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Soccer-Maradona's children call for moving body to mausoleum for safety and tribute
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Diego Maradona's children filed a request with the Argentine Courts on Thursday to move the former football great's body "to a much safer place" and for fans "to pay tribute" in a mausoleum. Maradona's remains lie in a ...
Athletics-Paris Games 'walk in the park' after Tokyo, Ingebrigtsen says
(Reuters) - Jakob Ingebrigtsen believes his 1500 metres Olympic title defence will be a breeze as long as he avoids illness and injury on the road to Paris, the Norwegian said on Wednesday. The 23-year-old won gold at the COVID-delayed Tokyo ...
Motor racing-Future is with Red Bull says Verstappen, but never say never
By Steve Keating MIAMI (Reuters) - Formula One triple world champion Max Verstappen said on Thursday Red Bull was his home but then closed his meeting with the media at the Miami Grand Prix by teasing that you never know what life holds. With Red ...
Motor racing-Everyone talking about Newey in Miami but drivers tight-lipped
By Steve Keating MIAMI (Reuters) - Everyone was talking about designer Adrian Newey at the Miami Grand Prix on Thursday but drivers were tight-lipped about their team's chances of landing Formula One's hottest free agent. The paddock has been ...
WNBA to adjust challenge and timeout rules for 2024
The WNBA will usher in a pair of rule changes for the 2024 season, revising the replay challenge format while also eliminating 20-second timeouts. Teams will be awarded a second coach's challenge if the first one was successful. In a continuation of ...
Soccer-US defender O'Hara announces retirement
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Olympic gold medallist and twice Women's World Cup winner Kelley O'Hara will retire at the end of the 2024 National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) season, U.S. Soccer said on Thursday. A key member of the American team's ...
Sixers owners buy up tickets to block Knicks fans
Current and former owners of the 76ers bought more than 2,000 tickets to mute the presence of New York Knicks fans attending Game 6 in Philadelphia on Thursday night. Sixers star Joel Embiid voiced his displeasure following Game 4 at the Wells Fargo ...
Tennis-Medvedev withdraws from Madrid Open as Lehecka advances into semis
MADRID (Reuters) - Czech Jiri Lehecka progressed to the semi-finals of the Madrid Open on Thursday after world number four Daniil Medvedev quit the match with a groin problem after losing the first set. Third seed Medvedev requested a medical ...
Golf-Woods accepts special exemption into U.S. Open
(Reuters) - Tiger Woods has accepted a special exemption into next month's U.S. Open at North Carolina's Pinehurst Resort and Country Club, the USGA said on Thursday. Woods, who counts three U.S. Open titles among his 15 major championships, most ...
Bulls G Alex Caruso collects NBA's Hustle Award
Chicago Bulls guard Alex Caruso was named the winner of the NBA's 2023-24 Hustle Award on Thursday. The award honors players who "make the effort plays that don't often appear in the traditional box score but impact winning on a nightly basis." ...