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NFL: Favre received $1.1 million for appearances he didn’t make
Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre received $1.1 million from the state of Mississippi for public appearances he never made, an audit of the state's Department of Human Services showed. The Mississi...
May 05, 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 * The 20 English Premier League clubs have discuss...
May 05, 2020
Swimming: European Championships moved to 2021 due to coronavirus pandemic
(Reuters) - The European Aquatics Championships, which were scheduled to be held from May 11 to 24 in Budapest, have been pushed back to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the European governing body ...
May 05, 2020
Cycling: Giro d’Italia, Spanish Vuelta to be held in race-packed October
By Julien Pretot PARIS (Reuters) - The Giro d'Italia will start on Oct. 3 and the Spanish Vuelta will be held from Oct. 20, the International Cycling Union (UCI) said on Tuesday, as it published a hea...
May 05, 2020
Cycling: No guarantee Tour will go ahead, says France sports minister
(Reuters) - There is no guarantee that the Tour de France will go ahead this year due to the COVID-19 crisis, French sports minister Roxana Maracineanu said on Tuesday. The Tour, cycling's biggest eve...
May 05, 2020
Rowing: Olympic champions back on the water as Croatia eases lockdown
ZAGREB (Reuters) - Olympic sculls champions Valent and Martin Sinkovic have returned to outdoor training after lockdown restrictions in Croatia were relaxed. Croatia entered lockdown in March to limit...
May 05, 2020
Baseball: South Korea league kicks off with ‘socially distant’ first pitch – but no fans
By Chaeyoun Won and Hyonhee Shin INCHEON/SEOUL, South Korea (Reuters) - Lee Raon, a nine-year-old baseball fan, stood on the mound. But instead of throwing the ball, the boy, inside a giant clear ball...
May 05, 2020
Nadal pessimistic about return to action before 2021
MADRID (Reuters) - Rafael Nadal does not expect to return to play competitive tennis until 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic, which has decimated much of this year's calendar. "I hope we can return...
May 05, 2020
Don Shula, winningest NFL coach who led Dolphins to perfect season, dead at 90
By Will Dunham (Reuters) - Don Shula, a masterly coach with a square jaw who won more National Football League games than anyone else and guided the Miami Dolphins to two Super Bowl titles and the onl...
May 05, 2020
Lynch: Contract talks with Seahawks ongoing
Marshawn Lynch, who came out of retirement to rejoin the Seattle Seahawks late last season, might not be done playing. The 34-year-old free agent running back told ESPN's Scott Van Pelt on Monday that...
May 05, 2020
