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Motor racing: Society needs sport to return as soon as possible, says Agag
By Alan Baldwin LONDON (Reuters) - Sport has to return as soon as possible for the sake of society as the world battles COVID-19 and going behind closed doors is the immediate way forward, Formula E s...
Apr 21, 2020
WNBA draft drew largest TV audience in 16 years
The 2020 WNBA Draft televised by ESPN on Friday was the league's most-watched draft in 16 years. Conducted virtually due to the coronavirus pandemic, the draft averaged 387,000 viewers. That was up 12...
Apr 21, 2020
Baseball fans sue MLB, balking at lack of refunds for canceled games
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - Major League Baseball and its 30 teams have been sued by a pair of New Yorkers upset that fans are not being offered their money back on tickets to games canceled becau...
Apr 21, 2020
Former UCLA soccer coach to plead guilty in U.S. college admissions scandal
By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) - A former men's soccer coach at the University of California, Los Angeles has agreed to plead guilty and admit that he accepted $200,000 in bribes to facilitate the a...
Apr 21, 2020
U.S. Olympics rescheduled for June 2021 in Eugene, Oregon
(Reuters) - The postponed U.S. Olympic track and field trials have been rescheduled for June 18-27, 2021 in Eugene, Oregon, USA Track and Field (USATF) announced on Tuesday. The trials, to be held in ...
Apr 21, 2020
Handball: German clubs decide to abandon season
BERLIN (Reuters) - German's top handball clubs have voted in favour of abandoning their season and not resuming play once the coronavirus restrictions are lifted, the league (HBL) said on Tuesday. The...
Apr 21, 2020
Australia’s Kyrgios no fan of Slams without crowd
MUMBAI (Reuters) - As Grand Slam governing bodies ponder over the perfect blueprint of future events amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, Australian world number 40 Nick Kyrgios has said he does not w...
Apr 21, 2020
ITF forms player panels for lower tier professionals
By Sudipto Ganguly MUMBAI (Reuters) - With lower-level athletes alleging lack of communication with the International Tennis Federation amid the COVID-19 lockdown, the governing body on Tuesday announ...
Apr 21, 2020
Former UK Athletics performance director Black dies aged 60
(Reuters) - Former performance director of UK Athletics (UKA) Neil Black died over the weekend at the age of 60, the organisation said on Tuesday. Black stood down as performance director after seven ...
Apr 21, 2020
Michigan Open postponed, but no new date set
ACME, MI (WTVB) - The Michigan PGA announced the Michigan Open golf tournament has been postponed with a date to be determined. The four-day tournament was to begin play June 8, 2020 on The Bear at Gr...
Apr 21, 2020
