Month: July 2020

2:43 PM ET Associated Press Boxing and mixed martial arts competition may resume in California after the state athletic commission approved new safety regulations for the coronavirus pandemic. The commission will require a “quarantine bubble” around participants in every event, including referees and judges. The events also must be held without fans. Golden Boy Promotions
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1:35 PM ET The UFC has been forced to change next weekend’s main event. The Holly Holm vs. Irene Aldana headliner has been canceled after Aldana was forced to withdraw. The current plan, according to sources, is to rebook Holm and Aldana for an Oct. 5. main event. As a result, the Derek Brunson vs.
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2:00 PM BST Aramide Oladipo Leicester Tigers wing Nemani Nadolo has criticised a supporter of “casual racism” after the fan suggested the club should sign “players with names we can pronounce.” The club made five new signings on Monday including Nadolo’s Fiji international teammate Kini Murimurivalu. The supporter responded to the club’s Facebook post of
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1:35 PM ET Philadelphia Flyers forward Oskar Lindblom has signed a three-year, $9 million contract extension just weeks after completing radiation treatment for a rare form of bone cancer. Lindblom, 23, has not played since being diagnosed in December with Ewing’s sarcoma, a cancerous tumor that grows in the bones or in the tissue around
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Jul 21, 2020 Lewis Hamilton has hit back at Mario Andretti after the 1978 world champion accused him of being “militant” and “pretentious” in his stance against racism. Andretti also said Hamilton is “creating a problem that doesn’t exist.” Hamilton, the only Black driver in F1 history, has been vocal in his support of the
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5:40 AM ET Red Bull see plenty of untapped potential in Alex Albon and are happy with the British-born Thai driver, according to team boss Christian Horner. Williams driver George Russell defended his friend and rival at the weekend’s Hungarian Grand Prix, saying he was “being made to look like an idiot and he’s absolutely
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11:56 AM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — It looks as if Christian Yelich is going to get some help. Same for Aaron Judge and the rest of baseball’s corner outfielders. Major League Baseball has adjusted its policy for bat-and-ball kids this summer, clearing the way for ball boys and girls to return to the foul
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11:27 AM ET Kylian Mbappe has been announced as the cover star of EA Sports’ FIFA 21 computer game. The Paris Saint-Germain and France striker, 21, has emerged as one of football’s brightest stars in recent years. He won the 2018 World Cup with France months after helping Monaco reach the Champions League semifinals and
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11:24 AM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The New York Islanders have reached a 20-year naming rights deal for their new arena with wealth management service UBS. The facility on the grounds of the Belmont Park racetrack will be called UBS Arena at Belmont Park, and it is projected to open in time for
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