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(Reuters) – NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said on Thursday that the fallout following a tweet from a Houston Rockets official who backed the Hong Kong democracy protests has already cost the league substantial financial losses in China. FILE PHOTO: Adam Silver, Commissioner of the NBA, gives a statement during a news conference in Tokyo, Japan

Pro Football Hall of Famer Michael Irvin announced on a Dallas/Fort Worth-area radio station that the Cowboys can improve their passing game by signing wide receiver Antonio Brown. FILE PHOTO: Sep 15, 2019; Miami Gardens, FL, USA; New England Patriots wide receiver Antonio Brown (17) watches from the sidelines in the second half against the

FILE PHOTO: President of the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee, Yoshiro Mori delivers a speech during a ceremony celebrating one year out from the start of the summer games in front of Tokyo Station in Tokyo, Japan July 24, 2019. REUTERS/Issei Kato TOKYO (Reuters) – Tokyo has little choice but to accept an International Olympic Committee

LONDON (Reuters) – Formula One teams have agreed to let Red Bull-owned Toro Rosso compete under the new name of Alpha Tauri from next season after an email vote, sources said on Wednesday. There was no official word from Italy-based Toro Rosso or the FIA. Alpha Tauri is a fashion brand also owned by the

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football – Euro 2020 Qualifier – Bulgaria Press Conference – Wembley Stadium, London, Britain – September 6, 2019 Bulgaria coach Krasimir Balakov during the press conference Action Images via Reuters/Tony O’Brien SOFIA (Reuters) – Bulgaria coach Krasimir Balakov has apologized to the England team after fans taunted their black players with Nazi

Tennis – China Open – Men’s Singles – Quarterfinals – National Tennis Center, Beijing, China – October 4, 2019. Britain’s Andy Murray reacts during the match against Dominic Thiem of Austria. REUTERS/Jason Lee (Reuters) – Former world number one Andy Murray began his European Open campaign with a battling 6-4 7-6(4) victory over unseeded Belgian

SOFIA (Reuters) – Bulgaria’s prime minister called on Tuesday for the president of the country’s football union to resign following racist abuse and monkey chants from Bulgarian fans towards black England players during their Euro 2020 qualifier. The match, won 6-0 by England, was temporarily halted by the referee in the first half to tackle

(Reuters) – Roger Federer confirmed his participation in next year’s Olympic Games in Tokyo and said on Monday that he had listened to his heart before making the decision. Tennis – Shanghai Masters – Men’s Singles – Shanghai, China – October 8, 2019 – Roger Federer of Switzerland rests during his match against Spain’s Albert

FILE PHOTO: Pope Francis leaves after a Mass for the canonisation of 19th-century British cardinal John Henry Newman, a Swiss laywoman, an Indian nun, an Italian nun and a nun known as the “Mother Teresa of Brazil”, at the Vatican, October 13, 2019. REUTERS/Remo Casilli VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Some saints wear halos, other saints

(Reuters) – Nikita Nagornyy won the vault title for his third gold medal at the world gymnastics championships in Stuttgart, while team mate Artur Dalaloyan ensured a one-two Russian finish on Sunday. Artistic Gymnastics – 2019 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships – Men’s Vault Final – Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart, Germany – October 13, 2019 Russia’s Nikita Nagornyy

Connor McDavid scored the go-ahead goal on a power play with 10:16 remaining, and Leon Draisaitl collected two goals and an assist as the Edmonton Oilers dominated the third period and remained unbeaten with a 4-1 victory over the host New York Rangers on Saturday afternoon. Oct 12, 2019; New York, NY, USA; Edmonton Oilers

Artistic Gymnastics – 2019 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships – Men’s Floor Final – Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart, Germany – October 12, 2019 Silver medalist Israel’s Artem Dolgopyat, gold medalist Philippines’ Carlos Edriel Yulo and bronze medlaist China’s Xiao Ruoteng pose for a photo during the medals ceremony REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay (Reuters) – Carlos Edriel Yulo of the Philippines

Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge, the marathon world record holder, arrives with pacemakers for the start of his attempt to run a marathon in under two hours in Vienna, Austria, October 12, 2019. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger VIENNA – Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge was on target in his bid to run an unofficial sub-two hour marathon as he completed the

(Reuters) – Belgian triathlete Bart Aernouts last year became the second man to break the magic eight-hour barrier at the Ironman World Championship in Hawaii. Belgian tri-athlete Bart Aernouts is seen at a training field before an Ironman competition in an undated photo in an unknown location. Janosch Abel/Handout via REUTERS Unfortunately for him, four

SHENZHEN, China (Reuters) – The National Basketball Association (NBA) kept quiet on Friday, postponing media events for the Brooklyn Nets and the Los Angeles Lakers in China amid a furor over a tweet by a Houston Rockets executive supporting Hong Kong’s protesters. The teams had been scheduled to address the media Friday afternoon, and the

BEIJING (Reuters) – The National Basketball Association (NBA) is pressing ahead with a exhibition game Thursday evening in Shanghai, despite backlash against the league from China after a Houston Rockets executive’s tweet supporting Hong Kong protests. The NBA on Thursday published a post on Chinese social networking platform Weibo promoting the match between the Los