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Football
Soccer-Motta saves four as Lazio beat Atalanta on penalties to reach Coppa Italia final
BERGAMO, Italy, April 22 (Reuters) - Lazio reached the Coppa Italia final as goalkeeper Edoardo Motta saved four penalties to secure a 2-1 shootout victory over Atalanta after a 1-1 draw in Bergamo on Wednesday left the tie level at 3-3 on aggregate.
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Football
Soccer-Trump envoy seeks to replace Iran with Italy in upcoming World Cup, FT reports
April 22 (Reuters) - A top envoy to U.S. President Donald Trump has asked FIFA to replace Iran with Italy in the upcoming World Cup, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday.
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Football
Soccer-Bayern beat Leverkusen 2-0 to reach first German Cup final in six years
LEVERKUSEN, Germany, April 22 (Reuters) - Treble-chasing Bayern Munich beat hosts Bayer Leverkusen 2-0 on Wednesday with goals from Harry Kane and Luis Diaz to reach the German Cup final for the first time in six years.
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Football
Soccer-Man City go top and relegate Burnley with narrow Turf Moor win
BURNLEY, April 22 (Reuters) - Manchester City ended Arsenal's six-month stay on the Premier League summit and condemned Burnley to relegation with a laboured 1-0 victory at Turf Moor on Wednesday.
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Other Sports
NFL defends broadcasting strategy as regulators probe shift to pay TV
WASHINGTON, April 22 (Reuters) - The National Football League on Wednesday defended its TV broadcast strategy as the Federal Communications Commission has been reviewing the growing shift of live sports to pay TV and subscription services away from broadcast networks.
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Boxing
Boxing-De La Hoya, Ali's grandson warn US lawmakers against boxing law overhaul
(Corrects day to Wednesday in first paragraph)
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Football
Soccer-Banorte pushes cashless payments at Azteca as World Cup deadline nears
MEXICO CITY, April 22 (Reuters) - Mexican lender Banorte is racing towards cashless football, overhauling payments at the country's marquee stadium less than two months before nearly 90,000 fans are due to pour through its gates.
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Football
Soccer-Germany's Gnabry says he is out of World Cup after an adductor muscle tear
BERLIN, April 22 (Reuters) - Bayern Munich and Germany attacking midfielder Serge Gnabry will miss the World Cup starting in June due to an adductor muscle tear sustained during training, he said on social media on Wednesday.
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Football
Soccer-Floundering Chelsea sack Rosenior amid worst scoring drought in 114 years
April 22 (Reuters) - Chelsea sacked manager Liam Rosenior on Wednesday following a catastrophic run of form that has left the London club's Champions League hopes hanging by a thread while they also endured their worst goalscoring drought in over a century.
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Football
Soccer-World Cup last-minute ticket sales phase re-opens 50 days from kick-off
April 22 (Reuters) - With 50 days remaining until the start of the 2026 World Cup, FIFA's last-minute sales phase re-opens on Wednesday with tickets for all 104 matches available on a first-come, first-served basis.
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Athletics
Athletics-London Marathon still in talks to stage 2027 race over two days
April 22 (Reuters) - London Marathon chief executive Hugh Brasher said discussions are ongoing over a proposal to stage a one-off two-day marathon in 2027, with elite women racing on the Saturday and men on the Sunday, but stressed no final approval has yet been secured.
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Golf
Golf-Europe Ryder Cup organisers defend steep rise in ticket prices for 2027 clash
LONDON, April 22 (Reuters) - Ryder Cup organisers have defended daily admission prices for next year's Europe v United States duel in Ireland after a steep rise from the 2023 edition held in Rome.
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Football
Soccer-Rebrov leaves role as Ukraine coach
April 22 (Reuters) - Serhiy Rebrov has stepped down as coach of the Ukraine national football team, the Ukrainian Association of Football announced on Wednesday.
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Football
Soccer-US women's soccer league joins global project to cut ACL injuries
April 22 (Reuters) - The National Women's Soccer League and its players' union have joined Project ACL, a global initiative aimed at reducing the number of anterior cruciate ligament injuries in professional women's football.
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Cycling
Beasley hopes a better-rested Azizul can upstage younger superstars at home Track World Cup
NILAI: Cycling technical director John Beasley is hoping Azizulhasni Awang's decision to sit out the Hong Kong leg of the Track World Cup last week will pay dividends in Nilai this weekend.
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Badminton
Jonassen believes team effort will make difference in Thomas Cup, not superstars
PETALING JAYA: To win the Thomas Cup, players cannot afford to have a superstar mentality as the tournament is all about teamwork.
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Football
Soccer-Rosenior's tough words raise stakes as Chelsea misery deepens
LONDON, April 22 (Reuters) - Managers are usually reluctant to eviscerate their players in public so Chelsea boss Liam Rosenior's stinging rebuke to his team after Tuesday's humbling 3-0 defeat at Brighton and Hove Albion smacked of the words of a man at the end of his tether.
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Tennis
Tennis-Sinner's mastery mindset makes him man to beat as clay swing intensifies
BENGALURU, April 22 (Reuters) - Jannik Sinner was once viewed as an explosive talent custom-built for hardcourt tennis but the four-times Grand Slam champion's assiduous work on his patience and control has made him the man to beat on clay heading into the French Open.
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Tennis
Tennis-Venus hopes to play French Open after clay comeback in Madrid
April 22 (Reuters) - Venus Williams said she hopes to play this year's French Open after returning to compete on clay for the first time in five years and losing in the opening round of the Madrid Open.
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Football
Soccer-Bellingham buys minority stakes in The Hundred franchise Birmingham Phoenix
April 22 (Reuters) - England international Jude Bellingham has acquired a minority stake in The Hundred franchise Birmingham Phoenix, co-owners Warwickshire County Cricket Club said on Wednesday.
