Russia to launch Friendship Games after 40-year gap – sports minister
(Reuters) – Russia plans to relaunch the multi-sport Friendship Games next year, 40 years after its first edition, Sports Minister…
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Serena Williams announces pregnancy on Met Gala red carpet
By Ben Kellerman and Doyinsola Oladipo NEW YORK (Reuters) -Serena Williams confirmed she is expecting baby number two on Monday,…
Griner embraces growing platform at Met Gala months after return from Russia
By Ben Kellerman and Doyinsola Oladipo NEW YORK (Reuters) – American basketball star Brittney Griner stepped onto the red carpet…
College baseball player struck by stray bullet during game in Texas
(Reuters) – A Texas A&M University-Texarkana baseball player who was struck by a stray bullet during a game remains in…
Chess-China’s Ding Liren defies odds to become world champion
By Alessandro Parodi (Reuters) – China’s Ding Liren was crowned on Sunday as the 17th world chess champion in a…
Boxing-USA Boxing barred from IBA events after formal withdrawal
(Reuters) – USA Boxing’s withdrawal from IBA to join a breakaway world body will hurt its members as well as…
Drafting it: Sportscaster Rich Eisen on football and finances
By Chris Taylor NEW YORK (Reuters) – Here is a good rule of thumb for entrepreneurs: Opportunity does not always…
Kenya’s Kiptum breaks London Marathon record, Hassan makes stunning debut
By Helen Reid LONDON (Reuters) -Kenya’s Kelvin Kiptum set a London Marathon course record on Sunday, finishing in two hours,…
German magazine fires editor over AI ‘interview’ with Michael Schumacher
(Reuters) – The publishers of a German magazine that ran an ‘interview’ with Michael Schumacher generated by artificial intelligence have…
Republican-led ban on transgender student athletes passes US House, moves to Senate
By Katharine Jackson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday passed a Republican bill intended to ban transgender…