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LONDON (Reuters) – A cast of top drivers will race in a virtual 24 Hours of Le Mans in June but the postponed real-life version must also happen this year, even if without spectators, World Endurance Championship (WEC) boss Gerard Neveu said on Monday. FILE PHOTO: Porsche 919 Hybrid number 19 of driver Nico Hulkenberg

A pair of 1985 Nike Air Jordan 1s, made for and worn by U.S. basketball player Michael Jordan, are seen in an undated handout photo ahead of an online auction by Sotheby’s New York. Sotheby’s/Handout via Reuters (Reuters) – NBA great Michael Jordan’s autographed match-worn sneakers from his rookie season fetched a record $560,000 in

Sam Acho doesn’t believe incentives will tempt teams to hire minorities as head coaches and general managers. FILE PHOTO: The NFL logo is pictured on a football at an event in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., November 30, 2017. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo/File Photo The NFL Players Association executive committee member

LONDON (Reuters) – Heavyweight world champion Anthony Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn is planning to organise fights in his own back garden when professional boxing returns in July from the COVID-19 lockdown. FILE PHOTO: Boxing – Lee Selby & George Kambosos Jr press conference – The Exchange Hotel, Cardiff, Britain – March 10, 2020 Promoter Eddie

FILE PHOTO: Former New York Yankees general manager Bob Watson listens to new general manager Brian Cashman speak at a news conference at Yankee Stadium February 3. SPORTS BASEBALL YANKEES (Reuters) – Bob Watson, who was part of two All-Star teams and later led the New York Yankees to a World Series title as general

FILE PHOTO: Golf – European Tour – Alfred Dunhill Links Championship – St Andrews, Scotland, Britain – September 29, 2019 Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy during the final round Action Images via Reuters/Lee Smith (Reuters) – World number one Rory McIlroy says he is planning to play in the PGA Tour’s first three tournaments when the

TOKYO (Reuters) – A 28-year-old sumo wrestler infected with the novel coronavirus has died, becoming the first sumo wrestler to die from the deadly virus, the Japan Sumo Association announced on Wednesday. Wrestler Shobushi, whose real name is Kiyotaka Suetake, was hospitalised last month, died on Wednesday in a Tokyo hospital due to multiple organ

FILE PHOTO: New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady speaks at a press conference ahead of Super Bowl LIII in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., January 31, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo Tom Brady traditionally got the better of fellow quarterback Peyton Manning during their encounters on the gridiron, however the latter’s family holds a 2-0 edge in head-to-head

LONDON (Reuters) – Boxing fans and historians will always argue over the greatest heavyweight of them all but even Muhammad Ali was willing to admit he might have met his match in Joseph Louis Barrow. FILE PHOTO: The boxing gloves that heavyweight champion Joe Louis used in his first fight against Germany’s Max Schmeling in

FILE PHOTO: Golf – The 148th Open Championship – Royal Portrush Golf Club, Portrush, Northern Ireland – July 19, 2019 Zach Johnson of the U.S. on the 9th hole during the second round REUTERS/Paul Childs (Reuters) – Zach Johnson and Davis Love III were named as vice captains by U.S. captain Steve Stricker for the

MUMBAI (Reuters) – The French Open, which was postponed to September from May due to the novel coronavirus outbreak, could be held without fans, the organisers of the claycourt Grand Slam have said. FILE PHOTO: Tennis – French Open – Roland Garros – Paris, France – 23/05/16. Roland Gorros logo. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier Roland Garros had

FILE PHOTO – Feb 3, 2020; Brooklyn, New York, USA; Brooklyn Nets small forward Kevin Durant (7) smiles during a time out during the second quarter against the Phoenix Suns at Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports – 14190554 Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant will not play if the NBA restarts the season,

Italian gymnast Marco Lodadio, silver medallist in the 2019 men’s World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, during a training session in his garden at home in Grottaferrata, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Grottaferrata, Italy, May 9, 2020. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane GROTTAFERRATA, Italy (Reuters) – Gymnasts around the world have been trying to stay fit amid

(Reuters) – The U.S. women’s soccer team have filed to appeal a district court decision handed down last week that dismissed their claims for equal pay, a spokesperson for the team said on Friday. FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football – Women’s World Cup Final – United States v Netherlands – Groupama Stadium, Lyon, France – July

FILE PHOTO: The NFL logo is pictured at an event in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., November 30, 2017. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri Plans are subject to change during a pandemic, and the NFL is armed with the ability pause or delay the start of the 2020 season. ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported

(Reuters) – Quarterback Tom Brady’s bid to bring the glory days back to Tampa Bay will be given a stiff test in Week One of the new NFL season when the Buccaneers travel to New Orleans to face Drew Brees and the Saints on Sept. 13. FILE PHOTO: New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady speaks