Sports News Roundup: Olympics - 'Together for a Shared Future' unveiled as motto for Beijing 2022 Games; Athletics-Tokyo Marathon postponed, 2022 edition cancelled due to COVID-19 and more

The 18-year-old Briton took the tennis world by storm when she beat Canada's Leylah Fernandez, 19, in straight sets last weekend to become the first qualifier in the men's and women's game ever to win a Grand Slam title. MLB roundup: Phillies escape 7-run hole, beat Cubs by 9 Bryce Harper belted a three-run homer to highlight his three-hit performance as the host Philadelphia Phillies overcame a seven-run deficit for a 17-8 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Thursday.

Following is a summary of current sports news briefs.

Olympics - 'Together for a Shared Future' unveiled as motto for Beijing 2022 Games

The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics unveiled its official motto, "Together for a Shared Future", during a ceremony at the city's Capital Museum on Friday. Chen Ning, director-general of Beijing 2022's Culture and Ceremonies Department, said that the slogan was a commitment towards overcoming global challenges as a community with a shared future for mankind.

Athletics-Tokyo Marathon postponed, 2022 edition cancelled due to COVID-19

The Tokyo Marathon has been postponed until March and the 2022 edition cancelled due to the COVID-19 state of emergency in the capital, event organizers said. The race was to have been held on Oct. 17 but has now been moved to March 6, the Tokyo Marathon Foundation said on its website on Friday.

Tennis - Wrist injury forces Pliskova out of Ostrava tournament

World number three Karolina Pliskova has pulled out of next week's WTA 500 event in Ostrava due to a wrist injury, the tournament organisers said on Friday. "Unfortunately, Karolina Pliskova was forced to withdraw due to a wrist injury," the organizers said.

Soccer - Barca, Real and Bilbao challenge LaLiga CVC deal

Barcelona, Real Madrid and Athletic Bilbao all announced on Friday that they were challenging LaLiga's private equity investment deal with CVC. 'Boost LaLiga', which was ratified last month by 38 of 42 clubs across Spain's top two divisions and is worth a reported 2.2 billion euros ($2.58 billion), means CVC would receive 11% of revenue from television rights over the next 50 years in exchange for pouring money into LaLiga.

Six-time Pro Bowl DT Roger Brown dies at 84

Roger Brown, a six-team Pro Bowl selection in the 1960s, died Friday. He was 84. His cause of death was not announced.

Pele in 'stable' condition after respiratory problems, hospital says

Brazil soccer legend Pele, 80, is in a "stable" condition after "respiratory instability" early on Friday led to him being admitted to an intensive care unit, Sao Paulo's Albert Einstein hospital said in a statement. Concerns grew about Pele's health on Friday after local media reported that he had returned to an ICU that he had only just left earlier this week as he recovers from a colon tumor removal.

Soccer - Beckham increases ownership stake in MLS club Inter Miami

Former England captain David Beckham has increased his ownership stake in Inter Miami, the Major League Soccer (MLS) club said on Friday. Inter Miami, who made their MLS debut last year, said in a news release that co-owners Beckham and brothers Jorge and Jose Mas finalised the buyout of Marcelo Claure and Masayoshi Son.

Former Vikings OT Steve Riley dies at 68

Steve Riley, who was a first-round pick of the Minnesota Vikings and starred for the team as an offensive lineman over an 11-year NFL career, died Thursday, the team announced Friday. He was 68 years old. Riley died within a week of his former Vikings linemate, Hall of Famer Mick Tingelhoff, whom the Vikings announced died at the age of 81 Saturday.

Tennis - Reviewing U.S. Open final win felt like watching someone else - Raducanu

U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu on Friday said that re-watching her stunning victory in this month's final felt like watching someone else, adding that her achievement had started to sink in but it was still difficult to fully comprehend. The 18-year-old Briton took the tennis world by storm when she beat Canada's Leylah Fernandez, 19, in straight sets last weekend to become the first qualifier in the men's and women's game ever to win a Grand Slam title.

MLB roundup: Phillies escape 7-run hole, beat Cubs by 9

Bryce Harper belted a three-run homer to highlight his three-hit performance as the host Philadelphia Phillies overcame a seven-run deficit for a 17-8 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Thursday. Harper also ripped a go-ahead double in the sixth inning off Manuel Rodriguez (3-3) as the Phillies erased a seven-run deficit for the second time this season. Jean Segura (three hits) and Odubel Herrera each had three RBIs for Philadelphia.

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