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Report: Teams getting OKs for asymptomatic testing
A handful of NBA teams are in the process of receiving permission from local government officials to test players and staff for coronavirus, even if they are asymptomatic, ESPN reported Friday. The ne...
May 08, 2020
Report: MLS considering plan to restart in Orlando
With MLS players starting to return to their teams' respective training facilities, the league is considering a resumption of the season in June or July, with the possibility of all games in Orlando a...
May 08, 2020
Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on sports events around the world
(Reuters) - Major sports events around the world that are in the process of re-starting or have been rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic: SOCCER For an overview of the state of play in Europe's s...
May 08, 2020
Three tracks to lose races to Charlotte, Darlington
As NASCAR revamps its schedule in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, three tracks will see their races shifted to either Charlotte Motor Speedway or Darlington (S.C.) Raceway. Events at Chicagoland...
May 08, 2020
Canadian amateur sport gets C$72 million in coronavirus relief funding
TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada's amateur sport system will receive C$72 million ($51.72 million) in coronavirus relief funding from the federal government, the country's Heritage Minister said on Friday. ...
May 08, 2020
Rockets ready to move on from D’Antoni
Houston Rockets head coach Mike D'Antoni is in championship-or-else territory when the 2019-20 season resumes. According to Sam Amick of The Athletic, the Rockets have all but decided to move on from ...
May 08, 2020
Athletics: Coe says children will need more sport in post-pandemic world
(Reuters) - Children will need more access to sport in the post-pandemic world and there is a pressing need to press authorities to stop school sports "withering on the vine", World Athletics presiden...
May 08, 2020
Olympics: Lowe aims high after clearing cancer
By Rory Carroll (Reuters) - American high jump champion Chaunte Lowe is fuelled by a desire to show people that they can overcome any challenge as she trains for her fifth Olympic Games after being di...
May 08, 2020
NBA: Raptors to resume training under strict guidelines due to COVID-19
TORONTO (Reuters) - The reigning NBA champions Toronto Raptors said on Friday they will allow players access to the team's training facilities from next week under strict guidelines amid the COVID-19 ...
May 08, 2020
NASCAR’s U-turn to racing raises flags of uncertainty, change
NASCAR is back. On May 17, the roar of engines - albeit without the roar of the crowd - will return to a NASCAR Cup Series race track. And when the competitors do arrive at Darlington Raceway in South...
May 08, 2020
