Tennis-Transformed Kyrgios completes Washington double
(Reuters) -Nick Kyrgios ended a three-year title drought with a dominant victory over Yoshito Nishioka at the Citi Open on Sunday and the Australian said…
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Golf-Buhai credits mental coach for Women’s British Open win
(Reuters) – Throwing away a five-shot lead on the final day of a major would previously have sent Ashleigh Buhai into panic mode but the…
Athletics-Olympic champion Felix calls U.S. abortion rights rollback ‘shocking’
By Rory Carroll LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Allyson Felix, the most decorated woman in track and field history, on Sunday called the U.S. Supreme Court’s…
Basketball-‘Thank you, Sue’: Seattle legend Bird bids emotional farewell
By Amy Tennery (Reuters) – Four-time WNBA champion Sue Bird made an emotional farewell to a chorus of cheers on Sunday, playing her final regular-season…
Games-Canada win women’s 4x400m relay gold after England are disqualified
(Reuters) – Canada claimed the women’s 4x400m Commonwealth Games relay gold on Sunday after England crossed the finish line first but were disqualified for a…
Games-Innovative thinking will make Games a winner, says Canadian bid chief
By Steve Keating BIRMINGHAM, England (Reuters) – An event searching for an identity, the Commonwealth Games may have found one in Birmingham as a leader…
Young Cuban ballplayers dream of U.S. major leagues
By Nelson Acosta (Reuters) – Cuban 8-year-old Kevin Kindelan, a hot-handed shortstop for a Central Havana junior league baseball team and teammate and first baseman…
Lakers, LeBron James reportedly talk $98M extension
LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers are discussing a two-year extension worth $98 million, according to multiple reports. James, 37, became eligible for a…
ATP roundup: Taylor Fritz retires amid Washington heat
Third-seeded Taylor Fritz of the United States retired in the third set on Thursday due to illness in searing conditions in Washington, allowing 16th-seeded Daniel…