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FA Cup replays scrapped for next season

The projects in the Championship, League One and League Two will start on Saturday, September 12, as formerly revealed, while the routine seasons in all 3 depar...

Blaise Matuidi leaves Juventus amid Inter Miami links

But the Old Lady ensured they acknowledged Matuidi's three years of service at the heart of midfield and posted a heartfelt tribute on their official website ....

Solskjaer warns Man Utd players ahead of Euro semi: There's no tomorrow

The tweet above surely gave a mini-heart attack to some Man U fans, but it's all in good fun. 'The team has been developing, getting more and more hungry. "Yo...

Pac-12 player unity group criticizes conference's postponement decision

The announcement came Tuesday afternoon, a day after it was reported that the majority of major NCAA conferences were leaning towards not playing this fall and ...

Perez cleared to race in Spanish GP after negative Covid-19 test

Racing Point had hoped Perez would be able to return for the second Silverstone event as he was asymptomatic, but he returned a second positive test for COVI...

Irish Open's move North to draw US-based golfers

Current Irish government restrictions mean that anyone arriving in the country from the United States would be required to self-isolate for 14 days. No such res...

Serena and Venus win, now Williams sisters play each other

Williams fended off 11 out of 13 break points, securing four breaks to cross the finish line first, surviving a scary moment in the second set's closing stages....

Big 12 Will Play Ball this Fall

The Big East Conference said Wednesday that it will postpone its fall sports season, joining the Pac-12 and Big Ten in pausing play out of concern for the welfa...

Release: NCAA's DI Council adopts emergency legislation, extends dead period

It will be voted on by the NCAA's Board of Governors next Friday, Aug. 21, the new deadline for which Division I has to decide on whether to sponsor fall champi...

Sarfaraz Ahmed Should Retire From Test Match Cricket: Ramiz Raja

The former opener also added that the presence of Sarfaraz Ahmed is also putting undue pressure on Muhammad Rizwan , who was brilliant behind the wickets in ...

Watford to Liverpool: Nothing less than £40m for Ismaila Sarr

The Evening Standard claim that Crystal Palace and Wolves are among those interested with the former in particular expressing a strong interest. Sarr is u...

Barcelona player tests positive for Covid-19

Both players are asymptomatic but said they are taking the necessary precautions. "Hi everyone, I can inform you that I have tested positive for COVID-19", he...

BIG EAST Conference latest to cancel fall sports because of coronavirus

The SEC , also in line to move forward with fall sports, also released a statement on Tuesday. "In light of the decision this morning from our conference...

Haaland on Sancho: I'm very happy that he is staying

Jadon Sancho is wanted by a large number of top European clubs like Manchester United while Haaland has taken the world of football by storm. The Norway ...

Orange County officials declare August 24 as Kobe Bryant Day

Steel told NBC LA that she chose August 24 for Kobe Bryant day because he wore the numbers 8 and 24 during his career, and that date was just one day after hi...

Ravindra Jadeja's wife Rivaba caught without mask, argues with cops

The cricketer's wife had a heated argument with head constable Sonal Gosai when the latter stopped her auto at Kisanpara Chowk after noticing that she was not w...

Maya Moore on her 'relief' after helping man overturn his conviction

Moore helped to free Jonathan Irons , who has been behind bars for over 20 years. This dream of Moore's and many others was realized on July 1, 2020, when Je...

Man Utds Jones received Twitter apology after being mocked

Under Twitter's guidelines on "abusive behaviour", the social media site says: "You may not engage in the targeted harassment of someone, or incite other people...

Cowboys sign Griffen to bolster pass-rush

Optimistic Minnesota fans thought that Griffen might re-sign on a cheaper deal. The 32-year-old is coming off of a 2019 campaign in which he played 15 games a...

John Davidson on Alexis Lafreniere, the rebuild, No. 1 pick trade scenarios

It is only the second time in the franchise's 94-year history that it holds the top-overall selection. "Really good news", Lafreniere said in an interview on ...

Twitter apologises to Manchester United and Phil Jones

But Jones has gained a reputation as a figure of fun over the years, and Manchester United complained to Twitter, asking them to remove the post which they inte...

SEC Commissioner makes statement on upcoming season, will play for now

Update: Detroit Free Press reporting that the Big Ten has in fact canceled its fall football season. To that end, Sankey downplayed reports that the SEC is...

Bills sign coach Sean McDermott to multiyear extension

ESPN.com first reported the length of the extension. In three seasons as the Bills coach, McDermott has led Buffalo to the playoffs two times and has compiled a...

Asian World Cup qualifiers postponed until 2021

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and FIFA have made a decision to postpone the remaining 2022 World Cup and 2023 Asian Cup joint qualifying matches, giv...

US Open Tennis Loses Another Key Player

Open", said Kuznetsova. The 35-year-old Russian, who also won the 2009 French Open, has been ranked as high as No. 2 in singles. "Dear friends, due to an un...

The Fantasy Premier League Winner Has Been Stripped Of The Title

A statement from the Premier League confirmed Mr Bull had been declared champion, and added: "The team formerly occupying the No 1 position has been removed f...

PSG reach Champions League semifinals with 2 late goals

The French champions were heading for a shock defeat in Thursday's quarter-final in Lisbon as they trailed to Mario Pasalic's first-half strike heading into inj...

Jerry Jones reconsidering stance on kneeling during anthem; ‘I will have grace’

The Cowboys have a longstanding policy that players must stand for the anthem prior to games. "I have nothing to prove as far as where I'm standing with the f...

Jets' Adam Gase says he did ‘bad job’ using Le’Veon Bell

And, he points exclusively at himself for that. The biggest difference could be the offensive line, which could have four new starters. So, the 28-year-old Be...

BBC to broadcast Women's Community Shield double-header at Wembley

The game is scheduled for a 4.30pm BST kick-off and will be played behind closed doors, with supporters unable to attend. "The match will kick off at 12.30pm BS...