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Messi nets 700th career goal with ice-cool penalty against Atletico
BARCELONA (Reuters) - Barcelona's Argentina forward Lionel Messi scored his 700th career goal by converting a second-half penalty against Atletico Madrid at the Camp Nou in La Liga on Tuesday. Barca's...
Jun 30, 2020
D.C. launches bid to be 2026 World Cup host city
Washington, D.C., launched its bid Tuesday to be one of the host cities when the 2026 World Cup comes to North America. "With our deep soccer roots and diversity, the culture of our city gives us the ...
Jun 30, 2020
Premier League CEO says Black Lives Matter a moral cause, not a political one
By Simon Evans (Reuters) - Premier League CEO Richard Masters defended players' and clubs' collective decision to support the Black Lives Matter movement on Tuesday, describing it as a moral cause and...
Jun 30, 2020
NWSL’s return attracts record-breaking viewership
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) Challenge Cup kickoff brought in record-breaking viewership as the league became the first in North America to return from the COVID-19 s...
Jun 30, 2020
Doping: China anti-doping official urges WADA and U.S. to end feud
(Reuters) - A leading anti-doping official from China urged the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and U.S. anti-doping authorities to end their escalating feud on Tuesday, saying collaboration was the b...
Jun 30, 2020
Blazers to sign PG Adams – report
The Portland Trail Blazers plan to sign point guard Jaylen Adams ahead of the NBA's restart in Orlando, Fla., ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reported Tuesday. Adams, 24, was the MVP runner-up in the NBA G ...
Jun 30, 2020
Nuggets shut down training center after COVID-19 positives – reports
(Reuters) - The Denver Nuggets closed their training facility over the weekend after two members of their party that was set to travel to Orlando for the season's restart tested positive for COVID-19,...
Jun 30, 2020
Report: Rockies sign Kemp to replace Desmond
The Colorado Rockies struck a deal with veteran outfielder Matt Kemp, USA Today's Bob Nightengale reported on Tuesday. Nightengale reported on Twitter that the club signed Kemp to a minor-league deal....
Jun 30, 2020
FIFA bans former top official Kattner for 10 years
(Reuters) - Soccer's world governing body FIFA has banned Markus Kattner, a former leading official in the Zurich organisation, for 10 years and has fined him one million Swiss francs ($1.06 million) ...
Jun 30, 2020
Motor racing-McLaren happy with F1’s COVID response since Melbourne
By Alan Baldwin LONDON (Reuters) - McLaren withdrew from Formula One's doomed Australian season-opener in March when an employee tested positive for COVID-19, but team boss Andreas Seidl is confident ...
Jun 30, 2020
