MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australian Paralympic tennis champion Dylan Alcott has slammed the omission of the wheelchair tournament from the U.S. Open, calling it “disgusting discrimination”. FILE PHOTO: Tennis – Australian Open – Quad wheelchair singles final – Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Australia, January 27, 2018. Winner Dylan Alcott of Australia kisses the trophy. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
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(Reuters) – Colombia’s soccer chief and the head of South American football confederation CONMEBOL have written to FIFA complaining of “erroneous and discriminatory conclusions” in the assessment of the country’s bid to host the 2023 Women’s World Cup. FILE PHOTO: Cars drive past a logo in front of FIFA’s headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland June 8,
FILE PHOTO: Personnel collect debris while working with investigators at the helicopter crash site of NBA star Kobe Bryant in Calabasas, California, U.S., January 28, 2020. REUTERS/Patrick T. Fallon LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The pilot of a helicopter that crashed outside Los Angeles in January, killing basketball great Kobe Bryant, his daughter and all seven
FILE PHOTO: Rob Manfred, commissioner of Major League Baseball, takes part in the Yahoo Finance All Markets Summit in New York, U.S., February 8, 2017. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo (Reuters) – Major League Baseball (MLB) Commissioner Rob Manfred said on Wednesday he met with the head of the MLB Players Association this week and they put
BERN (Reuters) – This season’s Champions League, suspended in March because of the COVID-19 pandemic, will be completed with an eight-team mini-tournament which will be held in Lisbon in August, European soccer’s governing body UEFA said on Wednesday. Soccer Football – UEFA Executive Committee Press Conference – Nyon, Switzerland – June 17, 2020 UEFA Deputy
(Reuters) – World 100 metres champion Christian Coleman was provisionally suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) on Wednesday and could miss next year’s Tokyo Olympics after violating anti-doping whereabouts rules. FILE PHOTO: Athletics – World Athletics Championships – Doha 2019 – Men’s 4×100 Metres Relay Final – Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar – October
NBA commissioner Adam Silver plans to listen for now, but he expects the league to address all player concerns before games resume in Orlando next month. FILE PHOTO: Basketball – NBA – Charlotte Hornets v Milwaukee Bucks – AccorHotels Arena, Paris, France – January 24, 2020 NBA commissioner Adam Silver during a pre match press
FILE PHOTO: Rob Manfred, commissioner of Major League Baseball, takes part in the Yahoo Finance All Markets Summit in New York, U.S., February 8, 2017. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred’s shifting perspective on the likelihood of a 2020 season could be a direct read of a faction of owners pushing to
A sign with the logo of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) is on display outside its office in Moscow, Russia December 9, 2019. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s anti-doping agency said on Tuesday it was restarting its collection of samples from athletes after halting testing activity due to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus.
(Reuters) – Venus Williams might have been overshadowed by the exploits of her younger sister Serena as a player, but the towering American’s place in women’s tennis history will extend far beyond her seven Grand Slam singles titles. FILE PHOTO: Venus Williams of the U.S. celebrates with the Rosewater Dish after winning the Wimbledon title,
76ers GC sit 0-6 in the NBA 2K League through the first six weeks of the regular season, but they will get a chance for a bit of redemption when The Tipoff tournament starts Tuesday. The 76ers are the two-time defending Tipoff champions, having won the event at the start of the NBA 2K League’s
(Reuters) – The Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) will begin its 2020 season in late July amid the COVID-19 outbreak with all games to be played without fans at a single site in Florida, the league said on Monday. The WNBA said in a statement the IMG Academy in Bradenton will be the home for
(Reuters) – Fans deprived of live athletics action were treated to a mini pole vaulting competition on Friday as German Torben Blech won the Flight Night event at a drive-in cinema in Duesseldorf, Germany. In the absence of world record holder Armand Duplantis, Blech cleared 5.55 metres as pole vaulters competed in the first sports
(Reuters) – Throughout a good part of his career Phil Mickelson was the best golfer never to win a major but as “Lefty” turns 50 he has become golf’s nearly man. FILE PHOTO: Phil Mickelson waits to putt on the eighth green during the second round of the Charles Schwab Challenge golf tournament at Colonial
(Reuters) – Commissioner Jay Monahan said on Sunday the PGA Tour’s return from a three-month COVID-19 shutdown was off to a phenomenal start and that he will share information about its safety measures with other sports looking to restart play. Monahan, speaking at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas during the final round of
LONDON (Reuters) – Williams driver George Russell took his fourth successive virtual Formula One victory on Sunday in the last race before the real season starts in Austria next month. FILE PHOTO: Formula One F1 – Australian Grand Prix – Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne, Australia – March 12, 2020 Williams’ George Russell arriving to
FILE PHOTO: NFL Football – Miami Dolphins vs New Orleans Saints – NFL International Series – Wembley Stadium, London, Britain – October 1, 2017 New Orleans Saints players take the knee before the start of the national anthem Action Images via Reuters/Matthew Childs (Reuters) – United States President Donald Trump has said he will not
(Reuters) – Mohamed Salah has already won the Champions League and secured World Cup qualification for his country but an imminent Premier League title with Liverpool will cement his legacy at the age of 28. FILE PHOTO: ON THIS DAY — June 1 June 1, 2019 SOCCER – Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah scores a penalty
The Major League Baseball Players Association on Saturday rejected the owners’ latest proposal for starting the season, with the union telling the league to set a schedule rather than offering a counterproposal. FILE PHOTO: The empty field and stands at Nationals Park, home of Major League Baseball’s (MLB) Washington Nationals, are seen after it was
Tennis – Adria Tour – Belgrade, Serbia – June 13, 2020 Serbia’s Novak Djokovic in action during his match against Serbia’s Viktor Troicki REUTERS/Marko Djurica BELGRADE (Reuters) – World number one Novak Djokovic’s winning start to his charity tournament on Saturday was spoiled by news that the event’s third leg, scheduled to take place in
MUMBAI (Reuters) – Financial aid has slowly trickled in for tennis players in the lower echelons of the sport during the COVID-19 shutdown but the vast majority of men and women who coach them for a living have been left to fend for themselves. FILE PHOTO: Tennis – French Open – Roland Garros, Paris, France
MUMBAI (Reuters) – Financial aid has slowly trickled in for tennis players in the lower echelons of the sport during the COVID-19 shutdown but the vast majority of men and women who coach them for a living have been left to fend for themselves. FILE PHOTO: Tennis – French Open – Roland Garros, Paris, France
(Reuters) – Harold Varner III opened with a triple bogey and closed with a flurry of five birdies over his last six holes to claim sole possession of the lead at the second round of the Charles Schwab Challenge in Fort Worth, Texas on Friday. Jun 12, 2020; Fort Worth, Texas, USA; Harold Varner III
Free agent wide receiver Antonio Brown was sentenced to two years probation, ordered to undergo a psychological evaluation and enroll in a 13-week anger management course in a Florida court on Friday. FILE PHOTO: Sep 15, 2019; Miami Gardens, FL, USA; New England Patriots wide receiver Antonio Brown (17) watches from the sidelines in the
MUMBAI (Reuters) – Women’s tennis is currently in a great place with a flurry of new champions while the men’s circuit needs its younger generation to break through and win Grand Slams, Australian coach Darren Cahill has told Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Tennis – French Open – Roland Garros, Paris, France – June 9, 2018 Romania’s
FILE PHOTO: Athletes train in the Alexander Athletics Stadium after the announcement that it will host the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, Britain December 21, 2017. REUTERS/Darren Staples (Reuters) – Athletes competing in the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England will be allowed to take a knee in support of worldwide anti-racism movements, competition organisers
(Reuters) – Harold Varner III and Justin Rose both fired seven-under-par 63s to share the lead as the PGA Tour returned to action for the first time in three months due to the COVID-19 pandemic at the Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth on Thursday. Jun 11, 2020; Fort Worth, Texas, USA; Phil Mickelson and
A cardboard audience is seen in the stands as Karsten Warholm of Norway competes in Men’s 300m Hurdles during the Impossible Games 2020 in the Bislett Stadium in Oslo, Norway June 11, 2020. NTB Scanpix/Heiko Junge via REUTERS OSLO (Reuters) – The Diamond League got back underway with an exhibition event in Oslo on Thursday
(Reuters) – Major sports events around the world that are in the process of re-starting or which have been rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic: FILE PHOTO: A man wearing a protective mask walks past a large poster featuring Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games mascot Miraitowa amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Tokyo, Japan June
FILE PHOTO: Formula One F1 – Australian Grand Prix – Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne, Australia – March 12, 2020 McLaren’s Lando Norris arriving to the circuit REUTERS/Loren Elliott/File Photo (Reuters) – Formula One driver Lando Norris for McLaren says he lost followers on social media after expressing his support for anti-racism protests in the
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