Tennis-Rublev eases past Fritz to reach Madrid Open final
(Reuters) - Andrey Rublev reached his first Madrid Open final with a 6-4 6-3 win over American Taylor Fritz on Friday, as the Russian seventh seed continued his return to form at the claycourt tournament. Rublev, the highest seed left in the tourna...
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Tennis-Alcaraz withdraws from Italian Open due to injury
(Reuters) - World number three Carlos Alcaraz has pulled out of the Italian Open as he continues to recover from an arm injury, the twice Grand Slam champion said on Friday. Having successfully defended his Indian Wells title in March and reached t...
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Olympics-British Triathlon confident France will deliver safe Seine for Games
By Manuel Ausloos and Julien Pretot PARIS (Reuters) - British Triathlon has a been-there, done-that attitude when it comes to water quality issues in the leadup to big competitions and trusts French authorities to deliver a safe Olympics amid conce...
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Biden to honor Olympian Katie Ledecky, actor Michelle Yeoh with Medal of Freedom
By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A winner of seven Olympic gold medals, a leader of the Mississippi civil rights struggle and a pioneer of television's tabloid talk show genre are part of this year's class of Presidential Medal of Freedom...
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Tennis-Medvedev joins growing injury list ahead of French Open
MADRID (Reuters) - World number four Daniil Medvedev faces an anxious wait to know the full extent of an injury that forced him out of the Madrid quarter-finals on Thursday, as the Russian joined a group of top players struggling with fitness issue...
18h ago
MLB roundup: Mike Yastrzemski homers as Giants beat Red Sox
Mike Yastrzemski hit a solo home run and the visiting San Francisco Giants avoided a series sweep by beating the Boston Red Sox 3-1 on Thursday in the final game of a three-game set. Yastrzemski's home run was his third of the season and came hours af...
19h ago
Athletics-Steeplechaser Coburn to miss US Olympic trials after breaking ankle
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Emma Coburn will miss the U.S. trials for the Paris Olympics after breaking her ankle at the Shanghai Diamond League meet last week, the Rio steeplechase bronze medallist said on Thursday. The three-time Olympian initially thou...
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Athletics-Paris Games 'walk in the park' after Tokyo, Ingebrigtsen says
(Reuters) - Jakob Ingebrigtsen believes his 1500 metres Olympic title defence will be a breeze as long as he avoids illness and injury on the road to Paris, the Norwegian said on Wednesday. The 23-year-old won gold at the COVID-delayed Tokyo Games ...
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Motor racing-Everyone talking about Newey in Miami but drivers tight-lipped
By Steve Keating MIAMI (Reuters) - Everyone was talking about designer Adrian Newey at the Miami Grand Prix on Thursday but drivers were tight-lipped about their team's chances of landing Formula One's hottest free agent. The paddock has been buzzi...
May 02, 2024
Soccer-US defender O'Hara announces retirement
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Olympic gold medallist and twice Women's World Cup winner Kelley O'Hara will retire at the end of the 2024 National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) season, U.S. Soccer said on Thursday. A key member of the American team's defence,...
May 02, 2024
Tennis-Medvedev withdraws from Madrid Open as Lehecka advances into semis
MADRID (Reuters) - Czech Jiri Lehecka progressed to the semi-finals of the Madrid Open on Thursday after world number four Daniil Medvedev quit the match with a groin problem after losing the first set. Third seed Medvedev requested a medical time ...
May 02, 2024
Golf-Woods accepts special exemption into U.S. Open
(Reuters) - Tiger Woods has accepted a special exemption into next month's U.S. Open at South Carolina's Pinehurst Resort and Country Club, the USGA said on Thursday. Woods, who counts three U.S. Open titles among his 15 major championships, most r...
May 02, 2024
NBA-Wembanyama's Spurs to play two games in Paris next season
(Reuters) - Victor Wembanyama will return to his native France in January as his San Antonio Spurs will play two regular season games against the Indiana Pacers in Paris, the National Basketball Association said on Thursday. The games on Jan. 23 an...
May 02, 2024
Swiatek dismantles Keys to reach second straight Madrid final
(Reuters) - Top seed Iga Swiatek made light work of Madison Keys to book a place in back-to-back finals of the Madrid Open as she beat the American 6-1 6-3 after 70 minutes in the semi-finals on Thursday. Up next for Swiatek is the winner of the cl...
May 02, 2024
Motor racing-Formula One statistics for the Miami Grand Prix
(Reuters) - Statistics for Sunday's Miami Grand Prix at the Hard Rock Stadium, round six of the 24-race Formula One championship: Lap distance: 5.412km. Total distance: 308.326km (57 laps) 2023 pole position: Sergio Perez (Mexico) Red Bull One minu...
May 02, 2024
Motor racing-Verstappen chases Miami hat-trick as Newey makes headlines
(Reuters) - Red Bull's Max Verstappen can complete a hat-trick of Miami Grand Prix victories on Sunday but the announced departure of his team's star designer Adrian Newey is the big talking point going into the weekend. The sixth round of the seas...
May 02, 2024
Olympics-Largest ever refugee team to compete at Paris Olympics-IOC
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (Reuters) - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Thursday unveiled its largest refugee Olympic team to date for the Paris 2024 Games, with 36 athletes from 11 different countries. The athletes, from countries including...
May 02, 2024
Boxing-Garcia denies doping before Haney fight
(Reuters) - American super lightweight boxer Ryan Garcia has denied taking a banned performance-enhancing substance before his victory over WBC world champion Devin Haney in New York last month. ESPN, citing a leaked letter from the Voluntary Anti-...
May 02, 2024
MLB roundup: Cubs' Shota Imanaga stellar again in win
Rookie Shota Imanaga had another strong start and Pete Crow-Armstrong hit a tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the fifth inning Wednesday night as the visiting Chicago Cubs beat the New York Mets 1-0. Nico Hoerner had two hits and a stolen base for the Cubs...
May 02, 2024
Comcast pulls Bally Sports channels, imperiling US broadcaster's restructuring
By Dietrich Knauth NEW YORK (Reuters) - Cable provider Comcast stopped broadcasting Bally Sports channels on Wednesday, taking some MLB games off the air and imperiling the bankruptcy restructuring of the sports channels' operating company. Diamond...
May 01, 2024
Steven Stamkos covets return to Tampa Bay for 17th season
Steven Stamkos has spent all 16 of his NHL seasons with the Tampa Bay Lightning and he's highly interested in continuing the relationship. Stamkos, 34, is slated to become an unrestricted free agent on July 1. But he said he had a preliminary conversa...
May 01, 2024
Doping-USADA slams WADA for 'half-truths' in China doping case
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) criticised the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) on Wednesday for "doubling down on half-truths", after the global body published a document outlining its handling of a case involving Chinese s...
May 01, 2024
MLB suspends Brewers' Abner Uribe, Freddy Peralta, Rays' Jose Siri
Milwaukee Brewers pitchers Abner Uribe and Freddy Peralta were suspended six and five games, respectively, for their roles in Tuesday's benches-clearing incident against Tampa Bay, Major League Baseball announced. MLB also announced Wednesday that Ray...
May 01, 2024
Chiefs TE Travis Kelce 'extremely grateful' for new deal
Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce wanted more money but was not interested in executing a leverage play as a means to get it. Kelce, as it turns out, got what he wanted as the Chiefs reworked his contract, pumping up his salary to $34.25 milli...
May 01, 2024
Horse racing-Fierceness the favorite for 150th Kentucky Derby
By Rory Carroll (Reuters) - The Kentucky Derby arrives at Churchill Downs with Fierceness as the favorite but the bay colt is expected to face stiff competition from speedy Sierra Leone and Japan's Forever Young in the 150th Run for the Roses. Fier...
May 01, 2024