In 2009, soaring inflation prompted Zimbabwe to ditch its failing sovereign currency in favour of a series of foreign currencies led by the United States ...
In a sort-of trial for state-backed digital currencies, the Lithuanian central bank will next week issue 24,000 digital 'LBCOINs'. Each will come with a ...
Celtics forward Gordon Hayward says he will leave the NBA's bubble at Walt Disney World Resort for the birth of his fourth child if Boston is still playing. "There'll be a time if and when we're down there and she's going to have the baby, I'm for sure going to be ...
How did the Patriots pull this off? How did a team that had no financial breathing room, no salary-cap space, go ahead and sign Cam Newton to a contract that's worth up to $7.5 million? The key words there are "up to." Download the MyTeams app for the ...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dodger Stadium's 40-year wait to host the All-Star Game is going to last even longer. The game scheduled for July 14 was canceled Friday because of the coronavirus pandemic, and Dodger Stadium was awarded the 2022 ...
In 2018, the New Orleans Saints sold the proverbial farm to snag raw but talented Marcus Davenport. Injuries, however, have curtailed the defensive end from living up to the promise so far. A turf toe injury relegated him to 13 games and 4.5 sacks during his ...
It's never a surprise to see coaching changes take place during the NBA offseason. There are always teams that decide it's time to go in a different direction and conduct a search for a new head coach when the season is over. This year is no different.
The Chinese Taipei Basketball Association (CTBA) announced Thursday it was cancelling the 43rd William Jones Cup due to the coronavirus pandemic. In a report by Taiwan News, the federation consulted with the country's Central Epidemic Command ...
Major League Baseball has a plan to return to the field, with training camps opening this week and games scheduled to start at the end of July. But there's still a question of whether baseball should return. And even the game's biggest star admits he isn't ...
NBA fans will always find a way to attach an asterisk to a given year's champion, and this year won't be any different. Given the extreme circumstances (coronavirus impact, bubble campus, no fans or home-court advantage), it would seem like this is the one ...
The first day of Boston Red Sox training camp at Fenway Park takes place Friday. It's an exciting development as fans await the return of Major League Baseball. The shortened 60-game regular season is set to return July 23, although the schedules for each ...
Syracuse, N.Y. — College football is on the clock, with a decision on whether the season will start on time in early September looming in the coming weeks. By then, college sports officials say they'll have a better idea of how various states and regions are ...
Frank Lampard's Chelsea take on Watford in the Premier League on Saturday night at Stamford Bridge. The Blues are looking to remain in the top four with a crucial victory, to remain with a two point gap in the Champions League places. For Watford, they will ...
Every member of the Kansas football program will self-quarantine for 14 days after the team announced that 12 players had tested positive for COVID-19. The school said Friday that it was suspending voluntary workouts because of the outbreak. Kansas' ...
Red Bull has launched a protest against rivals Mercedes over its use of its Dual Axis Steering (DAS) system during Friday practice at the Austrian Grand Prix. Editor's Picks. Mercedes' DAS system: What is it? And is it a 2020 game-changer? U.S. TV schedule.
McLaren had Racing Point comfortably contained in 2019, as they finished fourth in the constructors' championship, 72 points clear of their pink rivals. But Carlos Sainz has admitted that 2020 might be a bumpier ride for his team, after Racing Point's Sergio ...
TAMPA — Gay Culverhouse never planned to put aside her career as an educator to join the family business and become a trailblazer for nearly a decade as the president and senior executive for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers team her father owned. Perhaps ...
Jimmie Johnson is a hot commodity within the IndyCar paddock, and the seven-time NASCAR Cup series champion revealed Friday that a future debut in open-wheel racing could be quite an extensive one. Earlier this week, Chip Ganassi Racing announced ...
There was an outpouring of support for Khabib Nurmagomedov on Friday following the passing of his father. Among the first to issue his condolences was upcoming opponent Justin Gaethje. Khabib's father, Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov, died following health ...
Lausanne (AFP) - An extraordinary prosecutor was appointed Friday to examen criminal complaints made against Switzerland's attorney-general Michael Lauber and FIFA president Gianni Infantino. The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) said that Stefan ...
When I covered the first baseball game absent of fans in 2015, I thought it was a once-in-a-lifetime event. Now, sporting events in empty venues will be the new normal, at least for the time being in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic. On April 29, 2015, the ...
Colorado State is nearly a month into the return of athletes to campus and so far, coronavirus has been kept away. The phasing in of football players for voluntary summer workouts began on June 8. Men's basketball and volleyball started to return June 29.
As calls continue to come out for social change among University of Texas athletes, one projected starter has pledged to sit out until changes occur. DeMarvion Overshown — a projected starting linebacker for the Longhorns — is no longer participating in ...
The commentary team for the League of Legends European Championship will work remotely this upcoming week after veteran caster Trevor "Quickshot" Henry came in contact with someone who later tested positive for COVID-19, the league announced ...
DETROIT – The Detroit Tigers have stocked up on many of the top pitching prospects in baseball the last several years, and heading into this season, there's a similar logjam at the MLB level. Okay, there's one pretty glaring difference between the two.
FILE - In this Oct. 7, 2015, file photo, Toronto Blue Jays Russell Martin, center, and Troy Tulowitzki, left, prepare to take batting practice during a team workout at the Rogers Centre in Toronto. All 30 Major League Baseball teams will train at their ...
Raheem Mostert became the 49ers' lead running back last season, and he reportedly wants to be paid like it. Mostert "wants a more meaningful acknowledgment of his elevated production" beyond the rushing incentives in the contract he signed with the ...
G2 Esports announced the signing of Ardis "Ardiis" Svarenieks on Friday as the fourth member of their VALORANT roster. Ardiis joins Óscar "Mixwell" Cañellas Colocho, Patryk "paTiTek" Fabrowski and Jacob "pyth" Mourujärvi on the European squad. The org ...
Two-time Grand Tour winner Nairo Quintana has been hit by a car while on his cycle training in Colombia, his team said on Friday. "Nairo Quintana was hit by a vehicle during training, we will give you more information about his health as soon as possible," ...
(CNN) — NASCAR driver Corey LaJoie's No. 32 Ford car will be sporting a new look this weekend at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. LaJoie's car will debut a "Trump 2020" paint scheme in red, white and blue on Sunday at the Brickyard 400.
The 2019-20 season was a far cry from the unparalleled success the Warriors had seen over the past five years. After five consecutive runs to the NBA Finals and three Larry O'Brien trophies, the Warriors were the worst team in the NBA, finishing the season ...
The Red Devils are open to offers for the Chilean, with Antonio Conte having been impressed enough to want to keep him for the 2020-21 campaign. Inter are considering turning Alexis Sanchez's loan switch from Manchester United into a permanent move as ...
Maurizio Sarri is starting to make a mark on his Juventus side, but is it too little, too late for this season's UEFA Champions League? Article top media content. Cristiano Ronaldo tends to come into his own in the knockout stage. Article body. Juventus have ...
Atletico Madrid, coming off Tuesday's 2-2- draw vs. Barcelona, has plenty at stake Friday when Mallorca lands in the Spanish Capital for a 4 p.m. clash at Wanda Metropolitano Stadium. Atletico Madrid currently sits No. 3 in the La Liga standings, two points ...
Luke Campbell insists that it is "hard to see" if Ryan Garcia's ability matches his reputation because he has never fought "someone of quality". Sky Sports Boxing. 708K subscribers. Subscribe · FULL FIGHT! Vasiliy Lomachenko vs Luke Campbell. Watch later.
Trial winner gets the trip, handled the savage contours of Lingfield and has the class to overcome a potentially trappy draw. By Marcus Armytage, Racing Correspondent 3 July 2020 • 2:13pm. English King ridden by Tom Marquand on the way to winning The ...
The French Open will allow fans to attend this year's postponed tournament. The French Tennis Federation said Thursday up to 60% of the stands can be filled with fans when play starts in September at Roland Garros. Tickets will go on sale on July 16 for the ...
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has requested a minimum three-year contract worth £250,000-a-week to commit his future to Arsenal. The Gabon forward, who this week became the fastest player to score 50 Premier League goals for Arsenal, has entered the ...
The process of getting ready for the rest of the NBA season began on Wednesday for the Celtics. For the first time since the league shut down due to the coronavirus in March, players reported to the Auerbach Center for mandatory individual workouts with the ...
After acing the hop push-up challenge, India skipper Virat Kohli – who loves Punjabi music – shared his workout video on Instagram on Friday evening. In a bid to stay fit during the COVID-19 lockdown, Kohli was performing power snatch – which he claims is ...
Boxing legend Mike Tyson delivered one of his scariest death stares to a paparazzo hounding him in the streets -- and left him breathing heavily as a result. The 54-year-old was widely revered for how he created a bone-chilling aura inside the squared circle.
New Delhi, Jul 3 (IANS): Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju said on Friday that the ministry will launch Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) Junior to groom young athletes for the 2024 and 2028 Olympics. The existing TOPS is for senior athletes who have been ...
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