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FILE PHOTO: Fireworks light up the sky near the illuminated Olympic rings at a ceremony to mark six months before the start of the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan in this photo taken by Kyodo January 24, 2020. Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS/File Photo TOKYO (Reuters) – ‘United by Emotion’ was revealed as the motto

February 16, 2020; Pacific Palisades, California, USA; Adam Scott hits from the second hole tee box during the final round of the The Genesis Invitational golf tournament at Riviera Country Club. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports (Reuters) – Fifteen years after his first victory at Riviera, Adam Scott won the Genesis Open in

FIA World Rally Championship – Rally Sweden – Second Round – Torsby, Sweden – February 16, 2020. Elfyn Evans of Britain poses. Micke Fransson/TT News Agency/via REUTERS (Reuters) – Elfyn Evans opened his account with Toyota by taking a dominant win in Rally Sweden on Sunday to lead the world championship for the first time.

LONDON (Reuters) – American trailblazer Billie Jean King says the revamped Fed Cup Finals taking place in Budapest in April shows women’s tennis remains the leader in the battle for equality for women’s sport. FILE PHOTO: Tennis great Billie Jean King holds hands with other attendees during a lull in play between games as Serena

CHICAGO (Reuters) – Three weeks after Kobe Bryant, one of the most dominant players in NBA history, was killed with his daughter and seven others in a helicopter crash, the global sports icon was named a finalist to the Basketball Hall of Fame. FILE PHOTO: Former NBA star Kobe Bryant, CEO of Kobe Inc, speaks

Slovenia’s Aljaz Bedene used nine aces and some clutch play to knock off second-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece 7-5, 6-4 on Thursday in the Round of 16 at the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam, Netherlands. FILE PHOTO: Tennis – ATP 500 – Vienna Open – Wiener Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria – October 25, 2019

MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) – UEFA has teamed up with Disney to launch a pan-European project aimed at increasing the number of girls playing football. The biggest-ever attempt to boost girls’ involvement in the game will start this spring in seven European countries before being introduced across the continent, European soccer’s governing body said on Thursday.

(Reuters) – The U.S. men’s national team on Wednesday called on the U.S. Soccer Federation to at least triple the pay of women’s national team players and accused the federation of “working very hard to sell a false narrative” in opposing their quest for higher pay. Last year, all 28 members of the U.S. women’s

BAKU (Reuters) – Formula One’s Chinese Grand Prix has been postponed due to the recent outbreak of coronavirus in the country, organisers said on Wednesday. FILE PHOTO: Formula One F1 – Chinese Grand Prix – Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai, China – April 14, 2019 General view during the warm up lap before the race REUTERS/Aly

LISBON (Reuters) – Surfer Alex Botelho was in hospital in stable condition on Tuesday night after a horrific incident during the inaugural Nazare Tow Surfing Challenge on the central coast of Portugal, which boasts some of the biggest waves in the world. FILE PHOTO: Portuguese surfer Alex Botelho drops in on a large wave at

SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazilian soccer great Pele is depressed over his poor health and reluctant to leave the house because he cannot walk unaided, his son Edinho said in an interview published in Brazil on Monday. Pele, widely considered to be one of the greatest footballers in history and who will be 80 in

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Jimmie Johnson ran three times on Sunday, but only two of the occasions involved his No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro. Feb 9, 2020; Daytona Beach, Florida, USA; NASCAR Cup Series driver Jimmie Johnson (48) before The Clash at Dayonta at Daytona International Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Mike Dinovo-USA TODAY Sports Before

SYDNEY (Reuters) – The anticipated family double did not materialize but Min Woo Lee emulated sister Minjee at the Vic Open on Sunday to claim his maiden European Tour title with a two-shot victory over Ryan Fox. Lee went into the final round with a three-shot lead and the 21-year-old showed no signs of nerve

SEOUL (Reuters) – Japanese teenager Rika Kihira overcame a lapse in concentration midway through her performance to top the women’s free program and successfully defend her title at the ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships on Saturday. Figure Skating – ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships 2020 – Ladies’ Free Skating – Waikiki Mokdong Ice

(Reuters) – Naomi Osaka’s return to Japan’s Fed Cup team after a year’s absence turned sour on Friday as the world number 10 suffered a thrashing at the hands of Spain’s Sara Sorribes Tormo. FILE PHOTO: Tennis – Australian Open – Third Round – Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia – January 24, 2020. Japan’s Naomi Osaka

Miles Wood scored two goals and Mackenzie Blackwood made a career-best 46 saves to lift the visiting New Jersey Devils past the Philadelphia Flyers 5-0 on Thursday. FILE PHOTO: Feb 4, 2020; Newark, New Jersey, USA; New Jersey Devils left wing Miles Wood (44) and Montreal Canadiens defenseman Jeff Petry (26) battle for the puck