The head coach of the NFL’s Los Angeles Chargers tested positive for Covid-19, he revealed in the latest season of HBO’s “Hard Knocks.” “I can’t promise you you’re not going to get infected,” Anthony Lynn told his players at the top of the program. “I got infected.” The revelation was met with looks of surprise…
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The city was at the epicenter of Europe’s pandemic. Now its soccer club Atalanta wants to ‘bring a smile’ back to ‘damaged’ region
In a city of around 120,000 people, television stations showed pictures of columns of military trucks transporting the coffins of Covid-19 victims down the empty streets of Bergamo, Italy. Lombardy, the region in the north of the country, became the epicenter of the coronavius outbreak in February. According to CNN, there have been 96,519 cases…
Serena Williams comes back from the brink in first match since February as maternal instincts also kick in
Serena Williams came back from the brink to start her first tournament in six months with a win. A rusty Williams overcame fellow American Bernarda Pera 4-6 6-4 6-1 in the opening round of the inaugural Top Seed Open in Lexington, Kentucky, to set up a contest with sister Venus. Williams, the Open era grand…
PGA Championship winner Collin Morikawa ‘wants more’ glory after debut major victory
Just 15 months ago, Collin Morikawa was an amateur, college golf player. In fact, he remembers watching the final round of Brooks Koepka’s PGA Championship victory in 2019 with some friends and his team. But now, aged just 23, he is a major winner himself, having brilliantly won the PGA Championship at TPC Harding Park…
Borussia Dortmund digs its heels to stop Manchester United signing Jadon Sancho
Borussia Dortmund says youngster Jadon Sancho will remain at the club next season after Manchester United was reportedly close to signing the starlet. Sancho, 20, is one of the hottest prospects in world football — scoring 17 league goals and making 16 assists last season — and had been strongly linked with a move to…
Why it’s now or never in Neymar’s quest for European glory
When dreams clash with reality; when life reaches a daunting crossroads; when we must decide whether to be or make history. Right now Neymar is at the crossroads. A 21st century football brand fueled by endless promise; a nouveau-riche social, commercial and cultural phenomena; a superstar who’s no stranger to the scrutiny of the public…
Fabio Jakobsen, cyclist who suffered horrific crash, can achieve comeback, says team doctor
Fabio Jakobsen, the Dutch cyclist who sustained serious facial injuries in a horrifying crash last week in Poland, is expected to make a comeback to cycling, his team doctor said. But it is anticipated his road to recovery will be “long and arduous,” with “speaking and eating” likely to be a “challenge in the coming…
The 23-year-old major winner who’s made breaking records a habit
As the PGA Championship entered its final day on Sunday and, at one point, six players shared the lead, all attention was on the usual suspects: Brooks Koepka, Dustin Johnson, Justin Rose. But it was a 23-year-old from Los Angeles, California, who separated himself from all the big hitters to claim his first major at…
US golf star Collin Morikawa, 23, wins maiden major at the PGA Championship
It will go down as one of those ‘where were you when’ moments. Where were you when Collin Morikawa struck what will surely become known as one of the greatest shots in golf history on his way to a first major title at the age of just 23? We always knew it was going to…
Verstappen outfoxes Mercedes duo to win 70th Anniversary Grand Prix
Max Verstappen stunned the Mercedes duo of world champion Lewis Hamilton and pole sitter Valtteri Bottas to claim victory in the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix at Silverstone on Sunday. It was the ninth victory of the young Dutchman’s Formula One career and a triumph for the Red Bull team, whose car adapted better to the…
Champions League: Inspired Lionel Messi lifts Barcelona into quarterfinals
Lionel Messi scored a spellbinding goal as Barcelona beat Napoli 3-1 (4-2 on aggregate) in the Camp Nou on Saturday night to advance to the quarterfinals of the Champions League. Barca will play Bayern Munich in the last eight after the German champion completed a 7-1 aggregate win over Chelsea. With the series level at…
Juventus replaces sacked Maurizio Sarri with former star Andrea Pirlo
Juventus coach Maurizio Sarri was sacked on Saturday following the Serie A club’s Champions League last 16 exit to Lyon and immediately replaced by former star player Andrea Pirlo. The 41-year-old Pirlo won four league titles with Juve as a player as well as being a World Cup winner with Italy in 2006. He has…
A city ‘ruined in 30 seconds’: Lebanese basketball great Fadi El Khatib weeps for Beirut
Destruction. Obliteration. Lives irrevocably altered. From huge chunks of concrete to tiny shards of glass, Lebanon is trying to fathom how it can rebuild its capital and repair the countless lives impacted by this week’s blast which killed at least 158 people and injured more than 6,000, according to the latest figures released by its…
Haotong Li ‘surprised’ to be leading golf major and surprised by questions about President Trump
Chinese golfer Haotong Li hopes to write his own unique piece of history this weekend in San Francisco. But he’s also finding it’s the letters on his cap that are prompting questions about US President Donald Trump. The 25-year-old leads the way by two shots at the halfway point of the PGA Championship at TPC…
Cristiano Ronaldo’s brace can’t save Juventus as the Champions League returns in style
Cristiano Ronaldo’s brace was not enough to fire Juventus into the Champions League quarterfinals as European football’s most prestigious cup competition returned in style on Friday. The Serie A champion faced an uphill task from the very start with its opponents Lyon winning the first-leg 1-0 and, despite winning 2-1 on the night, Juventus lost…
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