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Olympics: Japan to test anti-virus measures at near-full baseball stadium
By Jack Tarrant TOKYO (Reuters) - Yokohama Stadium will hold three baseball games at around 80% capacity later this month as Japan looks to test its COVID-19 countermeasures at big events ahead of the...
Oct 15, 2020
Vietnam cancels 2020 F1 race due to COVID-19 pandemic
HANOI (Reuters) - The organiser of Vietnam's first Formula One grand prix on Friday said it has cancelled the race, having already postponed the event initially scheduled for April due to the COVID-19...
Oct 15, 2020
Hatton grabs first round lead at CJ Cup
(Reuters) - Englishman Tyrrell Hatton fired four birdies and an eagle in his first nine holes and finished with a seven-under-par 65 to take a one-stroke lead after the first round of the PGA Tour's C...
Oct 15, 2020
Australia Open cancelled for first time since WW2
SYDNEY (Reuters) - The Australia Open will be absent from the sporting calendar for the first time since World War Two this season after Golf Australia and the PGA of Australia cancelled all of their ...
Oct 15, 2020
Ex-Jets, Steelers RB Bell joining Kansas City
Former New York Jets running back Le'Veon Bell is joining the Kansas City Chiefs. Both Bell and the Chiefs confirmed the news with tweets about an hour after reports of the deal first broke. "Kansas C...
Oct 15, 2020
Alfa Romeo’s Opmeer leads after first round of F1 Pro Series
LONDON (Reuters) - Alfa Romeo's Jarno Opmeer secured his second win in three virtual races to lead the 2020 F1 esports pro series on Thursday. The Dutch gamer, a former Renault junior academy driver, ...
Oct 15, 2020
ATP Roundup: Opelka upsets Medvedev in St. Petersburg
Reilly Opelka recorded 11 aces while notching a 2-6, 7-5, 6-4 upset of top-seeded Russian Daniil Medvedev on Thursday to reach the quarterfinals at the St. Petersburg Open in Russia. The 6-foot-11 Ame...
Oct 15, 2020
Surfing and Games still in love but wedding on hold
By Steve Keating (Reuters) - After flirting with each other for decades, surfing and the Olympics were set to tie the knot in July until COVID-19 crashed the wedding to spoil the sport's debut at the ...
Oct 15, 2020
Alabama coach Oats reveals positive COVID-19 test in July
One day after it was revealed that Alabama football coach Nick Saban and athletic director Greg Byrne tested positive for COVID-19, basketball coach Nate Oats on Thursday revealed he tested positive i...
Oct 15, 2020
Senators sign F Dadonov to three-year, $15 million deal
The Ottawa Senators signed forward Evgenii Dadonov to a three-year, $15 million contract, the team announced Thursday. Dadonov will earn $3.5 million in 2020-21, $5 million the following season and $6...
Oct 15, 2020
