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LAS VEGAS, Nevada (Reuters) – Former two-division champion Conor McGregor returned to the Octagon with a stunning knockout of Donald Cerrone in under a minute at UFC 246 on Saturday in his first fight since losing a lightweight title bout to Khabib Nurmagomedov 15 months ago. MMA Mixed Martial Arts – UFC 246 – Welterweight

The Superdome police officer on the receiving end of a butt slap from Odell Beckham Jr. is not pressing charges against the Cleveland Browns receiver, multiple outlets reported Saturday. Jan 13, 2020; New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; LSU Tigers former player Odell Beckham, Jr. reacts on the field while in attendance before the College Football Playoff

MELBOURNE (Reuters) – World number one Ash Barty beat Dayana Yastremska 6-2 7-5 to win the Adelaide International on Saturday in a major boost before launching her Australian Open campaign. FILE PHOTO: Tennis – WTA Tour Finals – Shenzhen Bay Sports Center – Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China – November 3, 2019 Australia’s Ashleigh Barty celebrates

The Colorado Rockies will retire Larry Walker’s No. 33 in a ceremony on April 19. FILE PHOTO: Major League Baseball star Larry Walker speaks during a news conference for Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame inductees in Toronto October 25, 2007. REUTERS/ Mike Cassese His jersey will become the second to be retired by the club,

Giant Olympic Rings are installed at the waterfront area, with the Rainbow Bridge in the background, ahead of an official inauguration ceremony, six months before the opening of the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympic Games, at Odaiba Marine Park in Tokyo, Japan January 17, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato TOKYO (Reuters) – Tokyo 2020 organizers on Friday began

(Reuters) – A controversy over Nike’s hyper-advanced Vaporfly shoes that some say give runners an unfair advantage could boost sales, especially among amateurs hoping for more spring in their step who would not be affected by any ban. FILE PHOTO: Athletics – World Athletics Championships – Doha 2019 – Women’s Marathon – Doha, Qatar –

(Reuters) – Four-times Grand Slam champion Kim Clijsters believes it is impossible to ignore air quality issues heading into next week’s Australian Open and urged organizers to make player health a top priority. FILE PHOTO – Kim Clijsters of Belgium smiles during a news conference before being inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame

The Vegas Golden Knights fired Gerard Gallant, their first-ever coach, on Wednesday and named former San Jose Sharks coach Peter DeBoer as his replacement. FILE PHOTO: Jan 7, 2020; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Vegas Golden Knights head coach Gerard Gallant reacts during the first period of a game against the Pittsburgh Penguins at T-Mobile Arena.

December 21, 2019; Santa Clara, California, USA; NFL former player Chad Johnson before the game against the San Francisco 49ers at Levi’s Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports Former NFL Pro Bowl wide receiver Chad Johnson is hoping to get a kick out of the XFL’s reboot this spring. Literally. At 42 and with

FILE PHOTO – Tennis – Colsanitas, Bogota, Colombia – July 15, 2019 Colombia’s Robert Farah during press conference REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Colombian Robert Farah, ranked world number one in men’s doubles, has withdrawn from the Australian Open for personal reasons, tournament organizers said on Tuesday. Canada-born Farah won Wimbledon and the U.S. Open

Quarterback Phil Jurkovec is transferring from Notre Dame to Boston College, according to multiple reports. A highly coveted recruit in the Class of 2018, Jurkovec was the No. 4 dual-threat quarterback in the class, per the 247Sports composite. He redshirted in 2018 and played in six games in 2019, backing up starter Ian Book. He

January 12, 2020; Honolulu, Hawaii, USA; Cameron Smith hoists the trophy during the final round of the Sony Open in Hawaii golf tournament at Waialae Country Club. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports (Reuters) – Cameron Smith won the PGA Tour’s Sony Open in Hawaii on Sunday after the Australian made up a three-stroke deficit

FILE PHOTO: Tennis – ATP Cup – Ken Rosewall Arena, Sydney, Australia – January 12, 2020 Serbia’s Novak Djokovic celebrates after winning his Final singles match against Spain’s Rafael Nadal REUTERS/Ciro De Luca SYDNEY (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic helped seal victory for Serbia in the inaugural ATP Cup team event after defeating his long-term Spanish

FILE PHOTO: Tennis – Exhibition match – Roger Federer v Alexander Zverev – Plaza Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico – November 23, 2019 Switzerland’s Roger Federer reacts during his exhibition match against Germany’s Alexander Zverev REUTERS/Edgard Garrido (Reuters) – Roger Federer has responded to criticism from teenaged climate change activist Greta Thunberg, saying he is “happy

MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Former Australian cricketing greats Ricky Ponting and Shane Warne will temporarily come out of retirement to play in a charity Twenty20 match next month as sports organizations and athletes seek ways to raise funds for bushfire relief. FILE PHOTO: Cricket – Australia Nets – Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester, Britain – June 23,

DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s only female Olympic medalist has said on social media she had left her homeland because she had had enough of being used by its authorities as a propaganda tool. Taekwondo champion Kimia Alizadeh, who won a bronze medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics, implied in an Instagram post that she had