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Travelers Championship goes ahead despite three positive Covid-19 tests
Chase Koepka • Withdrew out of an abundance of caution; neither he nor his caddie, Dan Gambil, have tested positive for COVID-19, but they played a practice round with McDowell (caddie positive) and Brooks Koepka (caddie positive). I think the tour is doing a pretty good job. That prompted Watney to get another test Friday, which came back positive. As told by Golf Digest , Watney originally... [Full Article...]
Nascar drivers unite in show of solidarity for Bubba Wallace
Ryan Blaney , who went on to win Monday's race, called Watson his "brother". Almirola came in third, followed by Denny Hamlin (fourth) and Erik Jones (fifth). The FBI investigates the discovery of a noose near the garage of NASCAR's only African-American driver; Kevin Corke reports. It was the second race with fans since NASCAR returned from its pandemic-related shutdown. [Full Article...]
Pope Francis Writes Emotional Note To Paralympics Star After Horrific Crash
Enter the Pope. who after hearing about the accident - reached out with an emotional letter encouraging Zanardi's recovery. In his letter, published today by Italian newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport , the pontiff hails the former Formula One driver as an "example of how to successfully start again". [Full Article...]
Brooks Koepka withdraws from Travelers after caddie tests positive for COVID-19
McDowell played a practice round Tuesday with Koepka and British Open champion Shane Lowry. Comboy is isolating in Florida and had not traveled to Hartford for the event. McDowell missed the cut at last week's PGA Tour event in SC after attending a friend's funeral with Comboy on June 15. All came back negative. Nick Watney tested positive prior to last week's tournament in Hilton Head. [Full Article...]
Major League Baseball players agree to report July 1
One of the other guidelines said, "Players on opposite teams should not socialize, fraternize, or come within six feet of each other before the game, during warm-ups, in-between innings, or after the game", Nightengale tweeted Tuesday evening. [Full Article...]
Virat Kohli is a terrific guy: Steve Smith
He said, "Last time we did not play poorly but we lost to a good team". The matches would be played at Brisbane Gabba, Adelaide Oval, Melbourne Cricket Ground and the Sydney Cricket Ground. If Kohli is teased, then he definitely answers it with his bat. "Virat's gesture in the World Cup to the Indian fans that were giving me and David Warner little bit of a stick, I appreciated that and I share ... [Full Article...]
Ricciardo wants to be pushed by "little ankle biter" teammates
Carlos Sainz was then named as his replacement with Daniel Ricciardo getting his McLaren seat for 2021. "He's the most rusty, having all of previous year off as well, so I know he's chomping at the bit to get going". "I think back when I signed with Renault in 2018, I was having conversations with McLaren at the time, so I guess I kept somewhat of a relationship with the guys there". [Full Article...]
South Africa's Return To Cricket Delayed As CSA Postpones 3TC
CSA have said a new date for the Solidarity Cup will be announced at some point in the future. According to a report in ESPNcricinfo , CSA had not yet obtained approval from South Africa's sports ministry before announcing the tournament on Wednesday. [Full Article...]