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Weightlifting: ‘The Mountain’ Bjornsson deadlifts 501 kg to set world record
(Reuters) - Icelandic actor and strongman Hafthor Bjornsson set a world record for the deadlift on Saturday when he lifted 1,104 pounds (501 kg) at Thor's Power Gym in Iceland. Bjornsson, best known f...
May 02, 2020
Report: NHL proposing to move draft, hold it virtually
The NHL is hoping to convince teams that the league should move the 2020 draft to early June and hold it virtually, according to a report. ESPN said Saturday that it obtained a memo sent by deputy com...
May 02, 2020
NFL schedule expected to be released on time next week
The NFL will release the 2020 game schedule next week, and despite talk of alternative scheduling or a late start because of the coronavirus, it is expected to be a business-as-usual slate. ESPN repor...
May 02, 2020
FIFA vice-president ponders calendar year season in Europe
ROME (Reuters) - FIFA vice-president Victor Montagliani has said that moving the European soccer season to the calendar year is a "possibility to be discussed" in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic ...
May 02, 2020
Tennis: Feels surreal to be back on court, says Germany’s Brown
LONDON (Reuters) - Germany's Dustin Brown said returning to competitive action at the Tennis Point Exhibition Series in Germany this week amidst the coronavirus pandemic was a surreal experience. Brow...
May 02, 2020
Cycling: European championships postponed by a year – UEC
PARIS (Reuters) - The road cycling European championships scheduled for September in the Italian province of Trentino have been postponed by a year amid the COVID-19 crisis, the Union Europeenne de Cy...
May 02, 2020
Table tennis: All competitions scrapped until end July says ITTF
BERLIN (Reuters) - All table tennis competitions and events have been scrapped at least until the end of July due to the coronavirus, the international table tennis federation (ITTF) said on Saturday....
May 02, 2020
Former Eagles tight end Lucas dies after coronavirus battle
Former Philadelphia Eagles tight end Dick Lucas died Wednesday after a battle with the coronavirus, the team announced on Friday. Lucas was 86. Lucas was a member of Philadelphia's 1960 NFL championsh...
May 02, 2020
On this day: Born May 3, 1942: Vera Caslavska, Czech gymnast
By Michael Kahn (Reuters) - When Vera Caslavska bowed her head and turned away in protest at the Soviet anthem during the 1968 Olympics, the Czech gymnast cemented her place as not only one of the cou...
May 02, 2020
U.S. Soccer scores victory in equal pay suit with women’s team players
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. women's soccer team's claims for equal pay were dismissed by a court on Friday, handing a victory to the United States Soccer Federation. Judge R. Gary Klausner of the Un...
May 01, 2020
