Motor racing-McLaren can mount title challenge in 2025, says Norris
LONDON (Reuters) - McLaren can mount a Formula One championship challenge next season after taking the fight to Red Bull in 2024, Lando Norris said on Thursday as the team celebrated his first grand prix victory. The Briton's win in Miami last Sund...
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Olympics-WADA must repair trust, says U.S. athletes' commission head
By Iain Axon (Reuters) - Some athletes have lost trust in world anti-doping agency WADA after the body's handling of failed drug tests in Chinese swimming, according to Team USA Athletes' Commission executive director Elizabeth Ramsey. Ramsey told ...
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Tennis-Nadal happy to be playing third straight event after injury return
(Reuters) - Rafa Nadal said he is encouraged by his steady progress after returning from injury last month, as the 14-times French Open champion continues his preparation for Roland Garros at this week's Rome Masters. Nadal, who has said he expects...
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MLB roundup: Chris Sale, Braves blank Red Sox
Chris Sale threw six shutout innings and Marcell Ozuna hit two home runs to lead the Atlanta Braves to a 5-0 win over the visiting Boston Red Sox on Wednesday and a sweep of their two-game series. Sale (5-1) scattered six hits, walked one and struck o...
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Fever add 11 TV markets for Caitlin Clark's rookie season
Former Iowa standout Caitlin Clark is getting the Indiana Fever some more screen time. Twelve television markets will aid in broadcasting 17 of Indiana's games for free this season, allowing fans to get a better glimpse at Clark, the No. 1 overall pic...
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Confidence boosted, Rory McIlroy targets fourth win at Wells Fargo
Three-time tournament champion Rory McIlroy headlines a field of just 69 players at this week's Wells Fargo Championship at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, N.C. The $20 million signature event is the last tune-up for some of the best players in the wo...
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Baseball star Ohtani's ex-interpreter agrees to plead guilty to federal charges
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Japanese baseball great Shohei Ohtani's former interpreter has agreed to plead guilty to federal charges he illegally transferred nearly $17 million from the athlete's bank account, without Ohtani's knowledge, to pay off his own ...
May 08, 2024
Golf-Korda keeping it simple ahead of LPGA record attempt
NEW YORK (Reuters) - American Nelly Korda is keeping it simple as she vies for a record sixth consecutive LPGA win this week at the Cognizant Founders Cup on a tricky course at Upper Montclair Country Club. Korda clinched her second major title and...
May 08, 2024
Motor racing-Moss hailed as true racer at memorial service
By Alan Baldwin LONDON (Reuters) - Stirling Moss was hailed as a true racer and all-time Formula One great at a memorial service in London's Westminster Abbey on Wednesday for a man who remains a byword for speed and sportsmanship. Triple Formula O...
May 08, 2024
NHLPA announces Ted Lindsay Award finalists
Auston Matthews, Nathan MacKinnon and Nikita Kucherov were named finalists for the Ted Lindsay Award on Wednesday. Voted on by fellow members of the NHL Players' Association, it is presented annually to the most outstanding player in the NHL. Matthew...
May 08, 2024
Motor racing-FIA's first CEO Robyn to leave after 18 months
(Reuters) - Natalie Robyn is leaving Formula One's governing body after serving just 18 months as its first chief executive, the FIA said on Wednesday. Robyn was one of the most senior female executives in motorsport and her arrival from the auto i...
May 08, 2024
Golf-McIlroy says he is not rejoining PGA Tour policy board
(Reuters) - Rory McIlroy will not be rejoining the PGA Tour's policy board as some board members were 'uncomfortable' with his potential return, the world number two said on Wednesday. McIlroy had stepped down from the board last year but said last...
May 08, 2024
Tennis-Gauff puts Paris Olympics in same bracket as Grand Slams
(Reuters) - Coco Gauff was denied the chance to compete at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 after testing positive for COVID and the American says winning a medal at the Paris Games would be on a par with Grand Slam success for her this year. The 20-year...
May 08, 2024
MLB roundup: Cubs top Padres on Michael Busch's walk-off HR
Michael Busch homered to lead off the ninth inning, lifting the host Chicago Cubs to a walk-off, 3-2 victory over the San Diego Padres on Tuesday. Busch deposited a first-pitch fastball from Enyel De Los Santos (1-2) over the wall in right-center fiel...
May 08, 2024
NBA-Nuggets' Murray fined $100,000 for throwing objects onto court
(Reuters) - Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray has been fined $100,000 for throwing a towel and a heating pad in the direction of an official during a playoff game this week, the NBA said on Tuesday. Murray was not suspended over the incident, which...
May 08, 2024
Rudy Gobert named Defensive Player of Year for 4th time
Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert was named the NBA's Defensive Player of the Year for the fourth time on Tuesday. Gobert tied Hall of Fame big men Dikembe Mutombo and Ben Wallace for the most times winning the award in league history. He rece...
May 08, 2024
Soccer-Brazil's bid to host the Women's World Cup tops European rival
(Reuters) - Brazil's bid to host the 2027 Women's World Cup scored higher than its rival, a joint bid from Belgium, Netherlands and Germany, in a FIFA's evaluation report released on Tuesday. The world soccer governing body bid report came ahead of...
May 08, 2024
NHL-Sphere in Las Vegas to host 2024 NHL Draft
(Reuters) - The 2024 National Hockey League Draft will be held in Las Vegas at Sphere in what will be the first televised event from the futuristic venue, the league announced on Tuesday. The NHL Draft, which has never been held in Las Vegas before...
May 08, 2024
NHL: Ratings spike for Bruins-Leafs, first-round playoff games
The Boston Bruins' overtime victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs in Game 7 on Saturday was the most-watched first-round playoff game across North America on record, the NHL said Tuesday. Shown on multiple platforms -- ABC, CBC, Sportsnet and TVA Sport...
May 07, 2024
Motor racing-Miami GP sets F1 record for a live U.S. television audience
(Reuters) - Sunday's Miami Grand Prix drew Formula One's biggest live U.S. television audience with an average 3.1 million viewers watching the race on ABC and a peak of 3.6 million, according to broadcaster ESPN. The sixth round of the season gave...
May 07, 2024
Connor McDavid chasing fourth Hart Trophy
Connor McDavid, Nathan MacKinnon and Nikita Kucherov were named the finalists for the 2023-24 Hart Memorial Trophy on Tuesday. The award is presented "to the player adjudged to be the most valuable to his team" and voted on by members of the Professio...
May 07, 2024
Cycling-Milan outsprints Groves to win Giro stage four, Pogacar retains lead
(Reuters) - Italy's Jonathan Milan went one better than the previous day to win the sprint and take the fourth stage of the Giro d'Italia on Tuesday after an early breakaway was reeled in, with Tadej Pogacar maintaining the overall lead. Milan of L...
May 07, 2024
Cycling-Vingegaard back on bike outside, hopeful for Tour defence
(Reuters) - Denmark's twice Tour de France champion Jonas Vingegaard is back riding outside for the first time since his crash last month, and is hopeful of defending his title, the Team Visma-Lease a Bike rider said on Tuesday. Vingegaard won the ...
May 07, 2024
Soccer-Maradona's Golden Ball trophy goes to auction
(Reuters) - Diego Maradona's Golden Ball trophy won for being named the best player at the 1986 World Cup will be auctioned in France in June, the Aguttes auction house said on Tuesday. This is the first Golden Ball to go for auction and while the ...
May 07, 2024
Tennis-Pegula unsure about French Open participation
(Reuters) - World number five Jessica Pegula said she is feeling better after shaking off an injury that derailed her claycourt season but the American is unsure if she will play at the French Open, which starts on May 26. The 30-year-old was one o...
May 07, 2024