Category: Sports

The 2021 Pro Bowl will be held at the new Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas next January, the NFL announced Tuesday. The Pro Bowl has been held the past four years at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Fla. It will be hosted by the Las Vegas Raiders on Jan. 31, 2021. “We look forward to…

(Reuters) – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Tuesday he was comfortable having a hub city in Canada for teams competing in the National Hockey League’s planned restart amid the COVID-19 outbreak as long as local health authorities approve. Vancouver, Edmonton and Toronto are all being considered by the NHL to serve as one of…

(Reuters) – Former Paris-Roubaix winner Niki Terpstra’s season hung in the balance after he suffered a heavy crash during training on Tuesday, his wife said. According to Dutch TV channel NOS, Terpstra was transferred to a hospital by helicopter after the crash. “Niki fell hard during bike training today. He’s in the hospital and will…

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday the country is “open” to and “comfortable” with the possibility of one of its cities serving as a hub for the NHL’s restart later this summer, despite current travel restrictions in place. Edmonton, Toronto and Vancouver are among 10 cities being considered by the NHL, which will choose…

(Reuters) – New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday gave the green light for the U.S. Open to be held from Aug. 31-Sept. 13 without fans as part of the state’s reopening from shutdowns related to the COVID-19 outbreak. Cuomo said on Twitter the United States Tennis Association (USTA) will take “extraordinary precautions” to protect…

(Reuters) – The LPGA Tour, the elite women’s professional golf circuit, will return from its COVID-19 shutdown with two tournaments in Ohio, starting with the new Drive On Championship three-day event from July 31 to Aug. 2, officials said on Tuesday. The Drive On Championship at the Inverness Club in Toledo will be played without…

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s anti-doping agency said on Tuesday it was restarting its collection of samples from athletes after halting testing activity due to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus. RUSADA, which had suspended testing in late March, said its doping control officers would all be tested for the virus and wear protective gear when…

MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) – The Premier League’s chief executive, Richard Masters, said he supported the move to have the slogan ‘Black Lives Matter’ on player’s shirts in this week’s games, saying it represented an ethical stance rather than a political one. The Premier League resumes on Wednesday, and teams will have logos supporting the National…

(Reuters) – Triple world champion Peter Sagan will skip the Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix this year in order to take part in the Giro d’Italia for the first time, his Bora-Hansgrohe team manager Ralph Denk said on Tuesday. The Slovak was due to participate in both the cobbled classics and the Giro but the…

(Reuters) – Venus Williams might have been overshadowed by the exploits of her younger sister Serena as a player, but the towering American’s place in women’s tennis history will extend far beyond her seven Grand Slam singles titles. The elder Williams sister blazed on to the tennis scene in the late 1990s and dominated with…