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The Houston Rockets who compete in the National Basketball Association as part of the league's Western Conference Southwest Division, have suffered from a ransomware attack. This brings up wider issues for sports teams and cybersecurity.
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By AFP
Paris -
Formula One's Australian and Chinese Grands Prix joined the list of events cancelled or postponed on Tuesday as the coronavirus pandemic hit the world of sport once more.
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By AFP
London -
Up to 4,000 people can return to outdoor sports stadiums and live performances in low-risk parts of England from December 2, the government said on Monday, permitting the revival of attendance at some Premier League football and other events.
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By AFP
Paris -
Football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo and men's golf world number one Dustin Johnson both tested positive for the coronavirus as a surge in cases cast a shadow over the return of professional sport.
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Acclaimed photographer Mine Kasapoglu has found her calling in sports photography. She chatted with Digital Journal's Markos Papadatos about her journey and capturing life and sports through her photographic lens.
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Australian pop sensation Brayden Dunbar chatted with Digital Journal's Markos Papadatos about his new music video for "Better Alone" and his love for fitness and sports.
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The latest category of website to be placed under increased risk are sports websites, specially where users are encouraged to under personally identifiable information. A new report indicates increased cyber threat activity.
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By AFP
Geneva -
The World Health Organization said Wednesday it was "unrealistic" to expect large crowds at sports events this year in countries suffering from community-level transmission of the new coronavirus.
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By AFP
Washington -
A conservative commentator once advised him to "shut up and dribble," but basketball legend LeBron James is bringing star power to a voter mobilization movement as concerns over disenfranchisement swell ahead of November's presidential election.
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By AFP
San Francisco -
Amazon on Wednesday announced a one-year ban on letting police use its facial recognition technology, calling for strong government regulations for its ethical use.
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By AFP
Apo -
A new Japanese smartphone app will allow fans to send virtual cheers and jeers to sports stadiums in the hope of creating atmosphere at matches played behind closed doors due to coronavirus.
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By AFP
Fpo -
Livening up sport without fans is a challenge for competitions returning after the coronavirus, and organisers have tried several ways to make empty stadiums more appealing.
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"Lady Driver," starring Grace Van Dien and Sean Patrick Flanery, is a high-adrenaline sports drama, which is available on Netflix.
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By AFP
Washington -
President Donald Trump said Saturday he believed US sports leagues hit by the coronavirus pandemic would resume "sooner rather than later" but declined to set a timetable for their return.
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By AFP
Paris -
Saudi Arabia's hosting of the Dakar Rally this month is just the latest international sporting event to take place in the kingdom as part of a multi-billion-dollar push to boost its battered global image.
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Toronto -
Sports fans don’t often like show tunes, and musical fans aren’t usually jock types. But “Bend It Like Beckham: The Musical”, which made its North American debut in Toronto on Tuesday, takes a stab at bringing the two camps together.
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By AFP
Bejing -
A French former NBA player has been reprimanded and fined $1,400 by sports officials in China for not looking at the Chinese flag during the national anthem before a game.
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Acclaimed sports photographer Mike Lewis chatted with Digital Journal about his career photographing swimmers, and he shared his insights on how technology has impacted the sport; moreover, he offered advice for young and aspiring photographers.
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By AFP
Moscow -
A proposed four-year doping ban on Russian athletes would deal a huge new blow to President Vladimir Putin's efforts to use sport to boost the country's prestige and his own reputation.
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By AFP
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The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) announced Monday a probe into "inconsistencies" in laboratory data provided by Russia, raising the possibility of a fresh ban on the country in the build-up to the Tokyo Olympics.
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By AFP
Moscow -
Russian star hockey player Artemi Panarin said strongman Vladimir Putin can "no longer tell good from bad" and that his time is up and he must go.
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Tel Aviv -
The world’s largest sports innovation platform (HYPE), which has 11 accelerator programs worldwide, has launched the world's first sports-tech blockchain accelerator. The Israel-based organization will be seeking candidates from around the world.
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Tennis has been played the same way for decades, with the only digital touches appearing in terms of the scoreboards. This could change a little this summer with Infosys’s digital solution for French Open tennis tournament.
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By AFP
Islamabad -
The bodies of two climbers from Britain and Italy have been found in northern Pakistan nearly two weeks after the pair went missing, the Italian ambassador said Saturday.
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By AFP
Islamabad -
Bad weather forced rescuers to call off a search Friday for two climbers from Britain and Italy who went missing in northen Pakistan on a peak known as "Killer Mountain".
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By AFP
Paris -
WADA said Thursday that they have "successfully retrieved" data from the Moscow laboratory at the heart of Russia's state-sponsored doping scandal which involved more than 1,000 athletes and 30 sports.
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By AFP
Paris -
Former WADA president Dick Pound is against imposing fresh sanctions on Russia for missing a deadline to allow World Anti-Doping Agency experts access to its Moscow laboratory."It's not the end of the world," former WADA president told AFP on Friday.
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By AFP
Moscow -
Russia's sports minister on Thursday said that experts from the World Anti-Doping Agency have begun procedures to copy data of the anti-doping laboratory in Moscow, their second attempt to do so.
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By AFP
Moscow -
The Kremlin on Wednesday said Moscow's failure to meet the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) deadline last week to hand over data from its anti-doping laboratory could be explained by logistical problems.
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By AFP
Montr -
The World Anti-Doping Agency's Athletes Committee on Wednesday demanded Russia be hit with new sanctions over its failure to meet a crucial deadline to hand over data from its drug-tainted Moscow laboratory.
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A scene from the Toronto Marathon. Sunday 5-2013
Montreal Candiens and Toronto Maple Leafs
A scene from the 2013 Toronto Marathon.
Roy Halladay is a pitcher for the Phillies by dannebrog
Screenshot from official Dakar promo video
A bunch of cricket balls for sale in London Swamibu
A still from the trailer for Score: The Hockey Musical, due for release Oct. 22 YouTube screenshot
Steve Prefontaine Horst-Rüdiger Schlöske
Blake McPhee waits on the judges decision after his fourth amateur bout. McPhee, 17, now has a record of one win and three losses under his belt.
The Chicago Park District basketball players
Golfing treasures of yesteryear on display.
File photo of Roger Federer. Tatiana (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Blake McPhee of Sweet Science Boxing exchanges blows with Treyton Clarke of Beverley Bronx Boxing Club (Edmonton, Ab.). The two junior boxers fought in the 140 lb class.
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ACTOR & FIGHT CHOREOGRAPHER
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