39+ min ago   (409+ words) BUDAPEST, Sept 13 (Reuters) – World Athletics president Sebastian Coe said on Sunday that the governing body’s position on the exclusion of Russian athletes had not changed ahead of an upcoming Court of Arbitration for ​Sport case, while acknowledging the need for…...

1+ hour, 53+ min ago   (517+ words) BUDAPEST, Sept 13 (Reuters) – World Athletics president Sebastian Coe believes his sport has spent too long asking spectators to wait, and he points to the new Ultimate Championship as evidence of how athletics can move faster to attract younger audiences. The…...

12+ hour, 50+ min ago   (126+ words) MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota (KNFL/KFGO/AP) — Minnesota Twins shortstop Kaelen Culpepper left Saturday’s game against Cleveland in the third inning after getting hit by a pitch. A right-handed hitter, Culpepper was hit in the upper back by a 95 mph fastball from…...

12+ hour, 50+ min ago   (262+ words) MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota (KNFL/KFGO/AP) — Minnesota Twins center fielder Byron Buxton will undergo arthroscopic surgery on his right hip next week and miss the rest of the season. Buxton, who was voted as an All-Star starter but missed the game…...

3+ hour, 49+ min ago   (1821+ words) Sep 13 (Field Level Media) – Hollywood Smothers scored on a 1-yard touchdown run with 25 seconds to play and Arch Manning came alive in the fourth quarter to direct three scoring drives as No. 4 Texas rallied for a 24-23 victory over top-ranked Ohio State…...

13+ hour, 59+ min ago   (291+ words) Sep 12 (Field Level Media) – The Texas Rangers activated right-hander Nathan Eovaldi (right posterior elbow inflammation) from the 15-day injured list and third baseman ​Josh Jung (left calf strain) from the 10-day injured ‌list on Saturday prior to the Rangers’ game…...

14+ hour, 54+ min ago   (296+ words) BERLIN, Sept 12 (Reuters) – Defending champions the United States pulled away in the fourth quarter to beat Spain 76-66 on Saturday and book their place in ​the Women’s World Cup final after being tested for ‌much of the contest. The Americans, who…...

14+ hour, 4+ min ago   (626+ words) BUDAPEST, Sept 12 (Reuters) – Audrey Werro completed her rise from emerging talent to undisputed queen of the women’s 800 metres on Saturday, leading from gun to tape to claim the inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Championship title in the event and cap a…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago   (495+ words) MELBOURNE, Sept 11 (Reuters) – Brock Purdy threw for 205 yards and three touchdowns as the San Francisco 49ers opened their season with a 27-7 win over the Los Angeles Rams on Friday in the National Football League’s first regular-season game in Australia. Rams ​quarterback…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (413+ words) Sept 10 (Reuters) – UEFA urged a U.S. court on Thursday to reject an attempt by FIFA’s American subsidiaries to intervene in its bid to obtain evidence for a potential Swiss criminal case against FIFA President Gianni Infantino ​over his abandoned World Cup…...