneeling comments
(Reuters) - New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees issued a lengthy apology on Thursday for comments he made about kneeling protests being disrespectful to the American flag that drew criticism on ...
Jun 04, 2020
Nadal says he would not travel to U.S. Open in present circumstances
By Martyn Herman (Reuters) - Ordinarily Rafa Nadal would likely be closing in on a 13th French Open title this week. Instead, he is home in Mallorca trying to make sense of a world that feels anything...
Jun 04, 2020
W Series cancels 2020 season due to pandemic
By Alan Baldwin LONDON (Reuters) - Motor racing's all-female W Series cancelled its 2020 season on Thursday due to the COVID-19 pandemic but promised to return next year with at least two support race...
Jun 04, 2020
Tennis: Players will always feel at risk without vaccine, says Ram
MUMBAI (Reuters) - Athletes will not feel 100% safe until a vaccine for the novel coronavirus is available and the U.S. Open should only proceed if all qualified players are able to travel to the Gran...
Jun 04, 2020
Esports: Laporte and Donnarumma join F1 virtual racers
LONDON (Reuters) - Manchester City defender Aymeric Laporte and AC Milan's Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma will be up against eight regular Formula One drivers in the sport's penultimate virtual...
Jun 04, 2020
Basketball: China to resume domestic league on June 20
(Reuters) - China will resume domestic basketball league games on June 20 following the COVID-19 disruption, the sport's governing body in the country said on Thursday. The top-flight Chinese Basketba...
Jun 04, 2020
On this day… June 5
(Reuters) - ON THIS DAY - JUNE 5 June 5, 1993 SUMO WRESTLING - Hawaii-born Japanese-Samoan sumo wrestler, Konishiki Yasokichi, weighing 550 pounds, competes against a small child in a mock competition...
Jun 04, 2020
