NBA puts gamers in spotlight as esports league tips off
(Reuters) - Artreyo Boyd may not have a fierce crossover dribble or be able to soar through the air like NBA players but that has not kept him from becoming a top-drafted basketball professional like LeBron James without leaving the comforts of his couch.
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Harper Nelson to end hurdling career with 2018 season
(Reuters) - A decade after winning Olympic gold, American Dawn Harper Nelson is preparing to clear the final hurdles of her career.
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Russian doping whistleblower counter-sues athletes, tycoon Prokhorov
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian doping whistleblower Grigory Rodchenkov hit back at a libel lawsuit on Monday by counter-suing three Russian athletes and suing tycoon Mikhail Prokhorov who has backed the athletes' case, a lawyer for Rodchenkov said.
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Motor racing: Hamilton says Vettel broke the safety car re-start rules
BAKU (Reuters) - Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton has accused Ferrari title rival Sebastian Vettel of failing to play by the rules when leading behind the safety car in Sunday's chaotic Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
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Motor racing: Honda start talks with Red Bull over 2019 engine supply
BAKU (Reuters) - Honda have had "positive" first talks with former world champions Red Bull about a possible supply of Formula One engines from next season, the Japanese company's motorsport head has said.
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Former world champions take on dozens of chess players in Jerusalem
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Anatoly Karpov and Viswanathan Anand, two former world champions, took on dozens of children and teenagers in simultaneous chess games in Jerusalem on Monday as hundreds of onlookers watched.
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