FIFA adds voice to protests over Floyd’s death
World soccer’s governing body FIFA has joined sports leagues, teams and players around the globe to express solidarity amid outrage over the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man killed in police custody in the United States.
Skateboarding: British Olympic hopeful, aged 11, fractures skull
Eleven-year-old skateboarder Sky Brown, who is hoping to become Britain’s youngest Olympian next year, fractured her skull and broke bones in her left hand after falling from a ramp during a training session in California.
Motorcycling: Nine-times world champion Ubbiali dead at 90
Nine-times motorcycling world champion Carlo Ubbiali, who raced in the first world championship in 1949 and later dominated the 125 and 250cc categories, has died aged 90, Italian media reported on Tuesday.
‘I wanna hear you’: Sammy says ICC must speak out against social injustice
Former West Indies captain Darren Sammy has urged cricket’s global governing body and its member nations to speak out against social injustice following the death of an African-American man in U.S. police custody on May 25.
Reaction to revised Formula One calendar
Formula One announced on Tuesday it would start its delayed season in Austria on July 5 with eight races in Europe over the space of 10 weeks.
FIFA asks leagues to use ‘common sense’ as sport protests over George Floyd death
World soccer’s governing body FIFA has asked competition organisers to use “common sense” with players who show messages of protest over the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man killed in police custody in the United States.
F1 set for a series of firsts with revised race calendar
Formula One is set for a series of firsts after publishing a revised eight-race schedule on Tuesday that will see Austria’s Red Bull Ring and Britain’s Silverstone circuit each host two grands prix without spectators in July and August respectively.
Silverstone, Austria to host two races each on revised F1 calendar
Austria’s Red Bull Ring and Britain’s Silverstone circuit will each host two grands prix without spectators on an initial eight race Formula One calendar published on Tuesday.
British Olympic hopeful, aged 11, fractures skull
Eleven-year-old skateboarder Sky Brown, who is hoping to become Britain’s youngest Olympian next year, fractured her skull and broke bones in her left hand after falling from a ramp during a training session in California.
Celtics’ Poirier joins Floyd protests with team mates
Celtics center Vincent Poirier says he took part in a protest with NBA team mates Marcus Smart and Enes Kanter in Boston on Sunday over the killing of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who died in police custody in Minneapolis last week.
