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CAS rule in favour of Man City with UEFA ban overturned
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) confirmed their decision on Manchester City’s appeal against their Champions League ban on Monday and ruled in favour of the Premier League side who can now participate in the 2020/21 Champions League competition. Manchester City’s two-year UEFA ban from European football has been overturned the Lausanne-based court said on…
NHL, players approve plan to resume season, extend CBA
In separate votes announced Friday, the NHL’s Board of Governors and members of the NHL Players’ Association ratified a return-to-play plan slated to have games begin in Toronto and Edmonton, Alberta, on Aug. 1. The voting process also included both sides approving a four-year extension to the current collective bargaining agreement that provides the league…
Pac-12 moves to conference-only college football schedule for 2020 season
The Pac-12 Conference will move to a modified, conference-only football schedule for the fall. The move, however, may not limit the schedule to nine games, with the conference expected to decide on a final number by the end of July. Among the games that will no longer be played as the Pac-12 plans to implement…
German Bundesliga to start Sept. 18, winter break shrinks
Germany will start the 2020-21 season with cup games on Sept. 11 before the Bundesliga resumes Sept. 18. The winter break has been cut short to fit the season between… The calendar published Friday by the German soccer federation has the league starting more than a month after it did in 2019-20. That allows space…
Episode #227: Champions League Draw Portugual 2020 RECAP
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https://thesportscast.net/podcast-player/9531/episode-227-champions-league-draw-portugual-2020-recap.mp3 Download file | Play in new window | Duration: 38:47 | Recorded on July 10, 2020 The Champions League 2020 Draw has been completed this morning, a few favorable teams are expected to make it to the final and due to covid it’ll be a one-off and take place in Portugal. In this episode…
ACC won’t compete in fall Olympic sports until at least Sept. 1
The Atlantic Coast Conference announced Thursday that competition in all of the league’s fall Olympic sports will be delayed until at least Sept. 1. The decision includes competition in all exhibition and non-conference games in sports such as men’s and women’s cross country, field hockey, men’s and women’s soccer and men’s and women’s volleyball. The conference’s…
Ivy League calls off fall sports due to outbreak
The Ivy League on Wednesday became the first Division I conference to say it will not play sports this fall because of the coronavirus pandemic, according to The Associated Press. The league left open the possibility of moving some seasons to the spring if the outbreak is better controlled by then, according to the AP….
49ers RB Raheem Mostert requests trade
San Francisco 49ers running back Raheem Mostert has requested a trade. Mostert’s agent Brett Tessler made the announcement Wednesday afternoon. Mostert reportedly requested a pay increase after playing a significant role in the 49ers run to the Super Bowl last season. According to Tessler, those talks have not produced satisfactory results for Mostert. Mostert, 28,…
Stanford drops 11 sports to cut costs during pandemic
Stanford announced Wednesday that it is dropping 11 sports amid financial difficulties caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The school will discontinue men’s and women’s fencing, field hockey, lightweight rowing, men’s rowing, co-ed and women’s sailing, squash, synchronized swimming, men’s volleyball and wrestling after the 2020-21 academic year. Stanford also is eliminating 20 support staff positions….