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Storms, Emyba to use sports break to improve weak areas
By Dan Ogega,
1045, March 31, 2021 (EAT)
While many sports stakeholders are lamenting the break necessitated by the government’s directive to halt sports owing to the third wave of the Covi...
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All-Star Game to go ahead amid COVID-19 pandemic
By Reuters,
1018, February 19, 2021 (EAT)
The NBA will hold the 2021 All-Star Game in Atlanta on March 7 despite a number of top players expressing concerns about staging an exhibition game am...
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No cheering, no parties: COVID-19 forces different Super Bowl Sunday for fans
By Reuters,
1322, February 7, 2021 (EAT)
Fans hoping to watch the Super Bowl on Sunday will face a much different reality this year, with the novel coronavirus restricting the celebration aro...
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NBA-League postpones Thunder-Rockets game, Harden fined
By Reuters,
1356, December 24, 2020 (EAT)
The National Basketball Association postponed Wednesday’s game between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Houston Rockets. This is after three Rockets p...
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FIBA confident NBA’s best players will be at Tokyo Games
By Reuters,
1917, December 16, 2020 (EAT)
The NBA’s best players will feature at next year’s Tokyo Olympics even though the season could end just days before the Games get under way, FIBA ...
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NBA players meet Pope Francis to discuss social justice issues
By Reuters,
931, November 24, 2020 (EAT)
Five NBA players met with Pope Francis at the Vatican on Monday to discuss social justice issues following a season where combating racial inequality ...
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Obama applauds LeBron’s leadership after title triumph
By Reuters,
1449, October 13, 2020 (EAT)
Former U.S. President Barack Obama congratulated LeBron James a day after he picked up his fourth NBA title, as prominent figures in sports, politics ...
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Kobe Bryant autograph on last game court piece hits auction block
By Reuters,
1551, September 25, 2020 (EAT)
Basketball legend Kobe Bryant’s autograph, on a hardwood section of the court where he played his last game, is on the auction block online and expe...
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Champion Osaka harnesses sport’s biggest spotlight in fight for racial justice
By Reuters,
1659, September 13, 2020 (EAT)
Naomi Osaka capped a transformative U.S. Open with another Grand Slam title and a challenge to the millions watching across the globe on Saturday to ...
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American Dream; tale of Irene Were, a budding Kenyan basketball talent
By Dennis Kamariki,
1503, September 3, 2020 (EAT)
Here and There, by Dennis Kamariki For basketball prodigy Irene Were, the stars have aligned and she could be the biggest thing in the game. Las...
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Osaka changes mind and agrees to play semi-final
By Reuters,
2242, August 27, 2020 (EAT)
Naomi Osaka has decided to play her semi-final at the Western & Southern Open in New York after previously saying she would withdraw from the matc...
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Osaka reaches semis then withdraws to protest racial injustice
By Reuters,
1128, August 27, 2020 (EAT)
Naomi Osaka withdrew from the Western & Southern Open on Wednesday in protest against racial injustice hours after the two-times Grand Slam champi...
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Demba Ba calls for Uighur solidarity protests
By Matthews Mutai,
1529, August 19, 2020 (EAT)
Former Chelsea striker Demba Ba has called on footballers to stand up for Uighur Muslims and condemn China’s treatment of the minority group regardl...
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Postponed World School Games now set for Oct. 16, 2021 in Jianjiang, China
By Stanley Mativo,
1225, August 7, 2020 (EAT)
The postponed 2020 World School Games will be held from October 16 to 23 next year in Jianjiang, China, the International School Sports Federation (IS...
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Olympics trials to be China’s only international sport event this year
By Reuters,
1050, July 10, 2020 (EAT)
China will not hold any international sporting events this year aside from trials for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, underscoring the country’s w...
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FIFA adds voice to protests over Floyd’s death
By Reuters,
1200, June 3, 2020 (EAT)
The National Football League, National Hockey League and National Basketball Association have put out statements about the racial injustice that spark...
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George Floyd died of asphyxia, private autopsy finds
By VOA,
841, June 2, 2020 (EAT)
Minnesota officials have ruled George Floyd’s death a homicide, saying he suffered from a loss of blood flow due to compression on his neck while be...
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U.S. to exempt foreign athletes from coronavirus-related entry bans
By Reuters,
1136, May 23, 2020 (EAT)
The United States will exempt some foreign athletes who compete in professional sporting events in the United States from entry bans imposed because o...
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What happens if the Tokyo Games don’t go ahead?
By CNN,
1715, March 21, 2020 (EAT)
The Olympic flame arrived in Japan on Friday, marking the beginning of official celebrations for a global sporting event that could still be derailed ...
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SWILA: How Coronavirus has cost sports billions of dollars
By Isaac Swila,
1207, April 20, 2020 (EAT)
Isaac Swila in Nairobi The Coronavirus pandemic spreading across the globe like wildfire has not only caused panic to millions of souls across the wo...
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