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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – YouTube celebrities Olajide ‘KSI’ Olatunji and Logan Paul both predicted victory in their bout in Los Angeles this weekend as they appeared at a news conference on Thursday that ended with the fighters shoving each other. FILE PHOTO: Boxing – KSI & Logan Paul Press Conference – Troxy, London, Britain –

Bryan Rust scored his second goal of the game with 1:35 left in overtime Thursday night to cap a furious comeback by the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins, who scored four unanswered goals in the third period and overtime to snap the New York Islanders’ 10-game winning streak with a 4-3 win. Nov 7, 2019; Brooklyn, NY,

KATOWICE, Poland (Reuters) – Polish Tourism and Sports Minister Witold Banka was officially appointed as the next president of the World Anti-Doping Agency on Thursday, succeeding outgoing Craig Reedie on Jan. 1. FILE PHOTO: Poland’s Minister of Sport Witold Banka looks on at the National Stadium in Warsaw, Poland June 5, 2018. Agencja Gazeta/Przemyslaw Wierzchowski

MELBOURNE (Reuters) – The Internationals will field six debutants at next month’s Presidents Cup, with Ernie Els naming rookies Im Sung-jae and Joaquin Niemann among his captain’s picks to take on Tiger Woods’s United States at Royal Melbourne. FILE PHOTO: Golf – The 148th Open Championship – Royal Portrush Golf Club, Portrush, Northern Ireland –

FILE PHOTO: Russian Sports Minister Pavel Kolobkov attends Russia’s Sports Ministry awards gala in Moscow, Russia December 4, 2018. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/File Photo MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia is drawing up legislation that would bar people serving doping suspensions from working as sports officials or in sports schools, Sports Minister Pavel Kolobkov said on Wednesday, as the

The ongoing saga regarding the foot injury of Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton has ended, with the veteran going on injured reserve to end his 2019 season. FILE PHOTO: Sep 12, 2019; Charlotte, NC, USA; Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton (1) passes the ball In the fourth quarter at Bank of America Stadium. Mandatory Credit:

FILE PHOTO: Tennis – ATP 1000 – Paris Masters – AccorHotels Arena, Paris, France – November 3, 2019 Serbia’s Novak Djokovic celebrates after winning the final against Canada’s Denis Shapovalov REUTERS/Christian Hartmann (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer were drawn in the same group for this month’s year-ending ATP Finals in London while new

FILE PHOTO: Rugby Union – Rugby World Cup 2019 – Pool C – England v United States – Kobe Misaki Stadium, Kobe, Japan – September 26, 2019 John Quill of the U.S. leaves the pitch after receiving a red card from referee Nic Berry REUTERS/Annegret Hilse (Reuters) – United States flanker John Quill, who was

FILE PHOTO: Tennis – ATP 1000 – Paris Masters – AccorHotels Arena, Paris, France – November 1, 2019 Spain’s Rafael Nadal before his quarter final match against France’s Jo-Wilfred Tsonga REUTERS/Christian Hartmann/File Photo (Reuters) – Rafa Nadal dethroned Serbia’s Novak Djokovic to reclaim the number one spot in the ATP rankings on Monday following the

AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Valtteri Bottas won the battle but Lewis Hamilton won the war, securing his sixth Formula One world championship on Sunday, despite finishing second to his Mercedes team mate at the U.S. Grand Prix. Nov 3, 2019; Austin, TX, USA; Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport driver Lewis Hamilton (44) of Great Britain celebrates

Tennis – ATP 1000 – Paris Masters – AccorHotels Arena, Paris, France – November 3, 2019 Serbia’s Novak Djokovic celebrates after winning the final against Canada’s Denis Shapovalov REUTERS/Christian Hartmann PARIS (Reuters) – World number one Novak Djokovic saw off Canadian Denis Shapovalov 6-3 6-4 to win his fifth Paris Masters title on Sunday. The

SHENZHEN (Reuters) – Switzerland’s Belinda Bencic questioned the quality of the court used at the WTA Finals as she became the latest player to pull out of the end-of-season championship on Saturday. Tennis – WTA Tour Finals – Shenzhen Bay Sports Center – Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China – November 2, 2019 Switzerland’s Belinda Bencic in

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Even before the full time whistle went, Sakhumzi bar in Johannesburg’s Soweto township erupted into frenzy of cheering and singing as South Africa closed in on a 32-12 victory over England at the Rugby World Cup Final in Japan. Rugby Union – Rugby World Cup – Final – England v South Africa

NEW YORK (Reuters) – A shoe debate is raging ahead of Sunday’s New York City Marathon after high-tech sneakers played starring roles in two of the biggest distance-running achievements this year. Eliud Kipchoge’s sub-two-hour marathon in Vienna and Brigid Kosgei’s record-breaking run at the Chicago Marathon last month brought the Nike Vaporfly shoes into focus,

Mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter Conor McGregor attends a news conference in Moscow, Russia, October 24, 2019. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina/File Photo DUBLIN (Reuters) – Irish mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor was convicted on Friday of assault for punching a man in a Dublin pub in April and was fined 1,000 euros. The 31-year-old twice Ultimate

Washington Redskins left tackle Trent Williams ended his silence on Thursday and said he had a soft-tissue cancer attached to his skull that went misdiagnosed for close to six years, leading to his dispute with the team. FILE PHOTO: Dec 30, 2018; Landover, MD, USA; Washington Redskins offensive tackle Trent Williams (71) stands in the