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Motor racing: Nearly 175,000 tickets sold for Indy 500, as U.S. battles COVID-19 surge
(Reuters) - Close to 175,000 tickets have been sold for the Indianapolis 500, which was moved from May 24 to Aug. 23 due to the novel coronavirus outbreak, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS) confir...
Jun 25, 2020
Soccer: Liverpool win Premier League title with seven games to spare
By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) - Thirty years of hurt came to an end for Liverpool when they were confirmed as Premier League champions on Thursday courtesy of second-placed Manchester City's 2-1 d...
Jun 25, 2020
Golf: McCumber makes most of late addition to Connecticut field
By Frank Pingue (Reuters) - PGA Tour rookie Tyler McCumber, a late alternate into the Travelers Championship field in Cromwell, Connecticut following a number of withdrawals due to COVID-19 concerns, ...
Jun 25, 2020
Amazon secures naming rights to new Seattle stadium
(Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc has secured the naming rights to the new home stadium for the National Hockey League's Seattle franchise and pledged to make it the first ever net-zero carbon certified aren...
Jun 25, 2020
Golf: Calls to shut down Travelers after COVID-19 positives were silly says McIlroy
(Reuters) - World number one Rory McIlroy said on Thursday that it would have been silly to cancel this week's Travelers Championship in Cromwell, Connecticut after Cameron Champ and two caddies teste...
Jun 25, 2020
Golf: Hughes goes on birdie blitz to grab early lead at Travelers
(Reuters) - Canadian Mackenzie Hughes fired an error free 10-under 60 to grab the early first-round lead by moving three shots clear of world number one Rory McIlroy at the Travelers Championship in C...
Jun 25, 2020
FIFA agree massive $1.5 billion COVID-19 relief plan
By Simon Evans (Reuters) - FIFA announced on Thursday that it had agreed a $1.5 billion relief plan to help deal with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the global game. FIFA's plan means world so...
Jun 25, 2020
NFL: Annual Hall of Fame game, ceremony moved to 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic
(Reuters) - The annual NFL Hall of Fame exhibition game, the traditional curtain-raiser to the football season, has been pushed back by a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, organisers said on Thursday...
Jun 25, 2020
No explanation for noose as NASCAR completes investigation
(Reuters) - NASCAR said on Thursday it had completed it's own investigation into the noose found in the garage of Bubba Wallace, the only Black driver competing in the top series, without determining ...
Jun 25, 2020
NASCAR: Only one noose found in sweep at 29 tracks
NASCAR released a photo Thursday of the noose found in the garage of Bubba Wallace at Talladega Superspeedway, two days after the FBI said photographic evidence showed that the noose was a way to pull...
Jun 25, 2020
