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Rogers Cup in Montreal may be postponed following Quebec government's request
Quebec's government announced Friday no sporting events could be held through August 31, although it left the door slightly open for pro teams. The Women's Rogers Cup was slated to take place in Montreal from August 7 to August 16, but it has now been cancelled for this year after the government of the Canadian province of Quebec prohibiteed holding any sporting or cultural events until August 3... [Full Article...]
National Football League agrees to virtual offseason program
Teams with a new head coach have the option to go four weeks. Later there will be an "On-Field Period" for when team facilities reopen. Teams can conduct classroom instruction, workouts and non-football educational programs on a virtual basis. [Full Article...]
Yankees co-owner Hank Steinbrenner dies aged 63
The group competed on the Indy Lights developmental circuit in 2017-18, then partnered to form Harding Steinbrenner Racing which started on the IndyCar circuit in 2019. George Steinbrenner purchased the organization in 1973. He later joined his family's transit company that shipped throughout the Great Lakes, ultimately taking out a loan and purchasing the company outright. [Full Article...]
Don't Treat Me Like A Sack Of Potatoes, Rakitic Tells Barca
Rakitic confirmed that he refused to move to Paris Saint-Germain past year as part of a deal to bring Neymar back to the Camp Nou . "I'm not a sack of potatoes", he told Mundo Deportivo . "It hasn't been a surprise". "I have always said that it would be a great dream to wear that shirt again", Rakitic said via Goal.com . "We've had a little luck and good weather, it's getting a little ea... [Full Article...]
Minecraft RTX beta will come to Windows 10 this week
The new update takes advantage of the power of Nvidia's RTX GPUs, leveraging its ray-tracing technology to give Minecraft a whole new look. It will come with full path-based ray tracing in lighting, reflections, shadows, and more. And if someone could tell me how to get back out of the underwater maze in Aquatic Adventure once completed that would be grand, too. You will need an RTX graphics... [Full Article...]
Sir Clive Woodward backs Agustin Pichot’s World Rugby challenge
Beaumont, running on a ticket that has French Rugby Federation president Bernard Laporte standing for vice-president, added: "To achieve our aim of a strong global federation with a clear vision, we are proposing a wide-ranging governance review led by two independently appointed people". [Full Article...]
Bulls Find Their New Executive VP of Basketball Operations
Mohammed was born in Chicago and isn't new to the non-basketball role in a team as he was already doing front office duties for OKC since 2017 with Thunder coach Sam Presti. The Nuggets' draft success with Karnisovas included All-NBA center Nikola Jokic , guards Jamal Murray and Gary Harris and former center Jusuf Nurkic . [Full Article...]
Former Pakistan First-class Cricketer Zafar Sarfraz Dies of Coronavirus
At least 1,095 patients have recovered from the disease while 44 still in critical condition. Some 61,800 people have been tested in the country of over 200 million people, with nearly 2,800 tests conducted over the past 24 hours. China - excluding Hong Kong and Macau - has to date declared 3,339 deaths and 82,052 cases including 99 new ones, with 77,575 recoveries. It reported 20.01% of the t... [Full Article...]