U.S. Soccer president apologizes to Rapinoe
A day after the U.S. Soccer announced that it had overturned its ban on protests during the national anthem, federation president Cindy Parlow Cone apologized to women’s national team star Megan Rapinoe for the policy being instituted originally.
Golf: Rejuvenated Rose shows no rust in PGA Tour return at Colonial
Justin Rose hit the ground running in the PGA Tour’s return from a three-month hiatus due to the COVID-19 outbreak with a bogey-free round that left him with an early one-shot lead at the Charles Schwab Challenge in Fort Worth, Texas on Thursday.
Remote battles and cardboard fans as athletics returns in Oslo
The Diamond League got back underway with an exhibition event in Oslo on Thursday featuring odd distances and remote competition as athletics bids to restart in the wake of the new coronavirus pandemic.
Golf: Players miss adrenaline rush at fan-free Colonial
The absence of fans at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas as the PGA Tour resumed play on Thursday after a three-month hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic took plenty of getting used to for the players.
Soccer: Shaq cut-out to boost Northampton playoff bid
American basketball great Shaquille O’Neal may not able to travel across the pond to support his favourite soccer club Northampton Town but his face will be in the stands during their League Two playoffs.
F1 likely to add European races as more cancellations loom
Formula One looks set to add more European races to the calendar with grands prix in Asia and the Americas likely to be cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Leclerc absence leaves Russell as F1 virtual GP ‘champion’
Williams driver George Russell has added an esports title to his resume after Ferrari rival Charles Leclerc withdrew from Sunday’s final virtual Formula One grand prix to focus on the simulated 24 Hours of Le Mans.
PGA Tour makes subdued return, Rose sets pace at Colonial
The PGA Tour quietly returned to action for the first time in three months amid the COVID-19 pandemic as the world’s best golfers competed at a spectator-free Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas on Thursday.
NHL: Training camps can open on July 10, league says
Formal training camps for the 24 National Hockey League (NHL) teams that could return to action later this summer can open on July 10 if it is deemed safe to do so, the NHL and its players’ union said on Thursday.
Meetings to feature chlorinated water jumps, sanitized sand pits
Athletics meeting organizers have been advised to put chlorine in the water jump, clean relay batons between each use and add a solution containing a virucide agent to sand pits as part of hygiene guidelines for events during the coronavirus pandemic.
