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Signed Michael Jordan Olympic "Dream Team" jersey auctioned for six-figure sum

  • Basketball

Basketball icon Michael Jordan's "Dream Team" jersey from the Barcelona 1992 Olympics has been auctioned off for a second time, on the night of the premiere for documentary series The Last Dance.

for $216,000 (£176,000/€199,000) by Robert Edward Auctions, the vest was worn by Jordan during the United

States' gold medal winning campaign which saw them romp to a 117-85 victory in the final against Croatia.Jordan's



Former UK Athletics performance director Black dies

  • Athletics

Neil Black, the former performance director at UK Athletics (UKA), has died aged 60, the organisation has announced.

year, after controversial American coach Alberto Salazar was given a four-year ban from the sport.The United

States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) banned Salazar for "orchestrating and facilitating prohibited doping


Under-fire Kean resigns from World Rugby Council and withdraws from Executive Committee election

  • Rugby Sevens

Fiji's Ratu Vilikesa Bulewa Francis Kean has resigned from the World Rugby Council after allegations of homophobia and discrimination emerged against him in a British newspaper.

means South African Mark Alexander, Gareth Davies of Wales, Scotland's John Jeffrey, Bob Latham of the United

States and Brett Robinson of Australia, who already had Executive Committee seats, are poised to retain



World Rugby taking allegations against Fiji's Kean "extremely seriously"

  • Rugby Sevens

World Rugby has said it is taking allegations of homophobia and discrimination against Fiji's Ratu Vilikesa Bulewa Francis Kean "extremely seriously".

- South African Mark Alexander, Gareth Davies of Wales, Scotland's John Jeffrey, Bob Latham of the United

States and Brett Robinson of Australia.The other new nominees alongside Kean are Rugby Africa President


IFSC completes registration with World Intellectual Property Organisation

  • Sport Climbing

The International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) have completed all international registrations with the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), protecting its name and logo.

WikipediaInternational registrations are now complete after the final certificate was received from the United

States Patent and Trademark Office.


Nadal auctions shirt from 2019 French Open final to aid coronavirus fight

  • Tennis

A shirt worn by Rafael Nadal during his victory over Dominic Thiem in last year's French Open final has fetched €20,500 (£18,000/$22,000) at auction.

hit countries from the virus, has reported over 20,000 deaths and more than 200,000 cases.Only the United

States and Italy have recorded more deaths from COVID-19, which has infected over 2.3 million people


Boston Marathon organisers urge people not to run course on original date of postponed race

  • Athletics

The organisers of the Boston Marathon have sent a message of support on the original scheduled date for this year's race and have urged people not to run the route.

families are safe during the crisis which has already claimed the lives of more than 40,000 people in the United

States alone.They also warned those who were set to participate today to not run the course."

urge to contain the spread, with the rescheduled Boston Marathon date hanging in the balance as the United

States' confirmed cases have totalled over 764,000.This is 564,000 more than the second most-affected


Criticism over World Rugby Committee nominee Kean who served jail sentence for manslaughter

  • Rugby Sevens

Ratu Vilikesa Bulewa Francis Kean's nomination for the World Rugby Executive Committee has been described as "rugby politics at its worst" by former Samoan international Daniel Leo.

- South African Mark Alexander, Gareth Davies of Wales, Scotland's John Jeffrey, Bob Latham of the United

States and Brett Robinson of Australia.The other new nominees alongside Kean are Rugby Africa President


Fifty football stars pay tribute to heroes of pandemic

  • Football

Fifty football stars have shown their support for healthcare professionals and other workers who are key during the coronavirus pandemic.

football wants to show its support,” said Carli Lloyd, the two-time world and Olympic champion from the United

States.


USA Weightlifting to hold cross border competition with Canada in 2021

  • Weightlifting

USA Weightlifting have announced a hosting partnership with their bordering neighbours of Canada to bring together the North American Open Series for athletes from both countries as of 2021.

Series West coming to its nation in September 2021.Provisionally, the East Series will take place in the United

States in March in the same time frame as the National Weightlifting University Championship for American



It happened before - now Commonwealth Games needs another miracle in birthplace Hamilton

  • The Big Read

The Financial Times is reckoned to be, by some considerable distance, the world’s most influential business newspaper. Its chief economics commentator, Martin Wolf, knows what he is talking about, so what he says in a five-minute video posted by the FT last Friday is worth listening to.

In that decade unemployment was around 25 per cent in the United States and 30 per cent in Canada, where


Record 30 nations to contest 2021 Women's Lacrosse World Championship

  • Non-Olympic Sports

30 nations have been confirmed as taking part in the 2021 Women's Lacrosse World Championship in the United

States.

qualifiers.At the last event, held in England in 2017, 25 nations took part in the tournament, with United

States beating Canada 10-5 to claim gold, while hosts England beat Australia 10-9 to win bronze, in

a match that required four periods of overtime to separate the countries.The United States will be hoping

Mexico, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Puerto Rico, Scotland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Uganda, United

States and Wales.