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Ice hockey-Federal government to restore Hockey Canada funding

April 17, 2023 09:19 AM AEST | By Reuters

By Steve Keating BRAMPTON, Ontario (Reuters) - The Canada government will restore funding to Hockey Canada after the body met three conditions to make...

Athletics-Record-holder Kipchoge headlines stacked Boston Marathon f...

April 16, 2023 10:30 AM AEST | By Reuters

(Reuters) - World record-holder Eliud Kipchoge headlines a star-studded Boston Marathon field on Monday as the world's oldest 26.2-mile race takes on...

Motorcycling-Bagnaia smashes lap record to take Americas GP pole

April 16, 2023 03:33 AM AEST | By Reuters

(Reuters) - Ducati's reigning MotoGP world champion Francesco Bagnaia smashed the circuit lap record to take pole position for the Grand Prix of the A...

NHL-Oh Canada, is this the year the Stanley Cup comes home?

April 16, 2023 02:34 AM AEST | By Reuters

By Steve Keating TORONTO (Reuters) - This year it will fall on the Toronto Maple Leafs, Edmonton Oilers and Winnipeg Jets to end Canada's national hum...

NFL-Commanders owner to sell team for $6 billion - report

April 14, 2023 04:50 AM AEST | By Reuters

(Reuters) - Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder has reached an agreement in principle to sell the National Football League (NFL) team to a group le...

Griner working on memoir about her 'unfathomable' Russian detainment

April 12, 2023 03:51 AM AEST | By Reuters

(Reuters) - American basketball star Brittney Griner, who was freed from a Russian penal colony in a high-profile prisoner exchange last year, will sh...

Credit Suisse wins $41 million London lawsuit against Saudi Prince

April 05, 2023 11:49 PM AEST | By Reuters

By Sam Tobin LONDON (Reuters) - Swiss lender Credit Suisse has won a $41 million lawsuit against a member of the Saudi royal family over a loan to ref...

Endeavor nears deal to buy Vince McMahon's WWE -sources

April 03, 2023 09:20 AM AEST | By Reuters

By Milana Vinn, Anirban Sen and Dawn Chmielewski (Reuters) - Endeavor Group Holdings Inc, the parent of the popular UFC mixed martial arts franchise,...

Soccer-Indonesia official says FIFA considering sanctions after losi...

March 31, 2023 08:29 PM AEDT | By Reuters

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Soccer's world governing body FIFA is considering sanctions against Indonesia after stripping the country of its hosting rights fo...

NFL-Bills safety Hamlin meets with U.S. President Biden

March 31, 2023 09:06 AM AEDT | By Reuters

(Reuters) - Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin and his family visited U.S. President Joe Biden, the White House said on Thursday, months after he suffe...

NHL-From Biden cabinet, Walsh hits the ice as head of NHLPA

March 31, 2023 07:43 AM AEDT | By Reuters

By Steve Keating TORONTO (Reuters) - Marty Walsh, new executive director of the NHL Players Association (NHLPA), got a taste of the challenges ahead o...

Manchester United returns to profit in second quarter

March 30, 2023 10:15 PM AEDT | By Reuters

(Reuters) - Manchester United said on Thursday the club returned to a net profit in the second quarter on the back of higher commercial revenue and lo...

Soccer-'Buried dreams': Players, fans dismayed as Indonesia dumped a...

March 30, 2023 09:50 PM AEDT | By Reuters

By Ananda Teresia JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesian players and fans were dismayed on Thursday after the country was dropped as host of the Under-20 socc...

Soccer-Indonesia stripped of Under-20 World Cup hosting rights - FIF...

March 30, 2023 03:02 AM AEDT | By Reuters

By Rohith Nair (Reuters) - Indonesia has been stripped of the right to host this year's Under-20 soccer World Cup, FIFA said on Wednesday. The dec...

Female driver overtakes competition at Dakar race

March 23, 2023 06:33 PM AEDT | By Reuters

By Ngouda Dione DAKAR (Reuters) - Cheered on by her family, driver Fatumata Bah raised her arms in triumph after winning an amateur motor drag race in...

Soccer-Palace sack manager Vieira after 11-game winless run

March 17, 2023 07:23 PM AEDT | By Reuters

(Reuters) - Crystal Palace have sacked manager Patrick Vieira after 20 months in charge following their 1-0 defeat at Brighton & Hove Albion, the...

Horse racing-Energumene retains Champion Chase at Cheltenham for Bri...

March 16, 2023 07:11 AM AEDT | By Reuters

(Reuters) - Brighton & Hove Albion owner Tony Bloom was celebrating a bumper payout after his horse Energumene romped to a 10-length win to retain...

Tennis-Swiatek calls for more support for Ukrainian players

March 15, 2023 07:20 PM AEDT | By Reuters

(Reuters) - World number one Iga Swiatek has called for more support to be offered to Ukrainian players on the women's tour after Lesia Tsurenko said...

NBA-Glendale police say no charges after Morant video prompts suspen...

March 09, 2023 09:35 AM AEDT | By Reuters

(Reuters) - The Glendale Police Department (GPD) in Colorado said there was not enough evidence to charge anyone with a crime after Memphis Grizzlies...

Alpine skiing-Odermatt takes first super-G season title with record...

March 06, 2023 07:30 AM AEDT | By Reuters

(Reuters) - Marco Odermatt put down a blistering run to win the super-G in Aspen on Sunday and capture his first season title in the discipline, makin...