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NASCAR: Allmendinger wins at Atlanta for first victory of season
A.J. Allmendinger took the checkered flag at Atlanta on Saturday for his first NASCAR Xfinity Series victory of the season in just his second start. The 38-year-old Allmendinger led 37 laps and held o...
Jun 06, 2020
World boxing champion Joshua attends march, says racism is a pandemic
LONDON (Reuters) - Heavyweight boxing world champion Anthony Joshua described racism as a "pandemic" while addressing protesters at a Black Lives Matter march in London on Saturday. Joshua, one of Bri...
Jun 06, 2020
Kentucky NASCAR race confirmed for July 12 without fans
The Quaker State 400 will take place on July 12 at 2:30 p.m. ET at Kentucky Motor Speedway without fans in attendance. In addition to the Cup Series race, the full weekend of racing at the track in Sp...
Jun 06, 2020
Spurs’ Popovich ’embarrassed as a white person’ after Floyd’s death
(Reuters) - San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich on Saturday issued an emotional statement about the death of George Floyd, saying the "country is in trouble" and that he is "embarrassed as a white ...
Jun 06, 2020
Wehrlein takes back virtual Formula E lead with one race to go
LONDON (Reuters) - Germany's Pascal Wehrlein took his third Formula E 'Race at Home' esports victory on Saturday to lead the standings with one race remaining. The Mahindra driver led from pole positi...
Jun 06, 2020
Soccer: Hertha and Dortmund players kneel in tribute to George Floyd
DORTMUND, Germany (Reuters) - Players of Borussia Dortmund and Hertha Berlin went down on one knee ahead of their Bundesliga game on Saturday in tribute to George Floyd, an unarmed black man whose dea...
Jun 06, 2020
Impossible to play under U.S. Open’s COVID-19 protocols, says Djokovic
(Reuters) - World number one Novak Djokovic has said participating in the U.S. Open would be an impossible task due to the "extreme" COVID-19 protocols in place for the tournament at Flushing Meadows....
Jun 06, 2020
First-place Raptors dump Nets in NBA 2K League
Unbeaten Raptors Uprising GC kept NetsGC from completing a perfect week, sweeping a best-of-three series Friday to improve to 7-0 in the NBA 2K League season. The Nets (3-2) had won each of the previo...
Jun 06, 2020
Sport: On this day… June 7
(Reuters) - ON THIS DAY -- JUNE 7 June 7, 1996 CRICKET - England batsman Nasser Hussain celebrates after scoring his maiden test century in the first innings of their match against India at Edgbaston....
Jun 06, 2020
On this day: Born June 7, 1981: Anna Kournikova, Russian tennis player
By Sudipto Ganguly (Reuters) - For a tennis player who failed to win even one singles title on the WTA Tour, the frenzy surrounding Anna Kournikova's relatively short career is still unparalleled. The...
Jun 06, 2020
