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LONDON (Reuters) – After a near three-month shutdown, all competitive sport in England can resume from Monday behind closed doors provided strict conditions are met, the government said on Saturday. FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football – Championship – Leeds United v Huddersfield Town – Elland Road, Leeds, Britain – March 7, 2020 Leeds Uniteds Luke Ayling

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Bringing movie star charisma on and off the field and a cannon arm that propelled his team to an almost unthinkable Super Bowl upset, quarterback Joe Namath embodied the megawatt glamour of New York City. FILE PHOTO: Born on May 31, 1943: Joe Namath, American football quarterback Former New York Jets

FILE PHOTO: Formula One F1 – Hungarian Grand Prix – Hungaroring, Budapest, Hungary – August 4, 2019 Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton in action during the race REUTERS/Lisi Niesner/File Photo LONDON (Reuters) – Mercedes plans to stay in Formula One for years to come, parent company Daimler has said after renewed speculation about the world champions’ future

(Reuters) – The Boston Marathon, originally scheduled to be held in April and then postponed until September because of the COVID-19 pandemic, has now been cancelled for the first time in its history, organisers said on Thursday. The race, held annually since 1897, is the world’s most prestigious marathon and generally draws over 30,000 runners

FILE PHOTO: A general view shows the completely renewed Formula1 Grand Prix circuit in Zandvoort, Netherlands January 29, 2020. REUTERS/Johanna Geron (Reuters) – The Dutch Formula One Grand Prix at Zandvoort has been postponed to 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, organisers said on Thursday. The race at the seaside circuit would have been the

FILE PHOTO: Tennis – Australian Open – Women’s Singles Final – Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia – February 1, 2020 Sofia Kenin of the U.S. in action during her match against Spain’s Garbine Muguruza REUTERS/Edgar Su/File Photo (Reuters) – World TeamTennis said on Wednesday it had several options for where to stage its 2020 season but

LONDON (Reuters) – Daniel Abt parted company with the Audi Formula E team on Tuesday after letting a professional gamer impersonate him in an official esports race. FILE PHOTO: Motor Racing – Formula E – Berlin E-Prix – Flughafen Tempelhof, Berlin, Germany – May 19, 2018 Audi Sport Abt Schaeffler’s Daniel Abt celebrates winning the

(Reuters) – Paul Gascoigne’s tears in Turin captivated a nation and once they had fallen in love with the prodigiously talented but delicate England playmaker, they could never take their eyes off him, no matter how painful it was to keep looking. FILE PHOTO: Football Soccer – Littlewoods Cup Second Round Leg One – Notts

The NHL and NHL Players’ Association are targeting a date in early June for their transition to Phase 2 of their return to play initiative in a memo distributed to all teams and players late Sunday. FILE PHOTO: Mar 1, 2020; Sunrise, Florida, USA; Florida Panthers defenseman Aaron Ekblad (5) battles for control of a

(Reuters) – Brad Keselowski won the Coca Cola 600 in a shootout on Sunday as NASCAR did its best to fill the sporting void created by the novel coronavirus shutdown with its longest ever race. May 24, 2020, Concord, NC, USA; NASCAR Cup Series driver Brad Keselowski (2) celebrates winning the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte

CHICAGO (Reuters) – A passerby occasionally stops on the empty plaza to take a selfie under the “Wrigley Field Home Of Chicago Cubs” marquee or pause at the ballpark’s locked gates for a glimpse at its fabled ivy and brick outfield wall. A fan dressed up as the Wrigley Field Center Field is seen outside

FILE PHOTO: Feb 15, 2020; Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA; Texas Tech Red Raiders guard Davide Moretti (25) looks on during the game against the Oklahoma State Cowboys at Gallagher-Iba Arena. Mandatory Credit: Rob Ferguson-USA TODAY Sports Texas Tech guard Davide Moretti is leaving the school to play professionally in his home country of Italy, according to

FILE PHOTO: Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf looks up during the launch of a new initiative to combat online child sexual exploitation during a news conference at the Department of Justice in Washington, U.S., March 5, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States will exempt some foreign athletes who compete in professional

(Reuters) – Basketball Hall of Famer Jerry Sloan, who coached the Utah Jazz for 23 seasons and led them to two NBA finals, died on Friday due to complications from Parkinson’s disease, his former team said. He was 78. FILE PHOTO: June 7, 1998; Chicago, IL, USA; Chicago Bulls guard Michael Jordan and Utah Jazz

(Reuters) – The Badminton World Federation (BWF) announced a new 2020 tournaments calendar on Friday with the World Tour set to return with the Taipei Open from Sept. 1-6. Tournaments in New Zealand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and India have been rescheduled, while the season resumes in August with two BWF Tour Super 100 events in

FILE PHOTO: Swimming – 18th FINA World Swimming Championships – Women’s 4x100m Medley Relay Final – Nambu University Municipal Aquatics Center, Gwangju, South Korea – July 28, 2019. Team U.S. competes. REUTERS/Antonio Bronic (Reuters) – This year’s World Swimming Championships in Abu Dhabi, scheduled to take place in December, have been pushed back by a