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Protesters pour into DC for city's largest demonstration yet
As in previous days, the protests in cities from Los Angeles and Chicago to NY and Washington involved a series of loosely organized marches. On Sunday morning, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio announced he was lifting a citywide curfew a day early. [Full Article...]
Fans allowed at Super Rugby competition after NZ drops Covid-19 curbs
New Zealand and Australia have announced plans for country-wide Super Rugby tournaments, with the New Zealand version opening with a clash between the Highlanders and Chiefs on 13th June at Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin. However, with New Zealand transitioning to Level 1 at 11:59pm tonight after getting ahead of the coronavirus' curve, crowds will be able to attend under the relaxed restrictio... [Full Article...]
W Series cancels 2020 season due to pandemic
The week that follows, there will be the Hungarian Grand Prix , then a two-week break. But the terms have now been revised to extend by one further year and reduce the annual escalation of the hosting fee, as well as agreeing a far lower fee for staging this year's event. [Full Article...]
Colin Kaepernick deserves credit for advancing country
Later, they said: "So, on behalf of the National Football League, this is what we, the players would like to hear you state: 'We, the National Football League condemn racism and the systematic oppression of black people ". At the time, Goodell had effectively sided with Trump, saying he believed players should stand for the national anthem. Kaepernick settled a collusion grievance that he filed... [Full Article...]
Djokovic brands safety measures for upcoming US Open "extreme"
As doubts grow over whether or not the Grand Slam event can go ahead as scheduled in NY, the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak in the United States, Djokovic admitted the demands of organisers could create severe strain. "And when it does, wait to see how the virus evolves". The French Open was postponed in March with organizers announcing new dates for the tournament will be September 20 to... [Full Article...]
National Basketball Association return official, NBPA approves 22-team format
The top 22 teams based on their season records would participate. The season will restart July 31, and the NBA Finals will end no later than October 12. That makes a total of 13 teams from the Western Conference and nine teams from the Eastern Conference. Otherwise, the No. 8 seed will be safe in the bracket. [Full Article...]
Bale not interested in Premier League return
But seven years after he left Tottenham to move to Spain in a €100million move, Bale is as happy as ever in Madrid. "He has a very nice lifestyle - I don't see why he doesn't see his career out at Madrid probably", Barnett said to BBC Radio 4. [Full Article...]
Joshua says racism is a pandemic
This postcode war - how many houses do we own on that postcode that we're fighting for? "We stand united against a virus which has been instrumental in taking lives, taking lives of the young, old, rich, poor; a virus which is unapologetic and spreads across all sectors". [Full Article...]