The Latest on soccer’s European Championship: Italy’s media session at the national team’s headquarters will be held entirely by video link after three journalists tested positive for COVID-19. The positive results come from tests carried out ahead of Tuesday’s semifinal match between Italy and Spain in London. Only one of the journalists has returned to Italy. The other two are…
JULY 2 – JULY 8, 2021 Major sporting events, from the seventh stage of the Tour de France and Roger Federer competing at Wimbledon to England and Italy celebrating reaching the finals of the Euro 2020 soccer championship, dominated the week. Other news included forest fires in Cyprus and a man self-medicating with COVIDEX in Uganda. This photo gallery highlights…
NBA FINALS Suns 10 better than Bucks to take 2-0 lead in Finals PHOENIX (AP) — The Phoenix Suns find themselves two wins away from the first NBA championship in team history, and the first major league title for the city since the 2001 Arizona Diamondbacks. Devin Booker pumped in 31 points and Mikal (mih-KAYL’) Bridges added 27 as the…
NBA FINALS Suns 10 better than Bucks to take 2-0 lead in Finals PHOENIX (AP) — The Phoenix Suns find themselves two wins away from the first NBA championship in team history, and the first major league title for the city since the 2001 Arizona Diamondbacks. Devin Booker pumped in 31 points and Mikal (mih-KAYL’) Bridges added 27 as the…
TOKYO OLYMPICS-NO FANS Fans banned at Olympics with Tokyo under state of emergency TOKYO (AP) — Fans will be banned from Tokyo-area stadiums and arenas when the Olympics begin in two weeks. The city’s governor made the announcement on Thursday after meeting with organizers of the pandemic-postponed games. The Japanese government put the capital under a COVID-19 state of emergency…
TOKYO OLYMPICS-NO FANS Fans banned at Olympics with Tokyo under state of emergency TOKYO (AP) — Fans will be banned from Tokyo-area stadiums and arenas when the Olympics begin in two weeks. The city’s governor made the announcement on Thursday after meeting with organizers of the pandemic-postponed games. The Japanese government put the capital under a COVID-19 state of emergency…
TOKYO OLYMPICS-NO FANS Fans banned at Olympics with Tokyo under state of emergency TOKYO (AP) — Fans will be banned from stadiums and arenas in the Tokyo area when the Olympic Games begin in two weeks. The decision by the city’s governor, in agreement with Olympics officials, came after Japan’s prime minister put the capital under a COVID-19 state of…
TOKYO OLYMPICS-NO FANS Fans banned at Olympics with Tokyo under state of emergency TOKYO (AP) — Fans will be banned from stadiums and arenas in the Tokyo area when the Olympic Games begin in two weeks. The decision by the city’s governor, in agreement with Olympics officials, came after Japan’s prime minister put the capital under a COVID-19 state of…
The Latest on soccer’s European Championship: England fans can get ready for Sunday’s European Championship final by watching a rerun of their national team’s greatest victory. It comes with a twist. The 1966 World Cup final that England won over Germany 4-2 in extra time will be shown on Channel 4 on Saturday in color. Channel 4 says that has…
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — The Latest on Wimbledon (all times local): 6:30 p.m. Top-seeded Nikola Mektic and Mate Pavic reached their 10th doubles final of the season by beating Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury at Wimbledon. The Croatian duo won 7-6 (6), 6-3, 6-7 (2), 7-6 (5) to set up a final against former U.S. Open runners-up Marcel Granollers of…
