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Devin Booker scored 20 of his team-high 36 points in a 47-point first quarter for Phoenix on Sunday as the host Suns took advantage of the absence of Giannis Antetokounmpo to thump the Milwaukee Bucks 140-131. Mar 8, 2020; Los Angeles, California, USA; LA Clippers forward Montrezl Harrell (5) is defended by Los Angeles Lakers

(Reuters) – Ronaldinho Gaucho, the former Brazil and Barcelona soccer star being held in a Paraguayan jail for using a falsified passport, is being investigated for additional crimes, the prosecutor leading the case said on Sunday. FILE PHOTO: Judge rules Ronaldinho must remain in Paraguayan jail – Paraguayan Supreme Court, Asuncion, Paraguay – March 7,

FILE PHOTO: Tennis – Australian Open – Women’s Singles Final – Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia – February 1, 2020. Sofia Kenin of the U.S. in action during her match against Spain’s Garbine Muguruza. REUTERS/Edgar Su (Reuters) – Top seed Sofia Kenin advanced to the final of the Lyon Open after coming through a thrilling semi-final

(Reuters) – Tiger Woods is “simply not ready” to play next week’s Players Championship in Florida, he said on Friday of his decision to skip the prestigious $15 million event due to a back issue. FILE PHOTO: February 14, 2020; Pacific Palisades, California, USA; Tiger Woods putts on the thirteenth green during the second round

A man wearing a protective face mask, following an outbreak of the coronavirus, walks in front of the Giant Olympic rings at the waterfront area at Odaiba Marine Park in Tokyo, Japan, March 6, 2020. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov TOKYO (Reuters) – Tokyo 2020 organizers said on Friday that work on the Aquatics Centre was finished in February meaning

FILE PHOTO: Women wearing protective face masks, following an outbreak of the coronavirus, walk past countdown clocks for the opening ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and The Tokyo Paralympic 2020 at a building in Tokyo, Japan, March 4, 2020. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/File Photo TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Olympics minister said the country is committed to

LONDON (Reuters) – An innovative Mercedes dual-axis steering (DAS) system is ‘classic Formula One’ but could be protested at next week’s season-opening Australian Grand Prix and will be banned anyway next year, F1 motorsport head Ross Brawn has said. FILE PHOTO: Formula One – F1 – Chinese Grand Prix – Shanghai, China – 6/4/17 –

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (Reuters) – The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Tuesday gave further unequivocal backing to this summer’s Tokyo Olympics, urging athletes to prepare “full steam” despite the coronavirus threat. Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) gives a statement after an Executive Board meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland, March 3, 2020. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

The Los Angeles County sheriff acknowledged Monday that he ordered eight deputies to delete graphic photos of the site of the helicopter crash that killed former Lakers star Kobe Bryant and eight others. FILE PHOTO: Kobe Bryant, one of the NBA’s all-time greatest players, was killed at age 41 on January 26 in a helicopter

LeBron James had a triple-double as the visiting Los Angeles Lakers overcame the absence of All-Star forward Anthony Davis and defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 122-114 on Sunday night. Mar 1, 2020; New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (23) shoots over New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson (1) during the fourth

(Reuters) – A new World League will make its debut on the track cycling calendar in the 2021-22 season as the sport’s governing body UCI hopes to attract larger TV audiences with a fast-paced, short format. FILE PHOTO: Cycling – 5th La Course by Le Tour de France – 112.5-km from Annecy to Le Grand-Bornand

(Reuters) – Stefanos Tsitsipas has what it takes to win Grand Slam titles and become a future world number one, top-ranked Novak Djokovic said after downing the Greek to win the Dubai Tennis Championships title on Saturday. Tennis – ATP 500 – Dubai Tennis Championships – Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

(Reuters) – World number one Novak Djokovic eased past Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3 6-4 to lift his fifth Dubai Tennis Championships title on Saturday, extending his unbeaten start to the 2020 season. Tennis – ATP 500 – Dubai Tennis Championships – Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates – February 29, 2020 Serbia’s

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Mack Horton says the eight-year doping ban handed out to his rival Sun Yang, who the Australian swimmer once famously described as a “drug cheat”, was a statement to the world about clean sport. FILE PHOTO: Chinese swimmer Sun Yang poses after a public hearing of the Court of Arbitration for Sport

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (Reuters) – China’s top swimmer Sun Yang said he was shocked and would appeal after being handed an eight-year ban on Friday for a dope test violation that rules him out of the Tokyo Games. Chinese swimmer Sun Yang poses after a public hearing of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) for

FILE PHOTO: Australian swimmer Ian Thorpe leaves after attending a news conference in Mumbai, India, June 16, 2016. REUTERS/Shailesh Andrade MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australian swimming great Ian Thorpe says athletes should not put their Olympic dreams before their health in deciding whether to compete at the Tokyo Games as global health authorities battle to contain