Black Duke volleyball player speaks out about racist abuse at BYU game
By Rich McKay (Reuters) – A Black Duke University women’s volleyball player who had racial slurs hurled at her from the crowd during Friday’s match...
Melky Cabrera announces retirement after 15 seasons
Veteran outfielder Melky Cabrera announced Friday that he is retiring after 15 major-league seasons. Cabrera, who made his declaration on Instagram, played in major-league games from 2005-19.
Golf-Americans storm back into contention at Solheim Cup
(Reuters) - The United States won three of its four matches during Sunday's early session of foursomes to pull within one point of Europe at the Solheim Cup at Inverness Club in Toledo.
Tennis-Alcaraz advances after Baez retires in U.S. Open first round
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Third seed Carlos Alcaraz reached the second round of the U.S. Open on Tuesday after an injury forced his Argentine opponent...
Tennis-Keys keen to avoid return to ‘dark pit of despair’
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Madison Keys is cautiously optimistic she has found a way out of the "deep, dark pit of despair" which stalled her career, as the former Flushing Meadows finalist heads into the
Soccer-FIFA chief labels Brazil postponement ‘crazy’, Spurs set to fine players
By Simon Evans MANCHESTER (Reuters) - FIFA has opened an investigation into the postponement of Argentina's World Cup qualifier with Brazil with their president Gianni Infantino labelling the events "
Tennis-Raducanu faces big test against Stephens on Australian Open debut
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Britain's Emma Raducanu claimed a Grand Slam trophy even before she played a major champion but the 19-year-old could face a daunting task on her Australian Open debut when she
Motor racing-Russell joins rise of the young guns to top of F1
By Alan Baldwin LONDON (Reuters) - George Russell's move to Mercedes as Lewis Hamilton's team mate next year, announced on Tuesday, means every one of Formula One's top teams will have a bright young
Soccer-Japan withdraws from hosting Club World Cup due to pandemic
(Reuters) -The Japan Football Association (JFA) has withdrawn from hosting the 2021 Club World Cup due to the COVID-19 situation in the country, world soccer's governing body (FIFA) said on Thursday.
Brazil’s Pele returns to hospital for tumor treatment checkup
By Carolina Pulice and Gabriel Araujo SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Brazilian soccer great Pele has returned to hospital for a routine checkup, his business's manager told Reuters on Thursday, as he undergoes