(Reuters) – European Tour Commissioner Keith Pelley says the tour will play again in Saudi Arabia in 2020 and is “perplexed” at the criticism received for staging a tournament there for the first time in January. FILE PHOTO: Golf – European Tour – BMW PGA Championship – Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, Britain – May 23,

CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – Olympic 800-metres champion Caster Semenya on Wednesday lost her appeal against rules that mean middle distance female athletes with high natural levels of testosterone must take medication to reduce it. FILE PHOTO: Athletics – Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women’s 1500m Final – Carrara Stadium – Carrara Stadium – Gold

Former Baltimore Colts defensive end and Pro Football Hall of Famer Gino Marchetti died Monday night. Conflicting media reports listed his age as 92 or 93. Navy defensive end Gino Marchetti (98) celebrates a third quarter fumble recovery with teammate Brad Wimsatt (rear) during the third quarter of the Army-Navy game in Philadelphia, December 4.

FILE PHOTO: Tennis – Wimbledon Spring Press Conference 2016 – All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club, Wimbledon, England – 26/4/16 General view in the grounds of Wimbledon Action Images via Reuters / Andrew Boyers Livepic LONDON (Reuters) – Wimbledon prize money will total 38 million pounds ($49.4 million) for this year’s championships, a rise

TORONTO (Reuters) – Philadelphia 76ers guard Ben Simmons may not have lit up the scoreboard as he would have liked but the towering Aussie did get some measure of revenge on Toronto Raptors defensive supremo Kawhi Leonard on Monday. Apr 29, 2019; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Philadelphia 76ers head coach Brett Brown (left) talks to forward

CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – The decision on Caster Semenya’s challenge to continue competing without any restrictions will be announced by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) at 1100 GMT on Wednesday. FILE PHOTO: South Africa’s double Olympic champion Caster Semenya acknowledges a crowd after winning the 5,000m gold at South African Championships in Germiston,

Manuel Margot’s bases-loaded single keyed a six-run 10th inning, and the visiting San Diego Padres beat the Washington Nationals 8-3 on Saturday for their fifth consecutive win. Apr 27, 2019; Washington, DC, USA; Washington Nationals left fielder Juan Soto (22) reacts after hitting a two run home run against the San Diego Padres at Nationals

BAKU (Reuters) – Renault’s Daniel Ricciardo will have a three-place grid drop at next month’s Spanish Formula One Grand Prix as punishment for what the Australian described as a moment of panic in Azerbaijan on Sunday. Formula One F1 – Azerbaijan Grand Prix – Baku City Circuit, Baku, Azerbaijan – April 28, 2019 Renault’s Daniel

TALLADEGA, Ala. — If Kyle Busch is to extend his streak of top-10 finishes in Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races, he’ll have to do so from the 22nd starting position in Sunday’s GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway (2 p.m. ET on FOX, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). Apr 27, 2019; Talladega, AL, USA; NASCAR

BAKU (Reuters) – Valtteri Bottas snatched pole position for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix on Saturday in an incident-packed qualifying session that saw Mercedes lock out the front row and Ferrari favorite Charles Leclerc crash out. Formula One F1 – Azerbaijan Grand Prix – Baku City Circuit, Baku, Azerbaijan – April 27, 2019 Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas

Hall of Fame manager Bobby Cox still can’t speak more than three weeks since suffering a stroke, according to multiple reports FILE PHOTO – Former Atlanta Braves manager Bobby Cox waves to the crowd after throwing out the first pitch at the start of their home opening MLB National League baseball game against the Philadelphia

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (Reuters) – New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft’s lawyers asked a Florida judge to toss out hidden-camera videos that prosecutors say show the 77-year-old billionaire receiving sexual favors for money inside a Florida massage parlor. FILE PHOTO: New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft attends a conference at the Cannes Lions Festival

Two teams looking to dethrone the New England Patriots as kings of the AFC — the Denver Broncos and Pittsburgh Steelers — joined forces Thursday night and pulled off the first trade of the 2019 NFL Draft. Apr 25, 2019; Nashville, TN, USA; Devin Bush (Michigan) is selected as the number ten overall pick to

TORONTO (Reuters) – Canadians are passionate about hockey but many may tune out of the NHL playoffs now that no teams are able to end the country’s decades-long Stanley Cup drought this year, according to survey from the Angus Reid Institute on Thursday. FILE PHOTO: Apr 19, 2019; Calgary, Alberta, CAN; Calgary Flames center Mark

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Mo Farah, who will be running in the London Marathon on Sunday, is in dispute with fellow distance-running great Haile Gebrselassie for failing to help him after he was robbed at a hotel in Addis Ababa owned by the Ethiopian. Athletics – London Marathon Preview Press Conference – The Tower Hotel,

LONDON (Reuters) – Briton Mo Farah was given an unwelcome birthday surprise when he was robbed at his hotel in Addis Ababa last month, putting a damper on what he said had been an otherwise perfect preparation for Sunday’s London Marathon. Athletics – London Marathon Preview Press Conference – The Tower Hotel, London, Britain –