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Gary Lineker interview: What's the rush for football to return? Let's get this season done and take it from there

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW




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Football authorities pledge almost £10m to grassroots game to help maintain pitches during lockdown

The Premier League, the FA, the government and Sport England have pledged £9.56million to support grassroots football during the pandemic.




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Bundesliga fixtures: 2019/20 season schedule and how to watch as German football returns on May 16

After nearly two months without football in the major European leagues due to the coronavirus pandemic, the German Bundesliga will finally return on Saturday, May 16.




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Ousmane Dembele: When Barcelona star could play again once football returns

As Barcelona's players returned to the club's training ground for the first time since mid-March on Wednesday morning, there was one notable absentee.




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Milot Rashica is a Liverpool transfer target, says Kosovo football chief

Liverpool remain keen on signing Kosovo winger Milot Rashica, the president of the country's Football Federation has claimed.




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Jeonbuk vs Suwon preview: K-League prediction, live stream and H2H as football returns

Football fans will finally have some live action to watch on Friday, when the South Korean K-League returns from its coronavirus shutdown.




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K League LIVE stream: How to watch South Korean football for free online on Friday

As fans of European clubs nervously wait to find out when the beautiful game is returning across the continent, the prospect of any live football is a godsend.




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K League LIVE stream: How to watch South Korean football for free online on Friday night

As fans of European clubs nervously wait to find out when the beautiful game is returning across the continent, the prospect of any live football is a godsend.




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K-League offers first glimpse of football after coronavirus shutdown as Jeonbuk beat Suwon

No fans in the stadium, no spitting allowed on the pitch and substitutes wearing masks.




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Plan for teams to be allowed five substitutions when football returns given green light by IFAB

Teams could be allowed to make up to five substitutions when football resumes after the game's law-making body approved the Fifa proposal.




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California becomes first state to switch November election to all-mail balloting




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Lincon McConnaughty plays football in his backyard




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Misty Copeland Organizing Ballet Performance For COVID-19



Thirty-two ballerinas from 14 countries are participating.




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Misty Copeland Organizes Worldwide Ballet Performance



The virtual performance includes 32 dancers in 14 countries.




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Michael Jordan’s Son Recalls Family Football Game



Jeffrey Jordan crashed head-first into a glass table.





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Sound of silence: Baseball thinking ahead to silent stadiums


Whenever baseball returns after the delay caused by the coronavirus pandemic, there’s an element that might come into play like never before: the sound of silence.




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Coronavirus outbreak creates a college football recruiting year unlike any other

The coronavirus has created a unique year for college football recruiting. With travel restricted and summer camps canceled, many recruits could up playing near home.




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Doug Erickson is the can-do UCLA basketball man dating back to last title

Doug Erickson has been UCLA's go-to man since 1992, serving as director of basketball administration. He might be the last remaining thread to John Wooden.




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A baseball or hockey game here, a golf tournament there: Events without fans are rare

Pro sports plan to play in empty venues because of the coronavirus outbreak, but examples of events occurring without fans is sparse.




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Better baseball on TV: What MLB can learn from 'Bachelor' and 'Millionaire'

MLB stadiums without fans would be like playing in a giant television studio. TV executives offer ideas on reinventing baseball as entertainment.




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City Section hears proposal to play football in the spring

Uncertainty has City Section coaches questioning whether football can be played this fall, so Garfield coach Lorenzo Hernandez recommends playing in spring.




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Baseball with no fans? Korean league opener shows glimpse of possible MLB future

The Korean baseball season is underway, but the games have a much different look with no fans in attendance because of the coronavirus crisis.




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Kari Korver to join Sparks as director of basketball operations

The Sparks have hired former UCLA guard Kari Korver as its director of basketball operations, the team announced Tuesday.




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Hernández: Billing late-night Korean baseball as the return of live sports on TV is a stretch

Desperate for viewers while the country is shut down, ESPN gambled that fans are in such need of live competition that they'd watch late-night Korean baseball.




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Calabasas loses another baseball coach to a dust-up over the playing field

Dan Cey has resigned as Calabasas' baseball coach after being reprimanded following a complaint by a neighbor about changes to the playing field.




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Season Interrupted: Oklahoma-bound Tiare Jennings digs the long ball

Long Beach St. Anthony slugger Tiare Jennings can go long ball or small ball: 'When I'm using my legs, special things happen.'




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Rachel Garcia and Bubba Nickles will be back with UCLA softball in 2021

With the Olympics being postponed until 2021, UCLA softball stars Rachel Garcia and Bubble Nickles plan to play for the Bruins next season.




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Letters: The world has changed, but let's keep baseball the same

Letters to the Los Angeles Times sports department.




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Neville names Man United star most likely to win Ballon d'Or

Man Utd great Gary Neville has given a detailed Q&A on social media in which he answered a range of different topics.




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Economic lockdown causes big reduction in air pollution globally

Researchers believe the reduction in air pollution from a one-year lockdown could prevent 780,000 premature deaths globally.




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Economic lockdown causes big reduction in air pollution globally

Researchers believe the reduction in air pollution from a one-year lockdown could prevent 780,000 premature deaths globally.




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Economic lockdown causes big reduction in air pollution globally

Researchers believe the reduction in air pollution from a one-year lockdown could prevent 780,000 premature deaths globally.




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Son Heung-Min Trades Football For M-16 Assault Rifle To Complete His Mandatory Military Training




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How an elite cross-trainer is helping ballet dancers stay fit


Joel Prouty, who works with many of New York’s most elite dancers, is in high demand, both because of and despite the coronavirus pandemic.




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Two 'warrior women' from ancient Mongolia may have helped inspire the Ballad of Mulan

An ancient Mongolian cemetery held the remains of two 'warrior women.'




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Take a beginner’s dance class taught by National Ballet’s of Canada First Soloist Tina Pereira


Tina Pereira’s dance repertoire with the company includes The Sugar Plum Fairy in “The Nutcracker,” Katerina in “The Taming of the Shrew,” and the title role in “Carmen” to name a few.




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Young volleyball star gone too soon

AN Adelaide family and the national volleyball community are in mourning after losing a young star in a fatal crash near Murray Bridge at the weekend.




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Unai Emery justifies Dani Ceballos transfer despite Arsenal struggles

Ceballos was injured back in November which forced him out of action for three months, during which time Emery was sacked by Arsenal, though the midfielder is now back to full fitness




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Van Dijk says football shutdown will have made players consider retirement

The Liverpool defender says the current absence of football will have forced players to think about what they'll do when they have to stop playing




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Will football be suspended if a player catches COVID-19? It depends on the code

The AFL and NRL will both play matches this weekend, but both leagues are taking different approaches to dealing with the coronavirus outbreak.




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'That's how we play the game': The essence and beauty of football on the Tiwi Islands

The game of footy is almost a different sport on the Northern Territory's Tiwi Islands — a place where former AFL star Austin Wonaeamirri says Aussie Rules is a way of life.




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A body blow for TV networks as football codes suspend seasons, Olympics postponed

Neither of the major football codes seem likely to emerge from the coronavirus outlook unscathed and nor do the free-to-air television networks that broadcast their matches.




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US baseball uniforms used to make medical masks in coronavirus fight

There is no baseball being played in the US because of coronavirus, but a manufacturer of the uniforms worn in the Major League is now using the same fabric to make protective clothing in the fight against the pandemic.




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LaMelo Ball in talks to buy Hawks after breakout NBL season

He came, he produced a jaw-dropping highlights reel, he got injured, he left without saying goodbye, and now the Californian NBA prospect apparently returns with a consortium in tow to buy the Illawarra Hawks.




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Netballer Nat Medhurst dealing with pregnancy, pay cuts and presidency during a pandemic

Star netballer Natalie Medhurst was hoping to put her feet up this season as she prepares for the birth of her baby — but now she is helping lead her sport's response to the coronavirus.




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Why are millionaire EPL football players not taking a pay cut?

English Premier League players are coming under fire for not taking a pay cut during the coronavirus pandemic, but the players association argues cutting player salaries could do more harm than good.




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Five sisters, one dream: Meet regional Victoria's 'unique' football-playing quintet

Five sisters make up a quarter of their tiny town's under-16s Aussie Rules team. They can't compete right now, but they are all determined to break into the professional ranks one day.



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Germany's Bundesliga plans its return from lockdown as football world watches

The Bundesliga could be the first top-flight football competition in the world to return from an enforced break due to coronavirus, and may become a test case for how other leagues approach a return to normality.




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Unequal pay claim for US women's football team thrown out in court

The reigning champions of the Women's World Cup have the equal pay elements of their multiple-claims lawsuit against the United States Soccer Federation tossed out by a federal judge.