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Tokyo 2020 delay gives everyone a fair chance, says Riner
PARIS (Reuters) - Double Olympic judo champion Teddy Riner believes that staging the Tokyo Games in 2021 will put all athletes on an equal footing after the sports extravaganza was postponed for a yea...
Apr 07, 2020
Immelman named International team captain for 2021 Presidents Cup
(Reuters) - Former Masters champion Trevor Immelman has been named captain of the International team for the 2021 Presidents Cup, event organisers and PGA Tour officials announced on Tuesday. Immelman...
Apr 07, 2020
American wins golden toilet roll after 63-hour virtual ultramarathon
(Reuters) - American Michael Wardian was the last runner standing in the 'Quarantine Backyard Ultra' on Tuesday as the endurance athlete took the title after completing 422km in 63 hours. With sports ...
Apr 07, 2020
World Championships provisionally scheduled for Sept-Oct in South Korea
SEOUL (Reuters) - The Table Tennis World Championships, which was postponed due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic, has been provisionally scheduled to be held in South Korea between Sept. 27 a...
Apr 07, 2020
Players to swap rackets for game controllers as Madrid Open goes online
MUMBAI (Reuters) - The world's top tennis players will swap rackets for game controllers this month after organisers of the cancelled Madrid Open said they will stage a virtual competition to raise fu...
Apr 07, 2020
World Athletics aims to be carbon neutral by 2030
(Reuters) - The governing body of athletics aims to become carbon neutral by 2030, it said on Tuesday, recognising that the sport has a significant environmental footprint. Promising to cut its carbon...
Apr 07, 2020
Sport: On this day: Born April 8, 1912: Sonja Henie, Norwegian figure skater
By Philip O'Connor (Reuters) - Oslo's shock April snowfall of 1912 is remembered as one of the city's more memorable events of the last century, but it pales in comparison to the emergence of Sonja He...
Apr 07, 2020
UFC close to securing private island for fights: White
(Reuters) - Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) President Dana White has said the mixed martial arts promotion is close to securing a "private island" to stage bouts for international fighters during...
Apr 07, 2020
Wimbledon champion Halep is pain-free from foot injury
MUMBAI (Reuters) - Wimbledon champion Simona Halep is recovering well from a foot injury she suffered in February and is able to run without pain, the former world number one has said. The Romanian wo...
Apr 07, 2020
Doping: Testing gap due to coronavirus a ‘gift’ to cheats: race walker Bosworth
(Reuters) - Reduced drug testing during the COVID-19 pandemic is like a "gift" for those unscrupulous athletes who will go to any lengths to win and make money, British race walker Tom Bosworth has to...
Apr 06, 2020
