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Mercedes F1 boss Wolff takes a stake in Aston Martin
By Alan Baldwin LONDON (Reuters) - Mercedes Formula One boss Toto Wolff has taken a stake in British sportscar maker Aston Martin, whose executive chairman Lawrence Stroll runs the Racing Point F1 tea...
Apr 18, 2020
On this day: Born April 19 1970: Kelly Holmes, British middle distance runner
By Mitch Phillips (Reuters) - Six days in August 2004 redefined the life of British middle distance runner Kelly Holmes but only in the aftermath of her double gold-medal winning display at the Athens...
Apr 18, 2020
Silver: NBA has no timetable to restart
The NBA isn't close to making any decisions on a potential restart, and it isn't setting any deadlines, commissioner Adam Silver said Friday. The league has been shut down since Utah Jazz center Rudy ...
Apr 17, 2020
Ionescu picks up WNBA torch as she steps into New York spotlight
By Amy Tennery NEW YORK (Reuters) - With expectations higher than the skyscrapers of Manhattan, the WNBA's number-one overall draft pick Sabrina Ionescu is poised to transform the New York Liberty and...
Apr 17, 2020
Athletes banned until 2020 can compete at Olympics: Athletics Integrity head
(Reuters) - The postponement of the Tokyo Olympics will allow athletes banned until 2020 to qualify for the Games next year as doping bans are based on time periods and not events, Athletics Integrity...
Apr 17, 2020
With tires and rice bags, Cuba’s athletes invent home workouts
By Nelson Acosta and Sarah Marsh HAVANA (Reuters) - A triathlete swims in a tiny above-ground pool on her rooftop, her waist attached to the wall with resistance bands, while a baseball player bats in...
Apr 17, 2020
Ionescu picked first as WNBA draft kicks off under quarantine
(Reuters) - Sabrina Ionescu was selected first overall in the WNBA's draft on Friday, as quarantined coaches and players pivoted to an online format amid quarantine life in the COVID-19 era. The Unive...
Apr 17, 2020
NBA: Players to receive 25% less pay from May 15
(Reuters) - The NBA has reached an agreement with the National Basketball Players Association to withhold 25% of each player's salary from May 15 due to the shutdown of the sport because of the corona...
Apr 17, 2020
Broncos’ Miller on testing positive: ‘I was shocked’
Denver Broncos linebacker Von Miller admitted he was stunned to learn that he tested positive for the coronavirus, especially since he maintains he was strict in his adherence to social distancing. "I...
Apr 17, 2020
Djokovic shares Olympic regrets with Murray in live chat
By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) - Live tennis action is a fading memory during the coronavirus shutdown but 20,000 fans tuned in to watch old rivals Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray chew the fat on In...
Apr 17, 2020
