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Kansas State athletes, officials decry student's Floyd tweet
University officials have said they are exploring their options for action after the tweet . On Thursday, one month after Floyd, a Black man, died after a white Minneapolis police officer pressed his knee on his neck for almost eight minutes, student Jaden McNeil tweeted, "Congratulations to George Floyd on being drug free for an entire month!" Its " Statement on Free Speech and Expression... [Full Article...]
FA Cup results: Usual suspects sneak through to next round
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The Gunners travel to Sheffield United , Chelsea are away to Leicester City and Newcastle United host Manchester City . But City have been rampant against Arsenal in recent years, and beat Mikel Arteta's side 3-0 when they faced each other 10 days ago in the first game back from the coronavirus hiatus. [Full Article...]
Barcelona held to a draw at Celta
With a kinder run-in than the Catalans, who play Atletico Madrid future on Tuesday, the trophy seems to be Madrid's to get rid of. This was also one of the reasons why the squad made their feelings clear to their coach, taking into account that there is still time to turn things around, although Real Madrid now have the upper hand. [Full Article...]
National Basketball Association players can replace name on jerseys with social justice statement
Oklahoma City guard Chris Paul, president of the National Basketball Players Association, told The Undefeated on Saturday that the union and the league are now collaborating on the initiative. "We're just trying to continue to shed light on the different social justice issues that guys around our league continue to talk about day in and day out", Paul told The Undefeated. [Full Article...]
NBA, Thunder release eight game schedule
The NBA will utilize three courts in Orlando for the games, with two set aside for national TV games. As expected, all games at the Disney complex will be played spectator-free and will be held under strict health and safety protocols created to minimise risks related to the coronavirus pandemic. [Full Article...]
Pakistan Cricket Team Departs For England To Play Test and T20I Series
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) released a statement to reveal the list of names who will be on the chartered flight to Manchester, as well as an update on the situations of those who had previously tested positive for COVID-19. I am confident about this. Based on the national spread of players , there were always going to be some logistical challenges; we have taken a number of learnings from t... [Full Article...]
Kings' Parker seen playing tennis after positive test
Parker, 25, said in a statement Wednesday that he had tested positive for COVID-19 "several days ago" and that he was isolating in Chicago. "We are aware of the report and are gathering additional information", the statement read. However, it turns out the Kings swingman has already completed his in-house quarantine and wasn't close to anyone while he was playing tennis in his hometown of Chicag... [Full Article...]
EPL: Real reason why Arsenal extended David Luiz’s deal
If next season is played behind closed doors, which is up for discussion, then Arsenal stand to lose £114 million and although £14 million wasn't considered a huge amount of money before March, it's hardly chunk change now. "Cedric will also join us permanently on a long-term deal from Southampton ", said Arsenal . The defender took full responsibility for the loss post-match, but also expr... [Full Article...]