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(Reuters) – Colombia’s soccer chief and the head of South American football confederation CONMEBOL have written to FIFA complaining of “erroneous and discriminatory conclusions” in the assessment of the country’s bid to host the 2023 Women’s World Cup. FILE PHOTO: Cars drive past a logo in front of FIFA’s headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland June 8,

FILE PHOTO: Rob Manfred, commissioner of Major League Baseball, takes part in the Yahoo Finance All Markets Summit in New York, U.S., February 8, 2017. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo (Reuters) – Major League Baseball (MLB) Commissioner Rob Manfred said on Wednesday he met with the head of the MLB Players Association this week and they put

(Reuters) – World 100 metres champion Christian Coleman was provisionally suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) on Wednesday and could miss next year’s Tokyo Olympics after violating anti-doping whereabouts rules. FILE PHOTO: Athletics – World Athletics Championships – Doha 2019 – Men’s 4×100 Metres Relay Final – Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar – October

FILE PHOTO: Rob Manfred, commissioner of Major League Baseball, takes part in the Yahoo Finance All Markets Summit in New York, U.S., February 8, 2017. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred’s shifting perspective on the likelihood of a 2020 season could be a direct read of a faction of owners pushing to

(Reuters) – Venus Williams might have been overshadowed by the exploits of her younger sister Serena as a player, but the towering American’s place in women’s tennis history will extend far beyond her seven Grand Slam singles titles. FILE PHOTO: Venus Williams of the U.S. celebrates with the Rosewater Dish after winning the Wimbledon title,

(Reuters) – The Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) will begin its 2020 season in late July amid the COVID-19 outbreak with all games to be played without fans at a single site in Florida, the league said on Monday. The WNBA said in a statement the IMG Academy in Bradenton will be the home for

(Reuters) – Throughout a good part of his career Phil Mickelson was the best golfer never to win a major but as “Lefty” turns 50 he has become golf’s nearly man. FILE PHOTO: Phil Mickelson waits to putt on the eighth green during the second round of the Charles Schwab Challenge golf tournament at Colonial

(Reuters) – Rebellion Williams Esports won the first virtual 24 Hours of Le Mans on Sunday, the day the real race was scheduled to finish before being postponed to September due to the coronavirus pandemic. The number one Oreca was shared by Haas Formula One reserve Louis Deletraz along with Mercedes GT driver Raffaele Marciello

(Reuters) – Mohamed Salah has already won the Champions League and secured World Cup qualification for his country but an imminent Premier League title with Liverpool will cement his legacy at the age of 28. FILE PHOTO: ON THIS DAY — June 1 June 1, 2019 SOCCER – Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah scores a penalty

BELGRADE (Reuters) – World number one Novak Djokovic, Austrian Dominic Thiem and Germany’s Alexander Zverev won their opening Adria Tour matches in contrasting fashion as the two-day charity event got underway on Saturday. Tennis – Adria Tour – Novak Tennis Centre, Belgrade, Serbia – June 12, 2020 Serbia’s Novak Djokovic, Germany’s Alexander Zverev, Austria’s Dominic

LONDON (Reuters) – The pursuit of perfection in tennis has proved beyond all but one player in the modern era, Germany’s Steffi Graf. FILE PHOTO: Germany’s Steffi Graf and her husband Andre Agassi of the U.S. are pictured during their mixed doubles exhibition tennis match against Czech Republic’s Jiri Novak and Jana Novotna in Prague

BELGRADE (Reuters) – Former world number one Jelena Jankovic is still unsure whether she would resume her tennis career after playing for the first time in nearly three years at fellow Serb Novak Djokovic’s charity tournament on Friday. Tennis – Adria Tour – Novak Tennis Centre, Belgrade, Serbia – June 12, 2020 Serbia’s Novak Djokovic

BELGRADE (Reuters) – World number one Novak Djokovic is looking forward to returning to action in front of fans at the Serb’s charity tennis tournament in Belgrade this weekend. Tennis – Adria Tour – Novak Tennis Centre, Belgrade, Serbia – June 12, 2020 Serbia’s Novak Djokovic in action with former player Jelena Jankovic during their

(Reuters) – British world heavyweight champions Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury have agreed financial terms for a two-fight deal, promoter Eddie Hearn said on Wednesday. FILE PHOTO: Boxing – Andy Ruiz Jr v Anthony Joshua – IBF, WBA, WBO & IBO World Heavyweight Titles – Diriyah Arena, Diriyah, Saudi Arabia – December 7, 2019 Anthony

(Reuters) – The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has confirmed that athletes are still banned from protesting at the Games after several sports moved to allow protests in the wake of George Floyd’s death in police custody, the Telegraph has reported. FILE PHOTO: The Olympic rings are pictured in front of the International Olympic Committee (IOC)

FILE PHOTO: Ryu So Yeon of South Korea chips the ball out of a bunker onto the 18th green during the final round of the women’s Evian Championship golf tournament in Evian September 15, 2013. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo (Reuters) – The Evian Championship, one of five women’s golf major tournaments, has been cancelled due to