Report: Lions fear S Brian Branch has Achilles injury
Detroit Lions standout safety Brian Branch is feared to have sustained an Achilles injury during their win Thursday against the Dallas Cowboys, NFL Network reported on Friday morning. Branch appeared to get injured in the first half but played into th...
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Golf-Reitan holds onto narrow lead at Sun City
SUN CITY, South Africa, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Kristoffer Reitan holed a birdie on the 18th to maintain his lead after round two of the Nedbank Golf Challenge at Sun City on Friday, with the Norwegian sitting one shot ahead of Frenchman Adrien Saddier. Reit...
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Winter Games medals get added lustre as metal prices soar
By Matteo Negri and Giulia Segreti ROME, Dec 5 (Reuters) - For an Olympic athlete, the gleam of a medal is priceless, a reward for years of dedication and sacrifice. But with the recent surge in gold and other precious metal prices, these coveted symbo...
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Soccer-Friday's World Cup draw to reveal only half the story
WASHINGTON, Dec 5 (Reuters) - The 2026 World Cup draw will take place at 1700 GMT on Friday and though the 42 nations assured of their slot will have to wait more than an hour to discover their opponents, they will have to wait another 24 to find out w...
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Cross-country skiing-Norwegian skier Klaebo achieves 100th World Cup win
Dec 5 (Reuters) - Five-time Olympic champion Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo reaffirmed his status as the favourite for next year's Winter Olympics on Friday, as the Norwegian cross-country skier claimed his 100th World Cup victory in the men's classic sprint...
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Figure skating-World champions Miura and Kihara clinch ISU Grand Prix pairs title
NAGOYA, Japan, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Two-time world champions Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara won the pairs title at the International Skating Union Grand Prix final in front of a home crowd on Friday, edging Italians Sara Conti and Niccolo Macii. The Japane...
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Soccer-Trump lauds Infantino for 'record breaking' World Cup
Dec 5 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump turned the spotlight onto FIFA president Gianni Infantino ahead of Friday's 2026 World Cup draw in Washington, praising the football boss' organisation of the world's biggest sporting event. Infantino has b...
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Trump attends pageantry-filled World Cup final draw designed with him in mind
By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON, Dec 5 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump will preside over the soccer World Cup draw on Friday in a ceremony filled with pomp, pageantry and lavish performances fit for a showman. The event is being held in Washington at ...
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Golf-McIlroy makes Australian Open cut with late surge
Dec 5 (Reuters) - Rory McIlroy grabbed three birdies in his last four holes to make the cut at the Australian Open on Friday, while Portugal's Daniel Rodrigues and Denmark's Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen set the pace at Royal Melbourne on nine-under par. A...
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Olympics - Winter Games flame lit at Italy's presidential palace
ROME, Dec 5 (Reuters) - The Olympic flame flared into new life under a cloudy sky in the square of Italy's presidential palace on Friday before starting its journey across the country ahead of the 2026 Winter Games. A torch, ignited last month in ancie...
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