Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Player agents, executives call for NBA to cancel season: report
(Reuters) - National Basketball Association executives and player agents are calling on the league to cancel the remainder of the 2019-20 season due to health concerns over the novel coronavirus outbr...
Apr 30, 2020
Soccer: PSG crowned Ligue 1 champions as season ended amid coronavirus crisis
By Julien Pretot PARIS (Reuters) - Paris St Germain have been awarded their seventh Ligue 1 title in eight years after the season was ended amid the COVID-19 crisis, the French League (LFP) said on Th...
Apr 30, 2020
U.S. consumer advocates urge close scrutiny of Google plan to buy Fitbit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Justice Department should carefully scrutinize Alphabet Inc's plan to buy Fitbit because the fitness tracker company is a source of nascent competition for Google, which is ...
Apr 30, 2020
Former Polish presidents, PMs call for presidential election boycott
WARSAW (Reuters) - Nine former Polish prime ministers and presidents urged voters on Thursday to boycott next month's planned presidential election, arguing that the ballot, to be held by post, could ...
Apr 30, 2020
Soccer: Bundesliga to wait until May 6 for restart update
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's Bundesliga will need to wait another week to find out about a possible restart after the government on Thursday delayed any decision over a league resumption amid the coro...
Apr 30, 2020
Italy’s daily tallies of coronavirus deaths and cases fall
ROME (Reuters) - Deaths from the COVID-19 epidemic in Italy climbed by 285 on Thursday, against 323 the day before, the Civil Protection Agency said, while the daily tally of new infections stood at 1...
Apr 30, 2020
LATAM Airlines sees long, slow recovery from coronavirus, defers investments
By Fabian Cambero SANTIAGO (Reuters) - LATAM Airlines, Latin America's largest, predicts a longer and slower recovery than expected following the coronavirus pandemic, forcing it to defer much of its ...
Apr 30, 2020
Texans will not pick up option on CB Conley
The Houston Texans are not expected to pick up the fifth-year option on cornerback Gareon Conley, multiple media outlets reported. The decision will spare the Texans a guaranteed $10.24 million for th...
Apr 30, 2020
Rays, Marlins to furlough some staff
The Tampa Bay Rays and Miami Marlins are furloughing some employees as the Major League Baseball season remains on hold because of the coronavirus pandemic. The Tampa Bay Times reported Thursday that ...
Apr 30, 2020
U.S. charges ex-Honduran police chief ‘El Tigre’ with drug conspiracy
By Brendan Pierson NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors on Thursday announced drug trafficking charges against a former chief of the Honduran National Police, the latest in a string of U.S. drug case...
Apr 30, 2020
