Reuters: Sports News

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Tiger slams door shut on personal questions ahead of U.S. Open

SOUTHAMPTON, NY. (Reuters) - Tiger Woods gave the state of his game a tentative thumbs-up on Tuesday ahead of the U.S. Open, but slammed the door shut on questions about his private life as he prepared for Thursday's first round.

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Spieth was unaware of revamped U.S. Open playoff format

SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. (Reuters) - If world number four Jordan Spieth finds his way into a playoff at this week's U.S. Open, he was planning to return to Shinnecock Hills on Monday ready for battle -- except there would have been nobody there.

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MLB notebook: Conflicting reports on Ohtani's prognosis

Los Angeles Angels rookie two-way phenom Shohei Ohtani is expected to undergo Tommy John surgery and be sidelined until the 2020 season, according to a report Monday by ESPN's Pedro Gomez.

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Federer wary of slim margins on grasscourt return

(Reuters) - Roger Federer can return to the top of the ATP rankings this week in Stuttgart but knows all too well the dangers lurking on grass as he comes back from his mid-season break.

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Konta, Barty cruise to victory at Nottingham

(Reuters) - Australian top seed Ashleigh Barty and British number one Johanna Konta eased to first round victories at the Nature Valley Open in Nottingham on Tuesday as they prepare for next month's Wimbledon.

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Tri-nation North American bid set for 2026 World Cup

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The World Cup will be heading to North America for the fourth time if the hosting rights to the 2026 are, as expected, handed to the joint bid from the United States, Mexico and Canada at Wednesday's FIFA congress in Moscow.