Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Cycling: Isolation to elation for Morkov, Dutch top medals chart
By Martyn Herman BERLIN (Reuters) - As preparation for a race goes, 34 hours in self-isolation in a hotel room is unlikely to catch on but an elated Michael Morkov shrugged it off to power Denmark to ...
Jan 05, 2024
Cycling: UCI announces new track World League for 2021-22
(Reuters) - A new World League will make its debut on the track cycling calendar in the 2021-22 season as the sport's governing body UCI hopes to attract larger TV audiences with a fast-paced, short f...
Jan 05, 2024
Motorcycling: MotoGP cancels season-opening Qatar race due to coronavirus
By Alan Baldwin LONDON (Reuters) - Next weekend's season-opening MotoGP race in Qatar has been canceled because of travel restrictions on passengers from Italy and elsewhere due to the coronavirus epi...
Jan 05, 2024
Golf: U.S. Open qualifiers in Asia on schedule for now, says USGA
By Andrew Both PINEHURST, N.C. (Reuters) - Contingency plans are afoot in case the sectional qualifiers for the U.S. Women's Open and U.S. Open scheduled for Asia and elsewhere are canceled due to the...
Jan 05, 2024
U.S. Open prize money unlikely to soar says USGA CEO Davis
By Andrew Both PINEHURST, N.C. (Reuters) - This year's U.S. Open purse is unlikely to jump dramatically from last year's figure of $12.5 million, U.S. Golf Association (USGA) CEO Mike Davis has said. ...
Jan 05, 2024
Spring training roundup: Mets' deGrom sharp in debut
New York ace right-hander Jacob deGrom allowed one hit in three scoreless innings in his spring debut to help a Mets' split squad record a 3-1 victory over the visiting Washington Nationals on Sunday ...
Jan 05, 2024
Tennis: Brazilian teen Seyboth Wild outlasts Ruud for Chile Open title
(Reuters) - Brazilian teenager Thiago Seyboth Wild became the youngest player to win on Latin America's 'Golden Swing' since Rafael Nadal in 2005 when he outlasted Norwegian second seed Casper Ruud 7-...
Jan 05, 2024
Golf: Im claims first PGA Tour title with clutch play at Honda Classic
(Reuters) - Im Sung-jae hit a series of clutch shots down the stretch to clinch his first PGA Tour victory in style, a one-shot triumph at the Honda Classic in Florida on Sunday. South Korean Im, last...
Jan 05, 2024
In Fukushima, Olympic torch relay faces cool welcome from nuclear evacuees
By Mari Saito and Kiyoshi Takenaka FUTABA, Japan (Reuters) - Dressed in protective plastic coveralls and white booties, Yuji Onuma stood in front of the row of derelict buildings that included his hou...
Jan 05, 2024
Fleetwood shot at final hole 'never looked like sniffing land'
(Reuters) - A bad second shot at the final hole of the Honda Classic in Florida on Sunday cost Tommy Fleetwood a chance for his first PGA Tour victory. Needing a birdie at the par-five to force a play...
Jan 05, 2024
