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(Reuters) – On a warm July 1983 day in the Colorado mountains, a slender American woman literally reached the peak of female sprinting when she smashed the women’s 100 metres world record that German athletes had owned for a decade. FILE PHOTO: Born on April 15, 1957: Evelyn Ashford, American Athlete (L to R) USA’s

NASCAR indefinitely suspended driver Kyle Larson after he used a racial slur in a livestream broadcast of an iRacing event on Sunday night. File Photo: Nov 10, 2019; Avondale, AZ, USA; NASCAR Cup Series driver Kyle Larson during the Bluegreen Vacations 500 at ISM Raceway. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports The behavioral penalty

LONDON (Reuters) – Stirling Moss, the British racing driver who ranked as one of the all-time Formula One greats despite never winning the world championship, died on Sunday at the age of 90 after a long illness. FILE PHOTO: Former English Formula One driver Stirling Moss waves to spectators as he sits in his 1955

(Reuters) – Tennis great Billie Jean King on Saturday said that despite the myriad of setbacks facing female athletes due to the coronavirus pandemic, they should not lose sight of the need to continue their push for equality. FILE PHOTO: Former tennis player Billie Jean King poses at the premiere for “Battle of the Sexes”

FILE PHOTO: Feb 9, 2020; Arlington, Texas, USA; A view of an XFL football on the field before the game between the Dallas Renegades and the St. Louis Battlehawks at Globe Life Park. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports/File Photo (Reuters) – The rebooted XFL told staff on Friday it was suspending operations and laying

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Stuck indoors and without a training partner during India’s COVID-19 lockdown, the country’s top table tennis player G Sathiyan says he is staying sharp by practising with a robot. The governing International Table Tennis Federation has suspended all of its events and activities until June 30 and the three-week lockdown in

Jameis Winston was the No. 1 overall pick in the 2015 NFL Draft and the face of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Then Tom Brady became available. And the Buccaneers dove head over heels for Brady in free agency, signing the 42-year-old to a two-year deal that cleared the path for Winston to land on the

Swiss Attorney General Michael Lauber gives a statement after his re-election in the Swiss Federal Assembly in Bern, Switzerland, September 25, 2019. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse ZURICH (Reuters) – Switzerland’s top court rejected Attorney General Michael Lauber’s bid to rejoin investigations of corruption in soccer, refusing to overturn a lower court’s ruling that his closed-door meetings with

FILE PHOTO: Mar 12, 2020; Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, USA; Rory McIlroy tees off on the 5th hole during the first round of the 2020 edition of The Players Championship golf tournament at TPC Sawgrass – Stadium Course. Mandatory Credit: Adam Hagy-USA TODAY Sports World No. 1 Rory McIlory should benefit from a November Masters

(Reuters) – Tommy Fleetwood’s caddy Ian Finnis has raised 10,000 pounds ($12,306) to help his fellow European Tour bagmen whose earnings have taken a hit due to golf’s suspension amid the COVID-19 pandemic. FILE PHOTO: Mar 12, 2020; Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, USA; Tommy Fleetwood watches his tees shot on the 11th hole during the

FILE PHOTO: Mar 18, 2020; Tampa, Florida, USA; A general view of One Buc Place at AdventHealth Training Center. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports Tom Brady and his new teammates in Tampa Bay will take the field in 2020 in a look that resembles what the Buccaneers wore when they won Super Bowl XXXVII.

FILE PHOTO: Michael Phelps of the U.S. smiles during the medal presentation ceremony after winning the men’s 400m individual medley swimming final at the National Aquatics Center during the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 10, 2008. REUTERS/David Gray (CHINA)/File Photo NEW YORK (Reuters) – Olympic great Michael Phelps has voiced his concerns over the negative

FILE PHOTO: Boxing – Cardiff, Britain – September 11, 2017 Anthony Joshua and Kubrat Pulev pose with promoter Eddie Hearn during a press conference Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Couldridge/File Photo (Reuters) – The IBF’s mandatory challenger Kubrat Pulev said he will donate half of his purse from the world heavyweight title fight against Briton Anthony

FILE PHOTO: Athletics – World Athletics Championships – Doha 2019 – Men’s Pole Vault Qualification – Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar – September 28, 2019 France’s Renaud Lavillenie in action REUTERS/Aleksandra Szmigiel PARIS (Reuters) – France’s former Olympic pole vault champion Renaud Lavillenie has found a way to keep his competitive juices flowing during the

(Reuters) – Simon Halep is trying to look on the bright side regarding the suspension of the tennis season due to the coronavirus pandemic, which means at least she will be referred to as reigning Wimbledon champion for two years. FILE PHOTO: Jul 13, 2019; London, United Kingdom; Simona Halep (ROU) poses with her trophy

FILE PHOTO: An indoor training facility is seen at the USTA Billie Jean King United States Tennis Center which will be partially converted into a temporary hospital during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Queens borough of New York City, New York, U.S., March 31, 2020. REUTERS/Stefan Jeremiah (Reuters) – Playing tennis