Wednesday, 1 April 2020

Unranked British tennis player suspended, fined for gambling

LONDON (AP) - A 24-year-old unranked British tennis player was suspended Wednesday for at least three months and fined at least $500 for betting on six matches involving other players.

The Tennis Integrity Unit said if Patrick Keane commits another breach of its rules, he will wind up with a ...
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Captain to chief negotiator: Chiellini works out salary cuts

ROME (AP) - Best known for his aggressive defending on the soccer field, Giorgio Chiellini is proving to be an effective negotiator in the board room, too.

The Juventus captain - who has a master's degree in business administration - was the main go-between for millionaire teammates like Cristiano Ronaldo ...
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Exposed to betting, lowly Swedish team gets death threats

An amateur soccer team in Sweden was subjected to vicious online abuse, including death threats, after one of its practice games received unusually large exposure on betting sites amid the coronavirus pandemic.

With sports around the world in lockdown, soccer is only being played in a few places. In Belarus, ...
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The Latest: Sports teams in Russia face funding cuts

The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:

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A hockey team and a soccer club in Russia face being removed from their leagues after government financial support was diverted to fight the coronavirus.

The sports ministry in the far eastern region of Primorsky ...
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Clash likely in Australia if football reaches cricket season

The biggest collisions of the Australian football season could come after the coronavirus pandemic has passed.

And the heaviest impacts could be sports competing for space. There are only so many marquee venues in the sports-mad nation of 25 million.

The 100,000-seat Melbourne Cricket Ground is the premier venue for ...
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American Dance Festival among events canceled for outbreak

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) - Performances at this year's American Dance Festival have been canceled because of the coronavirus outbreak, one of a number of events either canceled or postponed in North Carolina's Research Triangle area.

Jodee Nimerichter, American Dance Festival executive director, said all performances and workshops through July have ...
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Tuesday, 31 March 2020

NFL VP reaches out to prospects about draft participation

NFL vice president Troy Vincent has sent a letter to several prospects inviting them to participate "live" in the NFL draft in three weeks.

The Associated Press on Tuesday obtained the letter sent by the league's football operations chief to prospective early selections in the draft, which will be held ...
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