16+ hour, 46+ min ago   (217+ words) Sep 13 (Field Level Media) – Steelers cornerback Joey Porter Jr. is expected to sit out Week 1 ​with a back injury with the ‌fourth-year defensive back and Pittsburgh’s front office at “an impasse” in contract extension talks. Steelers coach Mike McCarthy said…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (349+ words) NEW YORK, Sept 10 (Reuters) – Aryna Sabalenka said she had been desperate to get a grip on a season that was threatening to spiral out of control after the world ​number one beat Jessica Pegula 7-5 6-2 on Thursday to book ‌a spot…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (590+ words) MELBOURNE, Sept 10 (Reuters) – The Los Angeles Rams are banking on their body clocks to cope with a 13,000-km journey to Melbourne, the first stop on a long road they hope will end with Super Bowl triumph in their backyard at…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (589+ words) Sept 9 (Reuters) – Josh Kerr says World Athletics’ new Ultimate Championships have given him one final target after a stellar season, while the chance to face long-time rival Jakob Ingebrigtsen again only adds to the appeal. Their first head-to-head meeting in…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (233+ words) NEW YORK, Sept 8 (Reuters) – Jessica Pegula reached the U.S. Open semifinals for a third straight year, coming ​from a set down to beat Emma ‌Navarro 3-6 6-4 6-3 in an all-American clash on Tuesday. The 32-year-old will face two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka…...

6+ day, 12+ hour ago   (191+ words) Sept 7 (Reuters) – Novo Nordisk said on Monday it had halted two additional trials of its ​experimental cardiovascular drug ziltivekimab, further ‌denting the Danish drugmaker’s efforts to diversify beyond its blockbuster obesity and diabetes franchise. In July, Novo said ziltivekimab failed…...

6+ day, 14+ hour ago   (323+ words) NEW YORK, Sept 7 (Reuters) – Russian fifth seed Mirra Andreeva fought back to beat Austrian Anastasia Potapova 5-7 6-4 6-3 on Monday and extend her deepest run ​at the U.S. Open into the quarter-finals. The 19-year-old Andreeva ‌had her opponent on the ropes…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago   (360+ words) NEW YORK, Sept 6 (Reuters) – Ben Shelton’s run to the U.S. Open quarter-finals dealt a blow to tennis traditionalists on Sunday after his win over Stefanos Tsitsipas left the men’s ​draw without a one-handed backhand and ended a 149-year Grand…...

1+ week, 17+ hour ago   (498+ words) VENICE, Sept 6 (Reuters) – South Korean director Lee Chang-dong returned to the big screen on Sunday after an eight-year hiatus with Venice Film Festival contender “Possible Love”, revisiting a divisive labour conflict that shook his home country. Lee’s last film “Burning…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (476+ words) NEW YORK, Sept 5 (Reuters) – From podiums to practice courts and player lounges, dogs have become some of tennis’s most popular support acts, increasingly earning places in the travelling party and popping up at the sport’s biggest stages. For players who…...