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Where each sport is found in planning for the return of the coronavirus

Where each sport is found in planning for the return of the coronavirus

Ryan Dunleavy of the Post provides a status report on how all the different sports are handling their COVID-19 return planning: NHL Actual state: Suspended since March 12, when all teams had 11-14 regular season games remaining. Restart situation: An approved 24-team tie will be grouped together in two central cities, with the top four teams in each conference playing …

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Samuel Eto’o celebrated for more than football

Samuel Eto'o celebrated for more than football

CNN was with soccer legend Samuel Eto’o when he last visited his hometown in February, before the coronavirus pandemic forced countries around the world to shut down. Many of New Bell’s residents filled the streets when word spread that the international superstar had returned home. A woman, dressed only in a bath towel, quickly stepped out of the shower to …

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Lionel Messi and La Liga stars move forward to resume play early next month

Lionel Messi and La Liga stars move forward to resume play early next month

“The resumption of the main professional sports competitions and, in particular, La Liga will be allowed from the week of June 8,” Sánchez said in a televised address to the nation. The League was suspended on March 12 after Real Madrid was quarantined the same day after a positive test for coronavirus by one of the sports club’s basketball players. …

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Ellie Goulding: Formula E is “literally the future”

Ellie Goulding: Formula E is "literally the future"

Although the British singer-songwriter was introduced to motorsport through the gasoline version, the environmental aspect of Formula E makes it “much cooler,” she says. “The cars are amazing, looking at how they are made, looking at the craftsmanship, the work that goes into them, the technology, the equipment,” Goulding told CNN’s Supercharged at the Marrakech ePrix in Morocco. “They are …

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Werner’s Leipzig inflicts further distress on local teams in Bundesliga return

Werner's Leipzig inflicts further distress on local teams in Bundesliga return

Werner – supposedly a transfer target Premier League leader Liverpool scored three goals when Leipzig beat Mainz 8-0 in November and scored three more in Sunday’s 5-0 away victory that kept his team’s low hopes alive. Leipzig moved to seven points from Bayern Munich, which knocked down Eintracht Frankfurt 5-2 on Saturday, after losing two points against Freiburg last weekend. …

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Raiders’ Zay Jones’ appreciate ‘meeting with Minnesota woman

Raiders' Zay Jones' appreciate 'meeting with Minnesota woman

The murder of George Floyd has sparked protests across the United States, but Las Vegas Raiders catcher Zay Jones had a moving story to share on Twitter during these tough times. “(I) was at a local home goods store with my cousin shopping for furniture for my house when an elderly white woman approached me at the counter.” Jones tweeted …

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Soccer players emerge from the running of the bulls with new unexpected looks

Soccer players emerge from the running of the bulls with new unexpected looks

Many players have their own famous hairdressers, while others even take their favorite hairdressers to team camps during international competitions. After re-training at their clubs in recent weeks, certain footballers have shown that their barbers are worth their weight in gold. Perhaps the most surprising revelation was Inter Milan defender Ashley Young’s (brilliant) ability to grow hair. For years, the …

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Der Klassiker: in mysterious silence, Bayern Munich approaches the Bundesliga title with victory over Borussia Dortmund

Der Klassiker: in mysterious silence, Bayern Munich approaches the Bundesliga title with victory over Borussia Dortmund

It doesn’t matter how ruthlessly Bayern collects Bundesliga titles and the Baverian club is on the brink of another after a 1-0 victory over rivals Borussia Dortmund. The result leaves Bayern Munich with a seven-point advantage at the top of the table and in sight of being crowned German champion for the eighth consecutive season. He would have to lose …

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Robert Lewandowski doubles when Bayern defeats Fortuna to leave 10 points free

Robert Lewandowski doubles when Bayern defeats Fortuna to leave 10 points free

The Allianz Arena visitor was the only Bundesliga team Lewandowski had never scored against before the match, but he fixed it in a one-sided loss. Bayern in form could have been playing in the Champions League final, which was scheduled for this Saturday before the coronavirus pandemic wreaked havoc on the season, but his performances since the Bundesliga resumption fifteen …

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Gilbert Burns whips Tyron Woodley in unanimous decision

Gilbert Burns whips Tyron Woodley in unanimous decision

LAS VEGAS – Gilbert Burns dominated former UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley to win a unanimous decision Saturday night in the return of the mixed martial arts promotion to Las Vegas. Brazilian heavyweight Augusto Sakai used some unpunished playing skill to claim a split decision victory over Bulgarian Blagoy Ivanov in the penultimate bout of the first UFC show in …

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