Reuters Sports News Summary

Bayern, aimg to become European champions for the seventh time, will face a City side whose Spanish coach Pep Guardiola sat on the Bundesliga club's bench from 2013-16 following the draw made in Nyon, Switzerland earlier in the day. Motor racing-'No grouch' if Hamilton looks elsewhere in future, says Wolff Lewis Hamilton wants to stay at Mercedes but team boss Toto Wolff said on Friday he would have "no grouch" if the seven times Formula One world champion felt a need to look elsewhere in future.

Following is a summary of current sports news briefs.

Horse racing-Anti-doping program for racehorses seeks to win back public trust

U.S. horse racing officials said on Friday they hope implementing the first nationwide program to combat illegal doping will help restore the public's faith in the sport. The new rules, effective March 27, will replace the patchwork of state-by-state regulations after high-profile drug scandals and horse deaths led the federal government to intervene.

Tennis-Raducanu out of Britain's Billie Jean King Cup squad

Emma Raducanu will not be part of Britain's Billie Jean King Cup squad to face France in the qualifiers with captain Anne Keothavong saying on Friday that the British number one was "unavailable". Former U.S. Open champion Raducanu, now ranked 77th in the world, reached the last 16 at Indian Wells this week where she lost to world number one Iga Swiatek.

Soccer - Ghana mourns player Atsu killed in Turkey earthquake

Ghanaians gathered outside the country's parliament building in Accra on Friday for the state funeral of national soccer team winger Christian Atsu, who died during the earthquake in southern Turkey last month. Atsu had gone missing after the Feb. 6 earthquake following the collapse of an apartment building in Hatay. His body was later found under the rubble and flown back to Ghana.

Surfing-Former pro breaks record for world's longest surf in Australia

A former Australian professional surfer broke the world record for the longest recorded surfing session in Sydney on Friday. Blake Johnston took to the water at Cronulla Beach in Sydney's south at 1 a.m. on Thursday and moved past the previous mark held by South African Josh Enslin 30 hours and 11 minutes later.

Motor racing-Alonso still as hungry as ever, says De la Rosa

Fernando Alonso has been the talk of Formula One since he put Aston Martin on the podium at the Bahrain season-opener but old friend and former rival Pedro de la Rosa says nobody should be surprised by how quick and competitive he is. The Spaniard has been racing his double world champion compatriot since 2001 -- first in Formula One and then for fun in go-karts -- and says Alonso's will to win is as fierce as ever.

Motor racing-Saudi Arabia open to hosting two F1 races in near future

Saudi Arabia would be open to hosting two Formula One races a year and it could happen in the near future, local organisers said on Friday. Sunday's race on the Jeddah Corniche street circuit will be the third grand prix held in the kingdom, where a new track planned for the 'entertainment city' of Qiddiya near Riyadh could be ready by 2027.

Soccer-Bayern relish Man City clash as they bid for seventh European Cup

Bayern Munich's Champions League quarter-final clash against Manchester City next month is a massive challenge for the Bavarians but as contenders they need to eliminate big clubs en route to the title, coach Julian Nagelsmann said on Friday. Bayern, aimg to become European champions for the seventh time, will face a City side whose Spanish coach Pep Guardiola sat on the Bundesliga club's bench from 2013-16 following the draw made in Nyon, Switzerland earlier in the day.

Motor racing-'No grouch' if Hamilton looks elsewhere in future, says Wolff

Lewis Hamilton wants to stay at Mercedes but team boss Toto Wolff said on Friday he would have "no grouch" if the seven times Formula One world champion felt a need to look elsewhere in future. The 38-year-old Briton is out of contract at the end of the 2023 season and has not won a race since his record 103rd in December 2021, with Mercedes struggling to provide a competitive car.

Soccer-Late Hojlund goal earns Atalanta 2-1 win over Empoli

A late goal by striker Rasmus Hojlund earned Atalanta a 2-1 win over Empoli in Serie A on Friday, ending their four-match winless streak. Empoli took the lead just before halftime after defender Tyronne Ebuehi bundled the ball in from close range past diving Atalanta keeper Juan Musso.

Olympics-Keep Russian, Belarusian athletes banned-German Olympic Committee

Germany's Olympic committee (DOSB) said on Friday it was in favour of maintaining a ban of Russian and Belarusian athletes but opposed any plans to boycott the Paris 2024 Olympics over their participation. Ukraine has spearheaded a call to ban athletes from Russia and its close ally Belarus from the Paris Games next year after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in January said it was open to including them as neutrals.

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