Golf: Spieth uses birdie blitz to climb Harbour Town leaderboard
Jordan Spieth recovered from a poor start with a stunning run of birdies to tie the lowest nine-hole score of his career in the opening round of the RBC Heritage in South Carolina on Thursday.Source: Reuters: Sports News | 19 Jun 2020 | 5:52 am(NZT)
Lamine Diack will die in jail if sentenced - defence lawyers tell court
Lawyers for former world athletics chief Lamine Diack, who is on trial for corruption, on Thursday protested their client's innocence and said the 87-year-old would die in jail if sentenced to a prison term.Source: Reuters: Sports News | 19 Jun 2020 | 5:50 am(NZT)
Kaepernick joins Medium, will create content on race and civil rights
Former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick has joined the board of directors of Medium and will work on content focused on race and civil rights, the U.S.-based online publishing platform announced on Thursday.Source: Reuters: Sports News | 19 Jun 2020 | 5:44 am(NZT)
Fauci casts doubt on football this fall
With the United States bracing for a possible second wave of the novel coronavirus, Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, on Thursday cast doubt on the National Football League playing this year.Source: Reuters: Sports News | 19 Jun 2020 | 3:52 am(NZT)
Djokovic says important all players free to travel to U.S. Open
World number one Novak Djokovic says he is excited by the prospect of playing at the U.S. Open but says it would only be fair if every player eligible is able to compete.Source: Reuters: Sports News | 19 Jun 2020 | 3:22 am(NZT)
Alcott slams U.S. Open 'discrimination' over wheelchair omission
Australian Paralympic tennis champion Dylan Alcott has slammed the omission of the wheelchair tournament from the U.S. Open, calling it "disgusting discrimination".Source: Reuters: Sports News | 19 Jun 2020 | 2:10 am(NZT)
On this day: Born June 19, 1978 - Dirk Nowitzki, NBA player
Dallas Mavericks' Dirk Nowitzki was one of the finest imports to feature in the NBA and became the first European player to win the league's Most Valuable Player award (MVP) in 2007 before he led the franchise to a maiden championship in 2011.Source: Reuters: Sports News | 18 Jun 2020 | 11:59 pm(NZT)
Le Mans schedule condensed due to pandemic
The rescheduled 24 Hours of Le Mans in September will be condensed into a four-day timetable incorporating free practice, qualifying, warm-up and the race, organizers announced on Thursday.Source: Reuters: Sports News | 18 Jun 2020 | 10:31 pm(NZT)
Water polo: Hungary's triple Olympic champion Benedek dies at 47
The former captain and coach of Hungary's water polo team Tibor Benedek, who won three straight Olympic golds as a player in the 2000s and a world championship as coach, died on Thursday aged 47, the Hungarian Water Polo Federation said.Source: Reuters: Sports News | 18 Jun 2020 | 10:31 pm(NZT)
Soccer: Players take a knee as Premier League restarts
Premier League players, including champions Manchester City, took a knee before kickoff in support of the "Black Lives Matter" movement as the English season restarted on Wednesday.Source: Reuters: Sports News | 18 Jun 2020 | 8:37 pm(NZT)
CONMEBOL, Colombia complain to FIFA about 2023 World Cup bid report
Colombia's soccer chief and the head of South American football confederation CONMEBOL have written to FIFA complaining of "erroneous and discriminatory conclusions" in the assessment of the country's bid to host the 2023 Women's World Cup.Source: Reuters: Sports News | 18 Jun 2020 | 8:32 pm(NZT)
Kvitova hopes for 'easy' U.S. Open decision, Barty also waits
Petra Kvitova is yet to make a call on participating in the U.S. Open and hopes the health situation in New York will improve to make her decision easier, the two-times Wimbledon champion told Reuters.Source: Reuters: Sports News | 18 Jun 2020 | 8:30 pm(NZT)
High penalty count will open game up eventually: Gatland
Fans should get used to a greater number of penalties in the early stages of Super Rugby Aotearoa as teams adjust to new rule interpretations but the end result should be a more open, free flowing game, Waikato Chiefs coach Warren Gatland has said.Source: Reuters: Sports News | 18 Jun 2020 | 6:33 pm(NZT)
Exclusive: La Liga television audiences soar 48% in first week back
Spanish football's international viewing figures have increased by over 48% since the season returned after being halted for three months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, organising body La Liga said on Thursday.Source: Reuters: Sports News | 18 Jun 2020 | 6:08 pm(NZT)
Speaking about social issues more normal for players now: Rashford
Expressing opinions on social issues and campaigning for change is becoming more normal for the current generation of players, Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford has said.Source: Reuters: Sports News | 18 Jun 2020 | 5:40 pm(NZT)
Serena 'cannot wait' to play in this year's U.S. Open
Fears that strict health protocols due to the COVID-19 outbreak could deter the game's biggest names from competing at this year's U.S. Open were somewhat allayed on Wednesday when Serena Williams confirmed she will play the New York event.Source: Reuters: Sports News | 18 Jun 2020 | 4:50 pm(NZT)
Football to return in Brazil on Thursday
Brazilian football will kick off again in Rio de Janeiro this week after the city's mayor gave the go ahead for the local league to start after a three-month hiatus caused by the new coronavirus.Source: Reuters: Sports News | 18 Jun 2020 | 3:38 pm(NZT)
Heavy fog may have disoriented pilot in Kobe Bryant helicopter crash: NTSB
The pilot of a helicopter that crashed outside Los Angeles in January, killing basketball great Kobe Bryant, his daughter and all seven others on board, likely became disoriented in the fog, federal investigators said on Wednesday.Source: Reuters: Sports News | 18 Jun 2020 | 2:43 pm(NZT)
Sprint star Coleman facing ban after another whereabouts failure
World 100 metres champion Christian Coleman, who narrowly escaped a ban last year for missing three doping tests, was provisionally suspended on Wednesday and could miss next year's Tokyo Olympics after again breaching whereabouts rules.Source: Reuters: Sports News | 18 Jun 2020 | 1:25 pm(NZT)
NBA coaches union expresses concerns over Orlando plan
The NBA coaches' union is concerned that the league's return-to-play setup at Walt Disney World Resort will risk their members' health and hurt their future job prospects.Source: Reuters: Sports News | 18 Jun 2020 | 1:07 pm(NZT)
