Month: October 2019

9:41 AM ET Associated Press SHENZHEN, China — Defending champion Elina Svitolina qualified for the semifinals of the season-ending WTA Finals by beating Simona Halep 7-5, 6-3 on Wednesday. Svitolina, the only competitor in the eight-player field not to win a title this season, last won a tournament at last year’s WTA Finals. The Ukrainian
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7:26 AM ET A former Team Sky and British Cycling doctor has admitted to telling “a lot of lies” and ordering a banned testosterone substance in an independent tribunal Tuesday. Dr. Richard Freeman, who retired from British cycling two years ago, is under investigation regarding the contents of a medical package delivered to Sir Bradley
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6:17 AM ET Associated Press SYDNEY — Roger Federer has pulled out of the inaugural ATP Cup. Organizers wrote on Twitter that Federer withdrew “due to family reasons and therefore Switzerland has been withdrawn as a country that qualified at the first entry deadline.” Federer withdrew “due to family reasons and therefore Switzerland has been
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3:18 AM ET LOS ANGELES — LeBron James‘ Tuesday began with him feeding first responders battling the Getty Fire in Los Angeles with tacos and it ended with him dancing along to a boisterous “Taco Tuesday!” chant at Staples Center. With under two minutes left and the Lakers cruising toward a 120-91 victory over the
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1:24 AM BST TOKYO — England have received a fine for encroaching on the haka during last Saturday’s Rugby World Cup semifinal against New Zealand. The World Rugby regulations state England breached tournament rules “relating to cultural challenges, which states that no players from the team receiving the challenge may advance beyond the halfway line”,
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