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...
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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...
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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...
8h ago
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...
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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...
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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-...
18h ago
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...
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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
Tennis-Flawless Rublev knocks out champion Alcaraz to move into Madrid semis
MADRID, Spain (Reuters) - Carlos Alcaraz's hopes of becoming the first player to win three-straight Madrid Open titles came undone as the second seed fell to a 4-6 6-3 6-2 loss in front of his home crowd to Russian seventh seed Andrey Rublev in the...
May 01, 2024
Basketball-Griner saw world crumbling in Russia arrest
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Brittney Griner saw her world crumbling around her when she was detained at a Moscow airport two years ago after she was caught carrying vape cartridges containing hashish oil, saying a "mental lapse" led to nearly 10 months be...
May 01, 2024
Soccer-US defender Dest to undergo ACL surgery, miss Copa America
NEW YORK (Reuters) - United States' Sergino Dest will miss the Copa America after tearing his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), with the defender confirming he will undergo surgery soon. Dest, who has spent this season on loan at PSV Eindhoven from...
May 01, 2024
Tennis-Rybakina survives Putintseva scare to reach Madrid semis
MADRID, Spain (Reuters) - Fourth seed Elena Rybakina rallied from a set down to beat fellow Kazakhstani Yulia Putintseva 4-6 7-6(4) 7-5 in a two-hour and 48-minute battle as she advanced to her first Madrid Open semi-final on Wednesday. The 50th-ra...
May 01, 2024
Athletics-Knighton sets his own pace for success ahead of Olympic trials
By Amy Tennery NEW YORK (Reuters) - The best is yet to come for American Erriyon Knighton, with the young sprinter telling Reuters he had far from reached his full potential ahead of the U.S. Olympic track and field trials. The 20-year-old has had ...
May 01, 2024
Motor racing-Newey to leave Red Bull in 2025
(Reuters) -Formula One's most sought after designer Adrian Newey will leave Red Bull in 2025, after 19 years at the F1 team, Red Bull said in a statement on Wednesday. The BBC and Germany's Auto Motor und Sport reported last month that the Briton had t...
May 01, 2024
MLB roundup: D-backs buzz past Dodgers in 10 innings
Christian Walker hit two home runs, including a game-ending two-run shot in the 10th inning, as the Arizona Diamondbacks stung the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-3 in Phoenix on Tuesday. Six Arizona pitchers held the Dodgers to zero RBIs through nine innings. ...
May 01, 2024
NHL roundup: Leafs outlast Bruins in OT, force Game 6
Matthew Knies scored 2:26 into overtime as the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs extended their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series against the Boston Bruins with a 2-1 win in Game 5 on Tuesday. After John Tavares drove toward the net, a loose pu...
May 01, 2024
NBA roundup: 76ers fend off Knicks in OT, keep season alive
Tyrese Maxey scored 46 points and Kelly Oubre Jr. hit a tiebreaking layup in overtime as the visiting Philadelphia 76ers avoided elimination with a 112-106 victory over the New York Knicks on Tuesday night in Game 5 of their first-round playoff series....
May 01, 2024
Tennis-Nadal bids farewell to Madrid after defeat by Lehecka
(Reuters) - Twenty-two time Grand Slam champion Rafa Nadal fell 7-5 6-4 to Czech Jiri Lehecka in the fourth round of the Madrid Open on Tuesday, marking his final appearance at a tournament he has won five times. In just over two hours, a feisty Le...
May 01, 2024
Soccer-Vinicius Jr's double earns Real Madrid 2-2 draw at Bayern in thriller
MUNICH, Germany (Reuters) -Real Madrid's Vinicius Jr scored twice, including a late penalty, to snatch a 2-2 draw at Bayern Munich in an entertaining Champions League semi-final, first leg on Tuesday, leaving the tie wide open. The Brazilian, who put R...
May 01, 2024
Olympics-Brazilian swimmer Fratus, feted for Tokyo bronze joy, to miss Paris
(Reuters) - Brazilian swimmer Bruno Fratus, whose jubilation at winning a freestyle bronze medal went viral at the Tokyo Olympics, has opted out of the Paris Games after a long battle with injuries. Fratus at 32 became the oldest swimmer to claim a...
May 01, 2024