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(Reuters) – NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said on Saturday the league is “greatly saddened” by the recent high-profile killings of black people in the United States, including George Floyd, whose death after being pinned down by a white police officer in Minneapolis has led to widespread protests. FILE PHOTO: Jan 29, 2020; Miami, Florida, USA;

FILE PHOTO: Tennis – ATP 500 – Dubai Tennis Championships – Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates – February 25, 2020 Italy’s Fabio Fognini in action during his match against Britain’s Dan Evans REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani/File Photo LONDON (Reuters) – World number 11 Fabio Fognini underwent surgery on both ankles on Saturday to

(Reuters) – NBA champion Stephen Jackson on Friday said he would not allow the police to assail the character of George Floyd, a friend he called his “twin” who was killed this week by a police officer in Minneapolis, sparking widespread outrage and days of protest. FILE PHOTO: Aug 17, 2019; Dallas, TX, USA; Killer

FILE PHOTO: Artistic Gymnastics – 2019 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships – Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart, Germany – October 13, 2019 Simone Biles of the U.S. celebrates with her five gold medals, breaking the World Championships medals record REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay/File Photo NEW YORK (Reuters) – Four-times Olympic champion Simone Biles said she was hopeful the rescheduled Tokyo Games

FILE PHOTO: Formula One F1 – British Grand Prix – Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, Britain – July 14, 2019 Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas leads Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton at the first corner of the race REUTERS/John Sibley LONDON (Reuters) – Formula One’s 10 teams will be limited to a maximum 80 people each at races held without spectators

FILE PHOTO: Tennis – Australian Open – Women’s Singles Final – Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia – February 1, 2020 Sofia Kenin of the U.S. in action during her match against Spain’s Garbine Muguruza REUTERS/Edgar Su/File Photo (Reuters) – World TeamTennis said on Wednesday it had several options for where to stage its 2020 season but

LONDON (Reuters) – A series of professional tennis events will take place in Britain from early July as the sport continues to emerge from the shutdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) said four British Tour events would be held between July 3-26, subject to confirmation of government requirements. “Since the

(Reuters) – The National Hockey League will go straight into an expanded 24-team playoff format and all games will be held in two hub cities if action resumes this year amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Commissioner Gary Bettman said on Tuesday. FILE PHOTO: Feb 12, 2020; Vancouver, British Columbia, CAN; Gary Bettman commissioner of the National

(Reuters) – ON THIS DAY — MAY 27 FILE PHOTO: ON THIS DAY — May 27 May 27, 1986 SOCCER – England striker Gary Lineker grimaces as he does stretching exercises with his arm in a sling during the team’s training session in Monterrey, Mexico ahead of their World Cup campaign. Despite injuring his arm

(Reuters) – Major sports events around the world that are in the process of re-starting or which have been rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic: FILE PHOTO: A woman wearing a protective face mask, following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), walks past the Olympic rings in front of the Japan Olympics Museum, in

(Reuters) – ON THIS DAY — MAY 26 FILE PHOTO: ON THIS DAY — May 26 May 26, 2011 SOCCER – Olympique Lyonnais players celebrate after sealing a 2-0 victory over Germany’s FCC Turbine Potsdam in the Women’s Champions League final at Craven Cottage, London. The victory, thanks to goals from Wendie Renard and Lara

LONDON (Reuters) – George Russell took a runaway win for Williams in Formula One’s virtual Monaco Grand Prix on Sunday, the day the cancelled showcase race should have taken place in real life. FILE PHOTO: Formula One F1 – Australian Grand Prix – Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne, Australia – March 12, 2020 Williams’ George

(Reuters) – Only Jonny Wilkinson, as a 24-year-old who had just landed the last-gasp drop goal that spectacularly won the 2003 Rugby World Cup for England, could immediately think: “Oh well, can’t top that, my career’s going to be all downhill from here.” FILE PHOTO: Rugby Union – Rugby World Cup – Final – England

Tennis – French Open – Roland Garros, Paris, France – June 9, 2019. Spain’s Rafael Nadal poses with the trophy after his final match against Austria’s Dominic Thiem at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris. REUTERS/Charles Platiau PARIS (Reuters) – French Open director Guy Forget said he was working hand in hand with tennis authorities

FILE PHOTO: Fenway Park, with no games for Major League Baseball’s Boston Red Sox, is opened for an event to honor Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., May 20, 2020. REUTERS/Brian Snyder Major League Baseball is expected to present an economics proposal to the players association on

(Reuters) – The United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) is eliminating 51 jobs and furloughing 33 employees in a bid to reduce expenses by 10-20% over the next four years as it faces tough financial times due to the novel coronavirus outbreak. FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump talks with Sarah Hirshland, CEO of