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ATP Tour suspension extended to July 31 due to COVID-19 pandemic
(Reuters) - The suspension of the ATP Tour due to the COVID-19 pandemic has been further extended until July 31, the ATP announced on Friday. ATP events in Hamburg, Bastad, Newport, Los Cabos, Gstaad,...
May 15, 2020
Motor racing: Silverstone agrees terms with F1 for back-to-back races
By Alan Baldwin LONDON (Reuters) - Formula One and Silverstone have agreed terms for two races without spectators at the circuit this season, subject to government approval, the track's managing direc...
May 15, 2020
Cycling: UK has chance to change transport forever – Boardman
By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) - It has taken a pandemic, empty roads and one of the sunniest Springs on record for Britons to fall back in love with the bicycle but the fear keeping Chris Boardman...
May 15, 2020
Motor racing: Spa given green light for Belgian GP without spectators
(Reuters) - The Belgian Formula One Grand Prix, scheduled for the end of August but threatened by the COVID-19 pandemic, can go ahead without spectators, regional authorities said on Friday. The Formu...
May 15, 2020
Arrest warrants issued for NFL players over armed robbery allegations
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) - Arrest warrants have been issued for National Football League (NFL) players Quinton Dunbar and Deandre Baker in Miramar, Florida, after they were accused of being involve...
May 15, 2020
Bundesliga to lure global TV audiences as soccer-starved fans tune in
By Alexander Hbner MUNICH (Reuters) - Germany's Bundesliga will attract legions of new armchair fans around the world this weekend when it becomes the first of Europe's major soccer leagues to resume ...
May 15, 2020
Motorcycling: No return for Lorenzo in 2020 as MotoGP cancels wild cards
LONDON (Reuters) - Former MotoGP world champion Jorge Lorenzo will not have a chance to race this season after series organisers ruled out wild card entries due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The season ha...
May 15, 2020
World body says clean record required for athletes seeking welfare grant
(Reuters) - Olympic-bound professional athletes must have clean anti-doping records to be eligible for a one-off grant aimed at assisting them financially during the COVID-19 crisis, World Athletics s...
May 15, 2020
‘We don’t know how IOC money will be spent’: Tokyo 2020 chief
By Jack Tarrant TOKYO (Reuters) - The organisers of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, the first in history to be postponed, said on Friday they were not aware of detailed spending allocations for $800 million ...
May 15, 2020
William Hill revenue hit by sports events cancellations, shop closures
(Reuters) - William Hill on Friday posted a 57% plunge in total net revenue for the weeks since coronavirus lockdowns were imposed in Europe and North America, as sports betting volumes collapsed and ...
May 15, 2020
