NFL’s Michael Bennett alleges excessive force by Las Vegas police
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Tennis: Muguruza to become world number one next week
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Spain’s Garbine Muguruza will become world number one when the WTA rankings are released next week, dethroning Karolina Pliskova after the Czech fell to American CoCo Vandeweghe in the quarter-finals of the U.S. Open on Wednesday.
Vandeweghe knocks world number one Pliskova out of U.S. Open
NEW YORK (Reuters) – CoCo Vandeweghe defeated world number one Karolina Pliskova 7-6(4) 6-3 to become the third American woman to reach the semi-finals at the U.S. Open on Wednesday.
Federer to face heavy-hitting Del Potro at U.S. Open
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Roger Federer will battle Argentine Juan Martin del Potro at the U.S. Open on Wednesday in a highly anticipated rematch of the 2009 final.
Boxing: Former world champion Haye plans to return to the ring
LONDON (Reuters) – Former world heavyweight champion David Haye said on Wednesday he would return to the ring before the end of the year but remained coy on the details.
Soccer: Spirited Syrians battling to achieve World Cup dream
(Reuters) – Syria’s team spirit has kept the war-torn nation in contention to qualify for their first soccer World Cup and Ayman Hakeem’s side will need to muster more of the same attitude to deliver a storybook ending to their remarkable journey.
Cycling: Nibali eats into Froome’s Vuelta lead on tricky stage
MADRID (Reuters) – Vuelta a Espana overall leader Chris Froome lost a huge chunk of his advantage on stage 17’s steep final climb, with Austrian Stefan Denifl showing grit to win on Wednesday.
Some Russians can try to qualify for Pyeongchang as neutrals: IPC
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) on Wednesday authorized Russian athletes in four disciplines to compete as neutrals in qualifying events for the Pyeongchang Paralympic Winter Games but upheld Russia’s suspension over wid…
Brexit a boost for possible London NFL franchise, says UK head
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s departure from the European Union will make it easier for London to have an NFL franchise by removing some of the legal obstacles, the head of the U.S. sport’s British-based operations said on Wednesday.
Murray likely to miss rest of season with hip injury
(Reuters) – Britain’s world number two Andy Murray will “most likely” miss the rest of the season due to a hip injury that kept him out of the U.S. Open, he announced on Wednesday.
