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Coronavirus: Canadiens, Domi agree to hold off on training camp decision

July 13, 2020

The NHL also made it official that Toronto and Edmonton will be the two hub cities for the postseason tournament that will begin on August 1 and that all 24 teams taking part are now considered to have made the postseason and participated in a series.

Bruno Fernandes delivers verdict on Man United’s top-four hopes

July 13, 2020

In this article Martial and Rashford have produced their best campaign ever Greenwood has scored 16 goals in all competitions this season United have found their feet with the trio shining How do they compare with Liverpool's front three? He left Steve Bruce, Frank Lampard and Solskjaer in his wake, though Wolves have lost both of their matches in July, denting their hopes of a top-four finish as they trail fourth-placed Leicester City by seven points with four games to go.

F1 Styrian GP: FIA to hear Renault protest over Racing Point cars

July 13, 2020

Stewards at the Red Bull Ring have said that the protest from the Renault DP World F1 Team about the legality of the RP20 from the BWT Racing Point Formula One Team is "admissible" and a final decision will be given once all the evidence has been gathered.

Pac-12 joins Big Ten in designating conference-only football games

July 13, 2020

Some of the non-conference games include Ohio State at OR, and MI at Washington this Fall. Like Hawaii, BYU now isn't scheduled to play its first game until October because its first four games, two against Big Ten teams and two more against Pac-12 teams, are now gone.

Boy, 12, arrested after racist messages sent to Wilfried Zaha

July 13, 2020

Aston Villa then retweeted the London club's statement, vowing to issue a lifetime ban to the individual who posted the abuse. Crystal Palace's Wilfried Zaha takes a knee in support of the Black Lives Matter movement before the English Premier League soccer match between Aston Villa and Crystal Palace at Villa Park in Birmingham, England , Sunday, July 12, 2020.

Mourinho's defensive Spurs dealt Arsenal's European hopes a 'massive blow — Arteta

July 13, 2020

Victory moves Spurs two points above their local rivals into eighth and keeps their chances of Europa League football next season alive, even if a return to the Champions League looks beyond them. "We tried our best, I am really proud of my players". With Arteta audibly orchestrating his troops from the sidelines, Arsenal controlled long spells of the second half, but failed to make their pressure count.

Blackwood shines as West Indies close on test victory

July 13, 2020

In the first innings, England had scored 204 with Windies putting up 318 in reply. "This is one of the best performances, one of the best victories, we've had as a group in test cricket ", Holder said. "We got ourselves into great positions at times with the bat to kick on and get 350 or 400, and we weren't ruthless enough". "Ideally we would have liked to have got a lot more runs in the first innings".

League committed to playing full 2020-2021 season, Bettman says

July 13, 2020

The NHL and the NHLPA ratified a four-year extension to the collective bargaining agreement on Friday, taking it through the 2025-26 season, and a Return to Play Plan for this season after the league was shut down on March 12 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Bollywood Superstar Amitabh Bachchan Tests Positive for Coronavirus

July 13, 2020

India's most famous film star Amitabh Bachchan and his son Abhishek are in stable condition after testing positive for the coronavirus, a hospital official and the government health authorities said yesterday. Bachchan, 77, said in a tweet Saturday that he had tested positive and appealed to those who were in close proximity to him in the past 10 days to get themselves tested.

Manchester United could sacrifice Luke Shaw to sign Ben Chilwell - Papers

July 13, 2020

The Sun say United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is keen to sign him and will battle with Chelsea and Manchester City . The Foxes defender has emerged as a major target for United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer this upcoming transfer window with plenty of top clubs interested in the £60million left-back.

Reds and Rebels draw after historic extra-time thriller

July 13, 2020

O'Connor missed the extras but gave his side an 8-6 lead with a long-range penalty, only for the Rebels to hit back nearly immediately when Wallabies winger Reece Hodge finished a slick backline move to score his side's first try. "Bit of a weird one really; you're half happy, half not happy", Thorn said. "The thing I'm proud about since three years ago is the fight within the team", Thorn said.

LeBron won't wear social justice message on Lakers jersey

July 12, 2020

Why is that? James told reporters via a conference call on Saturday that he did not feel the messages resonated with his "mission" and "goal". "Everything that I do has a objective, has a meaning", James said . Danny Green and Dwight Howard missed Lakers practice Saturday, Green because of a glitch in the coronavirus testing process and Howard who still has one more test to pass before clearing quarantine, according to people familiar with the situation.

Relentless Real can nearly touch title after eighth win in a row

July 12, 2020

Real moved on to 80 points, restoring their four-point lead over second-placed Barcelona with three games remaining. Barcelona , meanwhile, face Valladolid, Osasuna and Alaves as they attempt to overhaul the four-point gap and defend their title.

Alabama vs. USC matchup on September 5th is officially canceled

July 12, 2020

That included installing Alabama a 14-point favorite over USC, a game already canceled due to the Pac 12's decision on Friday. The Pac-12 Conference will announce details on conference-only schedules in football and several other fall sports no later than July 31.

Giants star catcher Posey out this year over virus concerns

July 12, 2020

The babies were born about eight weeks prematurely last Friday and Posey and his wife, Kristen, finalized the adoption on Thursday. Even if the Giants would love to have Posey's counsel at some point during the year, the organization wants to allow its franchise player to prioritize his family and move at his own pace.

Major League Baseball confirms 66 positive tests during intake screening

July 12, 2020

Players, staff and officials are being tested ever other day at the tournament, which marks the league's first action since it halted play March 12 due to the global pandemic. Those test results came from 11,149 samples, which is a rate of 0.7%. Most of those have been players and 28 of the 30 teams have a positive test. There were supposed to meet Friday night but the game was pushed back to Sunday due to Toronto's late arrival at the tournament because of additional COVID-19 testing.

PGA Tour 2K21 Release Date Confirmed For August

July 12, 2020

PGA Tour 2K21 will feature 15 courses. Gone are the days of Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy as digital golf cover stars, as the pro golfer on the cover of PGA Tour 2K21 is 2017 FedExCup Champion and PGA Championship victor Justin Thomas. These societies will encourage players to invite their squad to hit the clubhouse and run full seasons and tournaments with unique entry rules and requirements, as well as handicap and event settings.

Adrian Wojnarowski Suspended By ESPN, #FreeWoj Trends On Twitter

July 12, 2020

In response to the email, Wojnarowski replied: 'F*ck You'. Earlier in the week, Woj received a rather strongly worded email from the Missouri Senator about the damaged relationship between the National Basketball Association and China. The ESPN PR team responded with a statement on Twitter condemning the comments Friday, but has not announced further details on the suspension. He also has said that players should be granted more leeway in the messaging the National Basketball ...

Alabama-USC game canceled, Tide AD responds

July 12, 2020

The Pac 12 announced on Friday that it would play no conference games, following the lead of the Big 10 , leading to the cancellation USC's opener against Alabama. UCLA athletic director Martin Jarmond said his university "fully supports" the decision "to delay the start of mandatory athletic activities and to limit fall seasons for several sports to conference-only competition".

Sammy backs Ngidi after former SA players criticise pacer on 'BLM' stand

July 12, 2020

South African speedster Lungi Ngidi received some flak from former South Africa cricketers, Boeta Dippenaar and Pat Symcox after he urged the South African cricket team and board to support the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement. He added: " All lives matter . A cause worth supporting", he added. "As Saca CEO, I lead a diverse group of players and I stand with Lungi in my commitment to transformation, diversity, and to continue to work towards building a more inclusive game and society".

English Premier Soccer League Speaks On VAR Errors

July 12, 2020

Goals by Bruno Fernandes, Mason Greenwood and Paul Pogba handed United a deserved 3-0 win at Villa Park , despite the opener coming from a controversial penalty. De Gea will be set to feature for Manchester United when the Red Devils return to Premier League action on Monday night when they host Southampton at Old Trafford.

MLS Union honors black victims of police brutality in win

July 12, 2020

In addition, the bottom of each player's shirts read, " One name, too many ". They didn't have the names of the club's stars, players like US men's national team midfielder Alejandro Bedoya or Jamaican star Andre Blake. The soccer players showcased " Black Lives Matter " T-shirts, and proceeded to take off the shirts for the team photo. It was done to show respect, to learn, to grow, to make our country better .

Frank Lampard: We have no time to cry our eyes out

July 12, 2020

So you lose the game. You feel and hear every noise and all I could hear was Sheffield United voices. "They were stronger in that sense, and they're good players, they're a good team". But we can't approach Norwich or Manchester United or Wolves like we did today". Everyone's dream is to play in the Premier League , and I've made that dream this season.

Man City, Barcelona, Chelsea and rest to discover fates

July 12, 2020

City hold a 2-1 advantage over the 13-time European champions but, after Friday's draw paired the victor of their last-16 tie against Lyon or Juventus , they will have to try and seal a place at the final stages in Lisbon without their all-time record goalscorer.

United, Wolves discover possible Europa League foes

July 12, 2020

The Europa League final will be played in Cologne on August 21 . While the mini Champions League tournament in Lisbon has garnered plenty of attention, little has been made of the fact that the Europa League will have a similarly entertaining schedule.

Patriots reportedly settle compensation grievances with Antonio Brown, Aaron Hernandez

July 12, 2020

They began earlier this week by restructuring Rex Burkhead's contract - which left them with almost $1 million in cap space. The Patriots did not have to pay all of the $9 million set aside for former receiver Antonio Brown. Ultimately, it did get $4 million. In addition to that $4m credit, ESPN said the team also received a $2.55m credit for settling the long-running Hernandez grievance.

VAR denies Bournemouth late goal in draw with Spurs

July 12, 2020

Indeed, Spurs didn't muster a single shot on target against the Cherries, who in turn were denied a late victor as Callum Wilson's overhead kick was ruled out by the assistant referee . The result moved Bournemouth up to 18th, three points behind 17th-placed Watford , with four games to play, and Howe said it had been "absolutely vital" to stop the run of defeats.

Vidal vows Barcelona will not surrender LaLiga title without a fight

July 12, 2020

Until Zinedine Zidane's team can not be caught, there will always be hope in the Barcelona ranks that Los Blancos might stumble. "We've played many games and it's very draining and we have quite a few players who've played a lot of minutes so we can't blame our football, I blame mostly our exhausted legs for today's game".

Canadiens and Penguins scheduled to start playoff series on Aug. 1

July 12, 2020

The deal also makes the NHL's return-to-play plan official, with teams beginning training camp on Monday. The Canadiens and Penguins will play Game 1 of their series on Saturday, Aug. Under the unique playoff format, the top four seeds in each conference will receive byes through a play-in tournament but would take part in a three-game round-robin to stay fresh.

Antonio scores 4 as West Ham relegates Norwich from EPL

July 12, 2020

Players wore black armbands as Premier League games this weekend started with a minute's silence as a tribute to England's World Cup victor, Jack Charlton, who died on Friday aged 85. West Ham went in front from a corner after 11 minutes when an unmarked Antonio fired home from point-blank range at the far post after latching on to Issa Diop's flicked header.

National Football League players accused of robbery allegedly paid victims to change testimony

July 12, 2020

Johnson writes to an unnamed person on Instagram: 'We all heading to the lawyer now to get the charges dropped I got them n****** to sign the papers. Neither of the National Football League players was at the May 15 meeting, but Detective Mark Moretti of the Miramar Police Department, who submitted the warrant seeking further access to iCloud communications, revealed direct messages between Baker and Johnson on Instagram that implicate Baker in the payoff.

Hosts fight against Windies pace

July 12, 2020

England went from 249/3 to 279/8 in just over 10 overs. Suddenly, England's two batsmen at the crease - Pope and Jos Buttler - were both on nought. Pacer James Anderson has said that Stuart Broad's omission from the first Test against West Indies shows the bowling strength of England . Fellow opener Dom Sibley made a painstaking fifty off 161 balls.

Order UFC 251: Usman vs Masvidal at a discount on ESPN Plus

July 12, 2020

BMF champion Masvidal, who will main event UFC 251 after taking the welterweight title fight with Kamaru Usman on six days notice, is joined by middleweight champion Adesanya on the cover after Khabib Nurmagomedov's manager Ali Abdelaziz hinted it would be the case .

Ronaldo penalties save point for leaders Juventus

July 12, 2020

Juventus levelled when Marten De Roon handled, although it was hard for the Dutchman to get out of the way of Paolo Dybala's cross, and Ronaldo hammered home the spot-kick. But Sassuolo levelled seven minutes after the restart when substitute Francesco Caputo set up Giacomo Raspadori's first Serie A goal. But Sassuolo hit back when Giacomo Raspadori turned in Francesco Caputo's cross seven minutes into the second half and Caputo himself headed the victor from point-blank range in ...

Kansas Father Arrested After 3-Year-Old Girl's Body Found

July 12, 2020

The provincial force issued a province-wide Amber Alert on Thursday afternoon. A memorial for Olivia can be found across the street from where police believe her body was found. When he woke up at 5:30 a.m., she was gone, he said. Third Moi and just seeing this spouse Great grandkids there's a lot of my life I don't understand how would in some child-like just three-years-old and I'm a new mom myself so I can't even imagine what the family's gone through Yeah, this is a shock for ...

Far Cry 6 confirmed by PS Store leak

July 12, 2020

As speculation previously suggested, Breaking Bad's Giancarlo Esposito will indeed star as the villain . If those are next-gen visuals, then they look very impressive. Finally, it says owners of the PS4 version will receive a free upgrade to the PS5 edition when this becomes available, and that pre-order customers can claim a "state-of-the-art Discos Locos weapon and a skin for Chorizo", though it's unclear who this refers to.

Pep Guardiola challenges Manchester City to lift Champions League

July 12, 2020

He told Sporza: 'At the moment he is not at all busy with that. "There will be many people who find this woolly, but he's not thinking about a transfer". On Friday City learned their possible route to this season's Champions League . "If all these prizes are won, no one will complain about Manchester City's season, I think".

Blue Jays' Travis Shaw expresses concern about bubble isolation

July 11, 2020

News broke on Friday that if they're spotted outside the stadium footprint, Jays players could face jail time and a whopping $750,000 fine for flouting health and safety measures. "We're going to follow all the guidelines", he said. The team's first home game scheduled on July 29 at a yet-to-be-determined location. Since the Blue Jays signed him as a teenager out of the Dominican Republic, the team has spent considerable time and effort developing the 21-year-old slugger at third base.

Chelsea: Billy Gilmour out for three to four months after knee operation

July 11, 2020

Billy Gilmour could be sidelined for as long as four months after knee surgery, Chelsea boss Frank Lampard has said. Only Manchester United have amassed more than Chelsea's 12-point haul in the five full rounds of Premier League match action since the restart, with the Blues having moved up to third in the table following our most recent victory away at Crystal Palace on Tuesday.

Liverpool Fear Henderson Could Miss Start Of Next Season With Knee Injury

July 11, 2020

If his injury is serious, Klopp could be forced to press on with transfer plans to land Bayern Munich midfielder Thiago Alcantara. Former Aston Villa player and current Sky Sports pundit has claimed Liverpool hitman Mohamed Salah as a one of the players who think they are bigger than the team following Liverpool's 3-1 win over Brighton.

Norris hit with Austria grid drop for yellow flag transgression

July 11, 2020

Norris felt some upper back pain during the morning's opening practice session at the Red Bull Ring and underwent some treatment after FP1 concluded. Yellow flags act as warnings to drivers of an incident on track and require cars to slow their pace and go single file with no overtaking. "So yeah, I've spoke to my specialist and he tried to figure it out but it's not as obvious as just pointing it out and so on".

Fernando Alonso will make his Formula One return with Renault next season

July 11, 2020

FERNANDO ALONSO is gearing up for a crack at becoming F1 world champion in 2022 - when he will be 41. "We took our time", he said. "It's a great source of pride and with an vast emotion I'm returning to the team that gave me my chance at the start of my career", Alonso said.

Search a database for local businesses that received COVID relief PPP funds

July 11, 2020

Nearly 20,000 companies in MI received money from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) in excess of $150,000, and they're all available to search through. Paycheck Protection Program loans are making it possible for businesses to stay open and keep their employees on the payroll during the COVID-19 pandemic.

NASCAR Star Jimmie Johnson Cleared of Coronavirus

July 11, 2020

Johnson's positive test was announced last Friday , making him the first NASCAR driver to test positive for COVID-19. The No. 48 team will have its regular personnel roster for Sunday's race. It will host Cup series races on Saturday and Sunday - the previously scheduled "Drydene 311" Sunday, and the track's postponed May race on Saturday .

Former Republic of Ireland boss Jack Charlton dies at 85

July 11, 2020

Sheffield Wednesday tweeted: "Everyone at Sheffield Wednesday is saddened to learn of the passing of club legend Jack Charlton". He managed the Republic of Ireland to two World Cup tournaments and a European Championship. He was a one-club man for Leeds United, making a record 773 appearances over a 23-year career as a player. "Our thoughts are with Pat and the family at this sad time".

Manchester United set new Premier League scoring benchmark after thrashing Aston Villa

July 11, 2020

Pogba has been regularly linked with a move away from Old Trafford throughout the current campaign amid reports of interest from Juventus and Real Madrid. France worldwide Paul Pogba has singled out Premier League glory as the benchmark for Manchester United. "I don't think he wants to be a leader".

DeSean Jackson Fined By Eagles Over Anti-Semitic IG Post

July 11, 2020

He will remain on the roster. Jackson came under fire this week after he posted a screenshot of a quote falsely attributed to Adolf Hitler, saying, in part, that the Jewish population "will extort America". We have been encouraged by his desire to educate himself, but we all understand there is still a lot of work to be done. "We need to have those uncomfortable conversations if we're going to have real change".

Sen. Hawley Asks NBA to Add Pro-Police, Pro-Military Messaging

July 11, 2020

But in a letter to Commissioner Adam Silver dated Friday, Hawley asked the league to include statements in support of police and the military, as well as residents of Hong Kong who want to be free from China's rule. In a statement, Wojnarowski said he was "disrespectful and made a regrettable mistake". I'm sorry for the way I handled myself and I am reaching out immediately to Sen.

Formula One unveils eight-race schedule in Europe from July 5

July 11, 2020

Regular health tests will be conducted with the number of team members and race staff at the venue also reduced. However, after conceding that the races will have to take place without spectators, organisers have anointed the Austrian Grand Prix on 5 July as the new launch point.

Oklahoma athletic director surprised by Big Ten conference-only decision

July 11, 2020

In addition to football, the Pac-12's announcement includes men's and women's soccer and women's volleyball. "This is not a fait accompli that we're going to have sports in the fall", Warren told Big Ten Network". The schedules will be released at a later date. Both Michigan and Michigan State - the state's two affiliated Big Ten schools - were scheduled to start their respective seasons on September 5.

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