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Boxing: Pulev’s camp favours Roman Amphitheatre in Croatia for Joshua fight
SOFIA (Reuters) - The IBF's mandatory challenger Kubrat Pulev's representative said on Thursday that the world heavyweight title fight against Briton Anthony Joshua could take place in front of a crow...
May 07, 2020
On this day: Born May 8, 1932 – Sonny Liston, American boxer
By Rohith Nair (Reuters) - Charles 'Sonny' Liston has "1932-1970" and "A Man" inscribed on his gravestone, simple words for a boxing great whose complex life was shrouded in mystery despite being in t...
May 07, 2020
Red Sox’s McHugh: MLB ‘can’t tell a guy to risk his life’
While Major League Baseball explores scenarios in which it can start the season amid the coronavirus pandemic, at least one player isn't willing to leave his family to play games in a biodome-like set...
May 06, 2020
NFL outlines protocols for reopening team facilities
By Amy Tennery NEW YORK (Reuters) - The NFL outlined criteria on Wednesday for teams to begin reopening facilities, as professional sports leagues across North America navigate their way through the c...
May 06, 2020
2021 Australian Open could be in danger of cancellation
The 2021 Australian Open will be "compromised" and could even be canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic, Tennis Australia chief executive officer Craig Tiley said on Wednesday. Though the Grand Slam...
May 06, 2020
Coronavirus could spell end of CONCACAF Hex
(Reuters) - The novel coronavirus outbreak will likely mean the end of the Hex, the six-team World Cup qualifying format used by the CONCACAF region, said CONCACAF chief Victor Montagliani in an inter...
May 06, 2020
Heavily-restricted NBA practices expected to resume on Friday
By Amy Tennery NEW YORK (Reuters) - NBA teams are expected to get the go-ahead to reopen practice facilities for limited use as early as Friday, less than two months after the coronavirus outbreak for...
May 06, 2020
No chance of Fury fighting Wilder without a crowd, says Warren
LONDON (Reuters) - There is no chance of a rematch between world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury and American Deontay Wilder going ahead without a crowd, the Briton's promoter Frank Warren said on Wed...
May 06, 2020
IOC board to consider moving upcoming session online
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The International Olympic Committee is considering hosting its 136th session in July via livestream amid social distancing measures due to the COVID-19 outbreak that forced the de...
May 06, 2020
Report: Few NBA teams to open facilities Friday
As few as three NBA teams are reportedly planning to allow players into team facilities on Friday, the first day the league is permitting individual workouts in states where coronavirus restrictions h...
May 06, 2020
