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Greg Clarke, England’s F.A. Chief, Quits After Disastrous Testimony

LONDON — By the time England’s top soccer official apologized for referring to Black players as “colored,” it was probably too late. The official, Greg Clarke, had already told the British parliamentary committee on sports about how South Asians’ filling up the IT department of England’s soccer federation qualified as a

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2020 Nov, 10

Precious Achiuwa’s Journey May Finally Take Him to the N.B.A.

Precious Achiuwa has never been in the same place for long. He tends to be on the move — from Nigeria to New York to Memphis. Stationed in Long Island City, Queens, for the past seven months as he prepares for the N.B.A. draft on Nov. 18, Achiuwa has been coping

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2020 Nov, 09

Norway Has a Must-See Team. Barely Anyone Can Watch It.

The best perch is on the rooftop overlooking the stadium. Reaching it is not for the fainthearted: The only access is via an external staircase, and most of the field can be seen only if you sit right on the lip of the building. But still, during most games, a

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2020 Nov, 08

Pandemic Creates New Considerations for Arena Construction

Tim Leiweke could hardly contain his enthusiasm while he gestured toward what will be center ice at the Islanders’ future home at Belmont Park. Leiweke, the chief executive of the venue development firm Oak View Group and a partner with the Islanders for UBS Arena, was discussing the team’s run to

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2020 Nov, 07

A Friday Full of M.L.B. News and Mercy

As the presumptive new owner of the Mets last week, Steven A. Cohen spent days answering fans’ questions on Twitter. The Mets’ loyalists, he wrote, are the “most knowledgeable fans around” — and Cohen has always been one of them. On Friday, when he closed on a record $2.475 billion purchase

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2020 Nov, 06

Megan Rapinoe Has a Lot More to Say

GREENWICH, Conn. — Megan Rapinoe, the American soccer player so decorated with medals and trophies that she’s practically gilded, has a book coming out on Tuesday. But it’s only kind of about sports. Yes, important games are reconstructed and injuries recounted. But readers will also learn about redlining and how Black

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2020 Nov, 06