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French cycling teams say Tour de France may be held in August
PARIS (Reuters) - Cycling teams are gearing up for the Tour de France to be held in August rather than the usual July, after French President Emmanuel Macron said big public events would be halted unt...
Apr 14, 2020
Esports: Verstappen to race in virtual Aussie Supercar series
LONDON (Reuters) - Max Verstappen flew to Australia last month for a race that was cancelled but the Red Bull Formula One driver will get some virtual Aussie action on Wednesday as a wildcard in the V...
Apr 14, 2020
Formula E exploring all options to finish season
By Alan Baldwin LONDON (Reuters) - The all-electric Formula E series could run races without spectators and away from city centres to finish a season put on hold by the novel coronaviorus pandemic whi...
Apr 14, 2020
Tour de France postponed
Another landmark sporting event -- the Tour de France -- is postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. The 23-day, 21-stage cycling event was scheduled to begin June 27 in the city of Nice, but organi...
Apr 14, 2020
Taylor: Bengals not likely to trade No. 1 pick
He once said the Cincinnati Bengals would listen to anything, but head coach Zac Taylor now expects the franchise to use the No. 1 pick on April 23. LSU quarterback Joe Burrow is the overwhelming favo...
Apr 14, 2020
Red Sox WS hero Pearce: ‘Right now I’m retired’
Steve Pearce said he is retired, ending a 13-year career that included the 2018 World Series Most Valuable Player award. Pearce was on the air Monday night with WEEI in Boston for a rebroadcast of Gam...
Apr 14, 2020
Factbox: Sports events around the world hit by coronavirus pandemic
(Reuters) - Major sports events around the world that have been hit by the coronavirus pandemic: OLYMPICS * The postponed Olympic Games will now begin on July 23, 2021 and run until Aug. 8. * World At...
Apr 14, 2020
Formula E teams up with UNICEF on coronavirus appeal
LONDON (Reuters) - The all-electric Formula E motor racing series is partnering with the U.N. children's fund UNICEF to support a global coronavirus appeal, it announced on Tuesday. Formula E chief ex...
Apr 14, 2020
Lin pledges up to $1 million to combat coronavirus
BEIJING (Reuters) - Former NBA star Jeremy Lin pledged up to $1 million to coronavirus relief efforts and said he had been pained by the treatment meted out to some of Asian-Americans in the United St...
Apr 14, 2020
Reports: NFL, union agree on ‘virtual’ offseason programs
NFL teams will begin virtual offseason programs with players at home over the next two weeks after an agreement was reached Monday with the NFL Players Association, multiple media outlets reported. Ac...
Apr 14, 2020
