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Billionaires Josh Harris and David Blitzer reportedly are looking to add a another top-level team to their sports empire. FILE PHOTO: Joshua Harris (L) and David Blitzer speak to each other while they attend a media conference at Prudential center in Newark, New Jersey, August 15, 2013. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz The owners of the Philadelphia 76ers

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football – Women’s World Cup – Round of 16 – Spain v United States – Stade Auguste-Delaune, Reims, France – June 24, 2019 Abby Dahlkemper, Julie Ertz and Alex Morgan of the U.S. during the national anthem before the match REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo/File Photo (Reuters) – The United States Soccer Federation (USSF) will

Football Soccer – VfB Stuttgart – German Bundesliga – Mercedes-Benz Arena – Stuttgart, Germany – July 21, 2017 – Stuttgart’s Mitchell Langerak. REUTERS/Michaela Rehle (Reuters) – Nagoya Grampus goalkeeper Mitchell Langerak has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, the Japanese club have said. Grampus forward Mu Kanazaki tested positive last week, shortly after the J.League

MUMBAI (Reuters) – Patrick Mouratoglou, the long-time coach of Serena Williams, feels tennis needs to reinvent itself and hopes his new league will make the sport more attractive and engaging for a younger generation. FILE PHOTO: Tennis – Wimbledon – All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain – July 12, 2019 Serena Williams

FILE PHOTO: Basketball – NBA – Charlotte Hornets v Milwaukee Bucks – AccorHotels Arena, Paris, France – January 24, 2020 Milwaukee Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo reacts REUTERS/Benoit Tessier Several Bucks players, led by reigning league MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo, spoke and marched on Saturday in Milwaukee at a protest against racial injustice and police brutality. Among the

NEW YORK (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Friday lobbed barbs at protesters who kneel during the national anthem, after NFL quarterback Drew Brees apologized for remarks he made about the practice. FILE PHOTO: Oct 29, 2017; Seattle, WA, USA; Houston Texans linebacker Lamarr Houston (58) and cornerback Kevin Johnson (30) kneel during the national

(Reuters) – IndyCar drivers eager to get back behind the wheel will face a test unlike any other on Saturday when, with limited practice, they kick off a season delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic on one of the series’ trickiest tracks and with no fans in attendance. The Genesys 300 at the daunting Texas Motor

TOKYO (Reuters) – A Tokyo 2020 executive board member said on Friday organisers will need to monitor the novel coronavirus situation until next spring before deciding whether to go ahead with the Summer Olympics, Kyodo News reported. A man wearing a protective mask walks past a countdown clock for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games amid

FILE PHOTO: Sep 8, 2019; Indianapolis, IN, USA; NASCAR driver Kurt Busch (1) leads a pack of cars down the main straightaway into turn one during the Big Machine Vodka 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports The July 4 weekend races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway will be held without spectators.

FILE PHOTO: Jan 11, 2019; Honolulu, HI, USA; PGA golfer Steve Stricker walks off the green after finishing on the 18th hole during the second round of the Sony Open in Hawaii golf tournament at Waialae Country Club. Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports (Reuters) – Holding golf’s Ryder Cup later this year without fans

FILE PHOTO: A signboard is pictured at the Court of Arbirtration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne, Switzerland, February 28, 2020. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse (Reuters) – The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has said it will hear banned track coach Alberto Salazar’s appeal to overturn his four-year doping suspension in November. American Salazar, who coached some

PETERBOROUGH, England (Reuters) – The Jamaican bobsleigh team is used to training without snow, but the coronavirus lockdown has seen its male athletes resort to pushing a car around the streets of an English city to stay in shape, with an eye on Olympic qualification. Bobsleigh – Jamaica Bobsleigh team members Shanwayne Stephens and Nimroy

FILE PHOTO: A Holden logo is displayed at a dealership located in the Western Australian city of Perth December 12, 2013. REUTERS/David Gray MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Holden has confirmed that its commitment to Australia’s Supercars series will finish at the end of the 2020 championship. U.S. automaker General Motors announced in February it had decided

MUMBAI (Reuters) – Stefanos Tsitsipas set himself the target of claiming a Grand Slam title in 2020 after winning last year’s season-ending ATP Finals but the young Greek feels that in hindsight the statement was “too big” and burdened him with extra pressure. FILE PHOTO: Tennis – Australian Open – Third Round – Melbourne Park,

(Reuters) – A number of NHL players have voiced a call to stand together for change amid fiery clashes between police and protesters over last week’s death of a black man shown on video gasping for breath as a white policeman knelt on his neck in Minneapolis. FILE PHOTO: Feb 22, 2020; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA;

(Reuters) – This year has been difficult for athletes but few have had a harder time than Olympic champion ski racer Mikaela Shiffrin. FILE PHOTO: Alpine Skiing – FIS Ski World Cup – Women’s Slalom – Flachau, Austria – January 14, 2020 Mikaela Shiffrin of the U.S. celebrates third place REUTERS/Lisi Niesner/File Photo In early