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FILE PHOTO: Michael Phelps of the U.S. smiles during the medal presentation ceremony after winning the men’s 400m individual medley swimming final at the National Aquatics Center during the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 10, 2008. REUTERS/David Gray (CHINA)/File Photo … Continue reading Phelps urges athletes to take care of mental health after Games delay
(Reuters) – The Olympics being postponed by a year proved to be a blessing in disguise for France’s equestrian team whose horses were not quite ready to defend their crown at the Tokyo Games this year, French show jumper Kevin … Continue reading Our horses were not prepared for 2020 Games: France’s Staut
(Reuters) – The U.S. Open golf championship, which was set for June 18-21 at Winged Foot in New York, has been rescheduled due to the novel coronavirus outbreak, the U.S. Golf Association said on Monday. The new dates for the … Continue reading U.S. Open postponed due to coronavirus, new dates for Masters, PGA
FILE PHOTO: Golf – The 148th Open Championship – Royal Portrush Golf Club, Portrush, Northern Ireland – July 21, 2019 Ireland’s Shane Lowry walks out before being presented with the Claret Jug trophy after winning The Open Championship REUTERS/Ian Walton … Continue reading 2020 Open Championship cancelled due to coronavirus
(Reuters) – ROKiT Williams drivers, George Russell and Nicholas Latifi, and senior management will be taking a 20% pay cut during the coronavirus crisis while many of their employees will be temporarily furloughed, the Formula One team said on Monday. … Continue reading Williams F1 drivers take 20% pay cut, staff put on furlough
FILE PHOTO: Tennis – Australian Open – Fourth Round – Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia – January 27, 2020. Australia’s Nick Kyrgios reacts during his match against Spain’s Rafael Nadal. REUTERS/Issei Kato MUMBAI (Reuters) – Australian tennis player Nick Kyrgios once … Continue reading Australia’s Kyrgios offers to drop food at doorstep of those in need
(Reuters) – Jackie Stewart starts a chapter of his autobiography with a simple sentence: “Jim Clark was the finest racing driver of my era.” Few would disagree with the triple world champion, Britain’s most successful racing driver until Lewis Hamilton … Continue reading On this day: Died April 7, 1968: Jim Clark, British racing driver
MUMBAI (Reuters) – Tunisian trailblazer Ons Jabeur is holed up in New York due to the coronavirus pandemic and says she is contemplating taking up dancing to remain fit as the tennis world finds innovative ways to deal with the … Continue reading Jabeur mulls swapping rackets for dancing shoes in lockdown
(Reuters) – Paulo Dybala left Gareth Bale out of his Real Madrid starting line-up but had no trouble beating the Welshman’s Manchester City side in a FIFA 20 video game as part of a Combat Corona fundraiser for UNICEF at … Continue reading Esports: Dybala too good for Bale in charity video game clash
(Reuters) – Bobby Mitchell, the first black player to compete for the Washington Redkins, has died at the age of 84, the Pro Football Hall of Fame announced on Sunday. No cause of death was given. Mitchell played his first … Continue reading Bobby Mitchell, first black player for Redskins, dies aged 84
(Reuters) – The PGA Championship, one of golf’s four majors, has been rescheduled for Aug. 6-9 after being postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic, the San Francisco Chronicle reported on Sunday. FILE PHOTO: Spectators walk by a PGA logo during … Continue reading PGA Championship rescheduled for August: report
FILE PHOTO: Professional female triathlete Mirinda Carfrae of Australia celebrates after winning the women’s division of the Ironman World Championship in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, October 12, 2013. REUTERS/Hugh Gentry (Reuters) – Australian triathlete Mirinda Carfrae was cruising along in second place … Continue reading Triathlon: Blame it on the husband, says triathlete Carfrae
