Month: March 2020

1:25 PM ET Pro-golfer Ian Poulter and Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois will compete against last year’s Formula One rookie of the year Lando Norris in Veloce Esports’ #NotTheBahGP. With several motorsport events cancelled, #NotTheBahGP is a virtual race based on the Bahrain Grand Prix which was postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak. 1 Related
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12:56 PM ET Following worldwide suspensions of basketball activities amid the coronavirus outbreak, NBA front office executives, draft prospects, agents and college coaches say they are bracing for the potential impact of a delayed 2020 NBA draft with a heavily reduced pre-draft process. Finishing out this NBA season could mean playing the NBA Finals late
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12:56 PM ET In the aftermath of the sudden halt of the burgeoning 2020 baseball season because of the coronavirus outbreak, thousands of minor-league players were thrust into an uncertain limbo. Invariably, numerous questions arose for minor leaguers. Where would they live? When would they be paid? Exacerbating the uncertainty was the lack of a
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6:49 AM ET Formula One bosses and teams have agreed to push back the radical rule changes originally planned for 2021 amidst the economic uncertainty caused by coronavirus. F1 had set aside next year to introduce a radical overhaul of race car, which it hopes would allow for closer racing and more overtaking. However, the
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11:19 AM ET Associated Press Amid a slew of postponements and cancellations in golf, the LPGA Tour announced a September date for what traditionally is its first major championship of the year. The ANA Inspiration, previously scheduled for April 2-5 in Rancho Mirage, California, now will be played Sept. 10-13. That date previously was for
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11:03 AM ET Franchon Crews-Dezurn has one of her women’s super middleweight world titles back. The WBO announced that it has reinstated Crews-Dezurn as its 168-pound titlist in the wake of a positive drug test by Alejandra Jimenez. Jimenez won a disputed split decision over Crews-Dezurn to claim her unified WBO and WBC belts on
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10:34 AM BST England’s Rugby Football Union (RFU) have announced the cancellation of the remainder of the 2019-20 domestic rugby season, excluding the Gallagher Premiership, due to the coronavirus pandemic. The decision means the end of this season’s RFU Championship among other competitions, including cup competitions. Subsequently, the Newcastle Falcons have finished top of the
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4:44 AM BST DUBLIN — The suspension of rugby’s Guinness PRO14 2019/20 competition has been extended indefinitely, and the final scheduled for June has been cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, organisers said on Thursday. The competition, which features leading clubs and provinces from Ireland, Scotland, Wales, South Africa and Italy, had already been put
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