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Mercedes rubbishes 'unfounded and irresponsible' F1 exit reports
Daimler has strongly rejected new reports that it could pull the plug on Mercedes' Formula 1 team after 2020. Reports in the German media speculated that Toto Wolff, who has a 30% stake in Mercedes F1, was looking to partner with Lawrence Stroll to take on a larger share of the team. [Full Article...]
National Basketball Association sets July 31 as target date to resume games
Those teams would be seeded based on their records when the season was suspended in March. Charania also reported that the league was in discussions with plans not only on when to resume the season but how. That could benefit teams outside the playoff picture, who could be in the postseason with a good play during the restart. Under the 22-team proposal, the New Orleans Pelicans , Phoenix Su... [Full Article...]
Proposed date for Game 7 of NBA Finals is October 12
Wojnarowski said that owners expect the plan to be passed. The NBA has explored a number of proposed return-to-play ideas, but ESPN reported last week that there is growing support for the 22-team format that would be held at Disney's ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex. [Full Article...]
Colin Kaepernick Announces Legal Defense Initiative for Minneapolis ‘Freedom Fighters’
A word Reid clearly believes applies to the 49ers in light of how he and Kaepernick were treated in San Francisco. However, the tweet was not entirely met with support. There are bodies in the street and people getting paid leave and getting away with murder". On Tuesday, many on social media are taking part in a #BlackoutTuesday campaign with the intention of spreading awareness surrounding soc... [Full Article...]
EPL: No positive cases in fourth round of COVID-19 testing
With Manchester City-Arsenal and Aston Villa-Sheffield United set to kickstart the league resumption in just over two weeks' time, it means that any player from those clubs that tests positive on Tuesday would nearly certainly be forced to sit out their return to action. [Full Article...]
Serie A: Atalanta coach Gasperini reveals suffering with COVID-19
Federation Internationale de Football Association has made the temporary change to ease the physical strain on players, who are returning to a congested period of games after a lengthy break due to the coronavirus pandemic. The day after the game, Gasperini lost his sense of taste as he thought celebratory champagne was water. "I have the antibodies, but that does not mean I'm immune". [Full Article...]
NBA, WNBA to sell licensed face coverings
In an effort to help protect the health and safety of fans amid the COVID-19 outbreak, the National Basketball Association has officially begun selling cloth face coverings featuring all 30 teams in adult and youth sizes. The NBA and WNBA have teamed up with Fanatics to announce the product launch of league-wide face coverings in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to the CDC guide... [Full Article...]
Istanbul loses hosting rights for Champions League final
For Turkey hosting the Champions League final is of economic and touristic importance which goes beyond sport. " UEFA's idea is to play the Champions League and Europa League, starting from the quarter-finals, across one match in one venue although nothing has been confirmed yet", Torres told Spanish radio station Cadena COPE . [Full Article...]