Reuters: Sports News

Horseracing: Justify draws number seven for Kentucky Derby

(Reuters) - Kentucky Derby favorite Justify will break from the seventh post position for the 144th Run for the Roses, as the 20-horse field was set on Tuesday for the first jewel in American thoroughbred racing's Triple Crown.

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A's, Mariners to open 2019 MLB season in Japan

(Reuters) - The first pitch of Major League Baseball's 2019 season will be thrown in Japan with the Oakland Athletics and Seattle Mariners playing a two-game set in Tokyo, the league said on Tuesday.

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IAAF legal expert resigns over new hyperandrogenism rule

CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - A South African legal expert has resigned from the IAAF's disciplinary tribunal in protest at a new hyperandrogenism rule that could result in bans for some female athletes unless they undergo testosterone-reducing treatment.

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Tennis: Prize pot of 34 million pounds on offer at 'greener' Wimbledon

LONDON (Reuters) - Wimbledon announced a hefty prize-pot hike on Tuesday, along with a new sustainability project aimed at ensuring it is not just the grass courts that remain green at the All England Club.

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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.