And of course they are ubiquitous at professional sports events.
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Have you ever watched or attended a college sports events?
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The NBA and NCAA pulled sports events from the state.
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This is particularly true when it comes to big sports events.
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The number of sports events will not be affected, officials said.
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It has special associations with holidays, pop culture and sports events.
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The Riveters play at the Aviator Sports & Events Center in Brooklyn.
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Do the television networks pay Goodyear to shoot the sports events?
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The decision clears Russia to start hosting international sports events again.
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I attend birthdays, sports events and read them stories over FaceTime.
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I've come for presidential elections, book tours, sports events and interviews.
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Hosting North Koreans at sports events can also have extra costs attached.
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Recently, he's started exclusively using his iPhone to photograph professional sports events.
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China's main e-sports events are usually held in cities like Shanghai.
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Take major televised sports events like Premier League or Bundesliga soccer matches.
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Every night there are professional sports events that qualify as mass gatherings.
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The Staples Center can seat about 20,000 people for non-sports events.
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Four out of the year's top five hashtags centered on sports events.
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The government attributed the rise in 2020 growth exclusively to sports events.
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Why else would Jimmy Fallon keep hiring them to predict major sports events?
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These include live streams of multiple sports events, as well as news programs.
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The group, which organizes charity and sports events, began its patrols last year.
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Some sports events are available in 4K, but they're few and far between.
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The judge also banned the four from attending sports events for three years.
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You can continue tackling your debt and — hopefully, one day — attending sports events.
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At home, the B-2 is often seen in flyovers during sports events.
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They're adorable creatures who liven up sports events for young and old alike.
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You'll get instant answers for queries about weather, translations, sports events, and more.
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The government attributed the higher projected growth next year exclusively to sports events.
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Its ratings during primary debates soared, netting viewership generally reserved for popular sports events.
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The sooner we get rid of the national anthem at sports events, the better.
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He'll want to bring this seat cushion to work, his car, and sports events.
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Zobayan flew him to his many sports events and award ceremonies, local media said.
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Authorities in the two regions also cancelled sports events and closed schools and universities.
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People have been banned from setting fires, and some major sports events have been canceled.
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At American sports events, Mr Dein saw fans treated like paying customers rather than cattle.
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The commission, however, noted in its report Sweden's ability to host global winter sports events.
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I would see him at banquets or sports events, escorted by his lovely wife, Lonnie.
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Schools and universities have also been shut, while concerts and sports events have been canceled.
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A raft of sports events globally have already been called off due to the coronavirus.
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Sports events may be closed, but the lessons we learn from sports are still important.
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But some high-level sports events and training can continue without audiences, The Guardian reported.
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It raises the question as to the place of these patriotic symbols at sports events.
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He also lets them know about arts and sports events, in case they want tickets.
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She added that the taxes could be small ones on concerts, sports events, even taxi rides.
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Connelly takes part in many of the adaptive sports events and his main love is sprinting.
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Women have generally been banned or heavily restricted from attending all-male sports events in Iran. .
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He is a defrocked Irish priest who has made an occasional habit of interrupting sports events.
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Go deeper: ESPN has a list of what live sports events to expect on the app.
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The pandemic has resulted in the cancellation of several sports events and tournaments, including March Madness.
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Competent ministers will also be able to halt sports events and school trips outside those areas.
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Disputes such as these are not unusual, and they often cut off coverage of sports events.
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Dubai has also asked that all sports events be canceled for the rest of the month.
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The weekend's major sports events allowed some ads to avoid being lost in a blizzard of others.
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Compared to the Olympics, the king of all sports events, all of these feel like prep work.
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"Big sports events have huge numbers of people that come from all over the world," Griffin said.
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"It's everything I've ever dreamed about," said Weiner, who has also done broadcasts of Hofstra sports events.
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However, sports events generally target an adult audience, so the companies may not be using those restrictions.
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Samples from shoes and cell phones were also collected from volunteers at sports events across the country.
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She completed culinary training and then started working with catering companies at sports events and private parties.
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Sportradar supplies data on live sports events and counts sports media and betting companies among its clients.
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The subsequent growth reflected a number of factors (none actually related to the hosting of sports events).
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The NCAA said it was not yet recommending games' cancellation or barring fans from attending sports events.
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Some international sports events have been postponed or even canceled in China because of the coronavirus outbreak.
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Mackasek says that Riot's e-sports events team works on the Worlds opening ceremony all year round.
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The move aimed to avoid throngs in confined places like concert halls, sports events and carnival parades.
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The move aimed to avoid throngs in confined places like concert halls, sports events and carnival parades.
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As we previously reported, the coronavirus scare is affecting several major sports events -- including the 2020 Olympics.
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The deal will bring more media properties to Snapchat Discover and offer more coverage of Turner's sports events.
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Veterans will also be able to use the controllers for sports events like the National Veterans Wheelchair Games.
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At camp, the teenagers are encouraged to participate in scavenger hunts, arts and crafts activities, and sports events.
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A good chunk of e-sports events are grassroots affairs with limited resources, and security is not cheap.
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It's designed to be a one-stop place for consumers to find shows, sports, events and everything else.
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Around the same time new laws permitted women to attend sports events, and also to drive a car.
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Oakland hosts millions of visitors every year for its sports events, thriving restaurant scene and growing technology businesses.
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It also has been signing deals to license big news and sports events like Thursday Night NFL games.
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Currently, school officials say, you won't typically see large groups of Chinese students at major college sports events.
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The move adds to his growing list of appearances at professional sports events over the last few months.
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Officials have shut down public buildings, schools and sports events in some parts of the country's industrial north.
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The government has also urged that big gatherings and sports events be scrapped or curtailed for two weeks.
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Amazon's move into broadcasting top sports events is seen as a way to boost its Prime subscription service.
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Organisers of other sports events have also faced obstacles in reclaiming medals or prize money from Russian dopers.
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Google bought ads during major sports events to market its new Pixel 215.5 smartphone and YouTube television service.
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There's also declining public support among South Koreans for hosting mega sports events due to worries over huge costs.
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All you need are some jerseys, beers, and tickets to a live sports events to enjoy with your dad.
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Elsewhere, students used silence to protest a proposed policy on audience chanting during sports events at Wisconsin high schools.
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His photographs—of addicts and street scenes, invalids and sports events—are uncaptioned, which lends them an everyman air.
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These include the suspension of schools, university classes, theaters and cinemas, as well as bars, nightclubs, and sports events.
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These include the suspension of schools, university classes, theaters and cinemas, as well as bars, nightclubs, and sports events.
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Health experts have recommended limiting mass gatherings, such as at sports events, to stem the spread of the virus.
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Cities and states across the country have banned large gatherings and sports events, festivals and concerts have been canceled.
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Broadway was shut down, major sports events have all been canceled and entire seasons are being put on hold.
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Verona are from one of the six regions in Italy where sports events have been banned by the government.
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Italian authorities are scrambling to contain the outbreak by locking down entire towns and closing fashion and sports events.
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Flags flew at half-staff in Iran and its embassies across the globe, concerts and sports events were cancelled.
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Flags flew at half-staff in Iran and its embassies across the globe, concerts and sports events were canceled.
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The lineup will offer thousands of live sports events, such as: Subscribers will also be able to buy the MLB.
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The trailer also depicts the making of "We Will Rock You," the Queen anthem that's become popular at sports events.
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Sager covered an array of sports events, including the Olympics, but was most closely associated with National Basketball Association broadcasts.
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Outside of the Olympics, Triple Crown horse races are the only sports events watched by as many women as men.
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The group has said that it plans to create at least 10 major international sports events in China before 2020.
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The firm also expects panel prices to stabilize due to global sports events and an increase in new product shipments.
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North Korea participated in the international multi-sports events hosted by South Korea three times - in 221, 231 and 2528.
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It's at this point that "Rock and Roll Part 2" was taken out of sports events from around the world.
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Most notably, it will feature live competitive e-sports events that are expected to take place on a regular basis.
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With those adaptations, the Iditarod was able to continue, unlike other major sports events many of which have been canceled.
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Most great sports events come around once each year; others, like the Olympics and World Cup, a bit less often.
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Ryan cautioned, it's not just the Olympics they are advising on, but all mass gatherings, including religious or sports events.
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Once again, a virtual music group stole the show at one of the biggest e-sports events of the year.
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The networks are expected to be 2999 times faster than current ones, improving viewing of live news and sports events.
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More people use the city's libraries annually than the combined attendance of professional sports events, museums, performing arts and zoos.
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Other big sports events this year include the World Cup in Russia and the World Equestrian Games in North Carolina.
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The rivals vowed to "actively participate" in international sports events hosted by each other and organize more friendly competitions between them.
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Perry was actively involved in theater at school and was the mascot at sports events, according to the Mansfield News Journal.
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Elliott and Ly recommend making changes to lifestyle and behaviors in general and watching for increased risks during major sports events.
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Riot says broadcasters should "refrain" from commenting on or discussing "sensitive topics" on air during League of Legends e-sports events.
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Companies often back sports events in the hope that some of the fun of the occasion will rub off on them.
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According to Merteuil, large sports events are more likely to lead to increased "repression against prostitutes," and violence against sex workers.
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Global sports events challenge fans to vacate their cherished comfort zones — normally framed in this country by soccer, cricket and rugby.
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Of course, somebody could come up with a way to reliably share streaming sports events without getting sued out of existence.
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ESPN+ will feature live programming, live sports events and a library of other programming like ESPN's popular 30 for 30 series.
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In moves that reinforce that perception, women will be permitted to drive from next year and allowed to attend sports events.
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Now the resort sponsors high school sports events and takes in three of its top "home sciences" students as kitchen apprentices.
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But Britain will not close its schools and it has yet to ban large public gatherings, like concerts or sports events.
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The secondary ticketing market is a big business that has long been a significant factor for major concerts and sports events.
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You can also lean on your card's benefits to access premier culinary events, must-see music events, and VIP sports events.
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With governments imposing lockdowns and travel and border restrictions, sports events worldwide continued to be postponed, canceled or played without spectators.
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Their first few months were filled with a dizzying blitz of concerts, sports events and long walks exploring Philadelphia's food scene.
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For a time in the late 1970s, he was executive producer of "CBS Sports Spectacular," which featured a variety of sports events.
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Young children have unprecedented access to violent movies, games and sports events at an early age, and learning brutality is the norm.
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Then there are more creative attempts to indirectly evoke mega-sports events by way of a subtle, clever or potentially humorous association.
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In its report Tuesday, Airbnb said these instances of price gouging are most present at sports events, college graduations and — unfortunately — tragedies.
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"At the 2016 Rio Olympics work hard to maintain and consolidate existing advantages in sports events and results positions," the ministry said.
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This fact is the source of continuing disputes about how to decide who can legitimately compete in all-female international sports events.
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Nagourney also said the assumption that fans would stay for nearly three days was based on visitors for conventions, not sports events.
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You can stream big-time sports events like the Super Bowl, over the Web, right now, and it can work pretty well.
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SHELVES PICKED CLEAN The pandemic has forced public schools, sports events and cultural and entertainment venues to close across the United States.
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By canceling professional sports events, leagues would effectively be shutting down one of the largest gathering places for people in some cities.
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Israel has since moved on to social distancing, limiting indoor gatherings to 100 people, closing schools and universities and canceling sports events.
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If people watch sports events in bars, rather than in open air stadiums, they could be more at risk, the officials said.
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The government has barred the public from all sports events until April 3 in a bid to curb Europe's worst coronavirus outbreak.
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Tomorrow is one of the year's most watched sports events, the men's Champions League final, between Real Madrid and Juventus of Turin.
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Along the way he has accumulated enormous wealth, promoted charities and sports events and run his own reality show on Russian television.
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Her dream was to watch a soccer match from a stadium in Iran, where women are barred from attending most sports events.
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The law led to the cancellation of planned job expansions and the relocation of coveted championship sports events out of the state.
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Baharvand said if the US cannot host sports teams fairly and unbiased, it would be better to avoid hosting sports events, IRNA reported.
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But unlike some sports events, the TV networks that broadcast March Madness know that some of you will want to stream the games.
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And the next one will take place in the Hague with over 500 competitors from 19 nations competing in nine adaptive sports events.
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The face-off became one of the most-watched televised sports events of all time, and was nicknamed the battle of the sexes.
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It's coming soon to Android and iOS, and it allows up to eight players to compete in six winter sports events... including curling.
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The company made similar moves at sports events like the Rose Bowl in Los Angeles and the Winter X Games in Aspen, Colorado.
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That could limit it to huge events like music festivals, though perhaps it could work for parades, sports events, or political rallies too.
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Saudi women will soon be allowed to drive and to attend sports events at several major arenas -- privileges denied to them until now.
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He directed 17 World Series, 18 All-Star Games and many other significant sports events, including the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Canada.
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He directed 22012 World Series, 22014 All-Star Games and many other significant sports events, including the 28 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Canada.
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Mr. Sarver, 30, consults with sports teams on sales analytics, and resells tickets, primarily to college sports events; his office is in Brooklyn.
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The sports ministry earlier announced the postponement of all international sports gatherings and said local sports events would be played behind closed doors.
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We're living in an age of astoundingly beautiful nature documentaries, stunning live sports events, and crystal clear close-ups of Hollywood's beautiful elite.
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Maryam Shojaei is an activist from Iran who founded the #NoBan4Women movement, which promotes a woman's right to attend sports events in Iran.
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THAT WILL INCLUDE AN ARRAY OF LIVE PROGRAMMING THAT IS NOT AVAILABLE – LIVE SPORTS, LIVE SPORTS EVENTS, NOT AVAILABLE ON THE CURRENT CHANNELS.
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Legalized betting will also increase ratings for sports events, as people who have bet on a game have a vested interest in watching.
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Otherwise, she's a homebody, forgoing the city's music and professional sports events to stay in and unwind with Netflix when she's got rare downtime.
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The ex-NFL star is being sued -- along with the folks behind Ray's Reserve bourbon -- by Leverage Agency, which sells sponsorships at sports events.
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Social media is also advancing the experience for viewers of prime-time sports fixtures, providing an additional and complementary experience outside of sports events.
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Today the company announced a new "deeper collaboration with Facebook" that will allow it to broadcast live e-sports events on the social network.
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It's an impressive battery that's long enough to livestream most sports events and definitely should be enough for that next EDM show you're attending.
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He said there would be an increased police presence at Melbourne events, including the Boxing Day Test Cricket, carols and other major sports events.
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"We have encountered some early challenges, as many major sports events often do," Lima 2019 spokesperson Carlos Manuel Lazarte, told Reuters in an email.
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The app effectively turns your phone into an on-demand access portal for all Olympic-related news (and other sports events too, of course).
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Kenu is smart in combining a charger and phone stand specifically because people increasingly consume entertainment — movies, TV, live sports events — on their phones.
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It has since hosted a number of VR events, including film screenings, e-sports events, gamer gatherings, meetups, live concerts, comedy specials, and more.
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There are other "yellow zones" in Italy where schools are closed, and sports events and religious and cultural spaces have been postponed or canceled.
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Also, during the lockouts, some teams could make up for lost revenues by scheduling concerts, other sports events and family shows in their arenas.
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Authorities had taken steps to contain the spread, including ordering sports events to be played without spectators, but had stopped short of halting matches.
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The fried mozzarella sticks it produces in Brooklyn and sells at music and sports events will be front and center, made on the premises.
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All 60 million people in the country have been urged to remain indoors as mass gatherings, sports events, and cultural events have been canceled.
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It may not result in a deal, as sports events get canceled in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, weighing on Legends Hospitality's prospects.
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With businesses facing bankruptcy, schools closed and sports events canceled, President Trump and others have now asked: Is the cure worse than the disease?
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The case dates to 2011, when an investigation was begun into Mr. Urdangarin's business activities, which mostly involved organizing sports events for regional governments.
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Iran: A young woman's dream was to watch a soccer match from a stadium in Iran, where women are barred from most sports events.
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It may mean avoiding sports events, school assemblies, parties and even unnecessary visits to crowded doctor's offices — this is a time to develop telemedicine.
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Hundreds of them were posted on light poles and community mailboxes, and handed out through door-to-door canvassing and at local sports events.
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But in the last month, he settled into a different routine, one that included coaching at some of his four children's youth sports events.
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The terminals have helped to keep betting shops going when many younger gamblers have switched to betting on sports events using smartphones or tablets.
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Today, the patriotic imagery at sports events has very little to do with actual patriotism — and everything to do with the league's bottom line.
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It also unveiled its "sports brain," on Saturday, a suite of software products designed to improve the back office of how sports events are run.
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The court found that Urdangarin and his business partner Diego Torres exploited the duke&aposs "privileged status" to obtain public contracts related to sports events.
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"I think it's significant that for the past 10 years, both sides of Korea have not been involved together in any sports events," he said.
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Paid or not, Jones said it makes him uncomfortable when current and former troops are asked to stand up and be recognized at sports events.
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Compliance teams even have to fret about seemingly innocent diversions like "office pools"—sweepstakes on sports events—in case they fall foul of gambling laws.
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Udobu — helps better monetize live sports events for clubs and media rights holders struggling with inventory and capacity utilization, as well as revenue-generation issues.
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Generally, though, e-sports events have varying levels of measures ranging from bag checks to metal detectors, and some competitive scenes have no security whatsoever.
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Many of the daytime sports events are livestreamed through the official NBC Olympics site, available to those who have a verified cable or satellite service.
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In honor of one of the biggest sports events in the country, we took a look at a lot of fitness gear this past week.
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The machines have helped to keep betting shops going when many younger gamblers have switched to betting on sports events using their smartphones or tablets.
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Another example: Little by little, people are coming to understand that global sports events aren't always a good idea after all, especially for the poor.
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Joe Sonnenburg has shot a wide variety of sports events for TV for almost a decade, and he posts highlights of his exploits on Instagram.
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Dozens of major and minor sports events have already been called off around the world, or been forced to go ahead with no spectators present.
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Some cities have now begun to close schools, while some companies have asked employees to work from home and major sports events have been postponed.
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Authorities in the two regions, where the outbreak is concentrated, have cancelled sports events, including three top league soccer games, and closed schools and universities.
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Sony touted tests it's done with U.S. carrier Verizon (TechCrunch's parent company) to use the forthcoming 5G handset for live streaming of live sports events.
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It provides a full package of benefits, such as discounts for movie tickets, sports events, prescription drugs, fitness and health centers, supermarkets and city attractions.
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Let's make the ritual of the national anthem at sports events something meaningful, something prayerfully in the interests of a truly United States of America.
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Since that time, the United States has won bids to host two major sports events: the 2021 track and field world championships, in Eugene, Ore.
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A year later, the United States entered World War I. This, as Mental Floss's Matt Soniak explains, brought the song into use during sports events.
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Visa, a payment-card network with a taste for supporting high-profile sports events, spent as much promoting it as it did on the men's competition.
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Twitter has also been reported to be in talks with Major League Soccer and Time Warner Inc's Turner Broadcasting to buy streaming rights to sports events.
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While out on bail he sold bogus VIP tickets to fashion, music, and sports events, including the Met Gala, the Grammys, Coachella, and the Super Bowl.
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Sports events are among the few remaining true "mass" experiences; the entire audience watches the same thing at the same time, which big advertisers find irresistible.
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The Obama administration previously loosened requirements by allowing organized trips without advance U.S. permission and independent travel for specific purposes like religious activities or sports events.
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There's a program guide for discovering upcoming shows, movies and sports events to watch or record, plus tools to schedule your recordings like on traditional DVRs.
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On the One X, the YouTube app now includes support for 4K resolution videos and 60 fps playback, ideal for watching gaming footage or sports events.
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Esports viewership numbers, which have surpassed many landmark sports events, are also projected to reach just over 453 million viewers by the end of this year.
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In 2013, demonstrations erupted nationwide as Brazilians protested against everything from poor public services to corruption and the billions of dollars being spent on sports events.
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Bridges said the facial recognition technology had been introduced around Cardiff in public spaces and during sports events without warning, explanation or the consent of citizens.
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Brendan Poots, Priomha's founder, points out that political and economic shocks have little bearing on sports events, making bets on them the "ultimate uncorrelated asset class".
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Bonvoy Moments lets you bid Marriott points for a variety of exclusive experiences, including not just sports events but also concerts, travel packages, and culinary packages.
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Residents were advised to postpone or cancel gatherings of more than 250 people, including sports events, conferences and concerts, through at least the end of March.
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Saudi Arabia's crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, has garnered praise for expanding rights of women in the country, allowing them to drive and attend sports events.
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Snapchat has the same feature, called "Our Story," and pulls in user photos and videos tied to specific locations or events, like concerts or sports events.
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Orban also announced that Hungary will close its borders for international passengers, close cultural and sports events and establishments and limit the opening hours of restaurants.
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Last week, several high schools stepped into the fray by warning students not to kneel during the anthem at sports events, with some threatening disciplinary action.
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Sang had left for the University of Texas and won an Olympic silver medal in the steeplechase before returning to Kapsisiywa, where he organized sports events.
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Dubai has asked sports events organisers to postpone all sports-related activities until the end of the month, according to a government circular seen by Reuters.
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Niche services like B/R Live, ESPN+, WWE Network and DAZN offer livestreams of sports events, but not-so-niche services have also taken an interest.
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Leaders from 19 national antidoping agencies have argued that Russia should be excluded from all international sports events, including next year's Winter Games in South Korea.
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The Bachelor Winter Games, which premiered last week, differs from The Bachelor and Bachelorette because contestants compete for love while also competing in actual winter sports events.
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Hundreds of civilians were killed in attacks on targets as diverse as Shi'ite shrines, offices of government ministries and aid groups, sports events and voter registration stations.
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Kraft has been seen partying at sports events and hanging with rappers since the Patriots trounced the Los Angeles Rams for the Vince Lombardi Trophy on Feb.
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CNN's KFile reported Monday that as a National Review columnist in the early 2000s, Moore wrote multiple columns decrying the participation of women in professional sports events.
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Instead of museums, sports events and family gatherings being the ultimate destination, more people are decamping for food festivals, special meals and even cooking classes and workshops.
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Not only that but with a VPN you can bypass censorship or geographic restrictions to enjoy your favourite music, TV series, and sports events with minimal hassle.
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Overall, Chinese internet users were transfixed on a mix of sports events, natural disasters, politics and entertainment, a pattern that also prevails in Google's year-in-search.
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Traditional sports events like NBA games have been live-streamed before using 360-degree VR cameras in stadiums, but esports have yet to receive that treatment. Sliver.
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In the 30-minute hearing Thursday, Jackson said that Gates will be allowed to leave his house for children's sports events on Saturday morning and Sunday afternoon.
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It has shuttered workplaces and sent employees home, forced the cancellation of major sports events and compelled states like New York to ban large gatherings of people.
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During big sports events like the basketball tournament, a line of hopeful patrons can snake down the street, and the atmosphere inside can be electric, even oppressive.
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But the North remains the most unpredictable factor in security arrangements, because it has a history of engaging in violence when South Korea hosts international sports events.
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The two Koreas will compete as a unified team in the Olympics for the first time, though they have joined forces at other international sports events before.
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The deal was meant to finance Endeavor's growth, while diversifying Saudi Arabia's economy via the talent agency's work in sports, events, modeling and television and film production.
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" The Times quoted the meet's director as saying that playing the anthem was not obligatory because "its purpose and relevance to sports events has never been established.
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CAIRO (Reuters) - The Saudi ministry of sports announced on Friday it will suspend public attendance at all sports events starting Saturday, a statement from the ministry reported.
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The decision came despite a series of independent investigations that found Russia had orchestrated a vast doping scheme that tainted the Olympics and other major sports events.
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It has taken several steps to contain the spread including travel restrictions, ordering sports events to be played without spectators and banning mass prayers until further notice.
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" The Timeless Torches make roughly 10 appearances a year at Liberty games and at other sports events, and have been featured on the NBC comedy "30 Rock.
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The NASCAR race in a swing state is the latest in a line of appearances and ad buys at professional sports events over the last few months.
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Our days were spent testing our skills on the archery range, competing in sports events for Color Wars, or staying up late singing our favorite camp songs.
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The suspension had been imposed after WADA investigators found Russia had orchestrated a vast, state-sponsored doping scheme that tainted the Olympics and other major sports events.
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Right now, for instance, someone in Spain cannot legally view (or buy) digital movies or sports events that are streamed online by companies based in other European countries.
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Hasbro has been spending more to digitize Magic: The Gathering and host e-sports events for the game to attract consumers who prefer video games and mobile entertainment.
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The Black Sea state failed in bids to host one of the world's biggest multi-sports events in 1992, 1994 and more recently 2014 but the ambition remains.
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"The building of the new subway line is problematic," said Christopher Gaffney, a professor at the University of Zurich who studies large-scale sports events like the Olympics.
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On the international front, the two sides agreed to demonstrate their collective wisdom, talents, and solidarity by jointly participating international sports events such as the 2018 Asian Games.
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"We've managed to prepare ourselves for such mega-sports events as the Rugby World Cup in 2019 and the 2020 Tokyo Games," Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike told reporters.
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Prosecutors said Cantor Gaming offered higher betting limits than others in the area, seeking to attract and retain bettors who would frequently place large wagers on sports events.
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The MCC, custodian of the sport's laws, had its World Cricket Committee (WCC) discuss the inclusion of cricket in multi-sports events at Lord's on Sunday and Monday.
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It includes a minimum sales price per unit of alcohol and bans the advertising of alcohol in publicly owned parks and at sports events catering mainly to children.
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Meanwhile, companies like Roku and Condé Nast are wide open for business from advertisers that are looking to replace the live audiences lost by canceled live sports events.
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Litsky's son, Charlie, who often accompanied him to sports events, died in 1993 at age 33 from a heart attack during a cycling event he was competing in.
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Serie A matches, along with all sports events in the country, will be played in empty stadiums for at least one month, following a government decree on Wednesday.
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Group of Seven finance officials also pledged "appropriate", unspecific policy moves as the coronavirus spreads around the world, hitting sports events, trade exhibitions and other large gatherings worldwide.
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Little is known about how well DAZN has been performing since the market-disrupting OTT platform began streaming sports events to US and global audiences in recent years.
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"It's just the question of not having conflicting sports events," Thomas Bach, the president of the International Olympic Committee, said in an interview at The New York Times.
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In September 2018 the French government banned the use of phones in schools from preschool through ninth grade and also from off-campus school activities, like sports events.
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And live sports events like the Olympics are one of the brightest spots for TV networks because it's one of the few things that still drive appointment viewing.
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The "video game-themed destination" will offer gaming playgrounds that include VR and AR games, and some locations will have venues and studios to accommodate e-sports events.
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It has urged sports bodies to take legal action against the BeoutQ channel which carries pirated broadcasts of global sports events to which beIN Sports holds the rights.
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Hotstar's content includes live TV channels, streaming of sports events and thousands of movies and shows, many syndicated from global networks and studios such as HBO and Showtime.
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H2GC reckons that Americans will stake more than $26bn on sports events in 2020, up from $5bn in 2017, the last full year before the Supreme Court ruling.
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For much of the past year, BeoutQ, a bootlegging television network, has been unimpeded in broadcasting pirated beIN Sports events using a satellite operator based in Saudi Arabia.
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And yet, Twitter has scored several deals to live stream e-sports events on its network, including, most recently, 1,500 hours of competitions, through partnerships with ESL and DreamHack.
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Most of the 11 countries competing in the Games are expected to send athletes for the three winter sports events - ice hockey, short-track speed skating and figure skating.
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Kraft has been seen partying at sports events and hanging with rappers since the Patriots trounced the Los Angeles Rams to win the team's sixth Super Bowl on Feb.
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Other than the last location, these are rare spots for e-sports events, limiting opportunities for people who live outside the major centers of America, South Korea, and China.
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As the ongoing controversy involving President Donald Trump and national anthem protests at sports events continues to roil, NASCAR's biggest name has publicly opposed the organization's anti-protest stance.
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The exclusive broadcast rights to those live sports events – particularly the NFL, NBA, MLB, and top NCAA basketball and football games – are the last defense for major broadcast networks.
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For NextVR, which specializes in streaming live sports events in virtual reality, the deal helped it expand its offerings, said David Cramer, NextVR's executive vice president for corporate strategy.
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On the one hand, from the betting in competition to the improvement of advertising effect, higher ratings will increase the bargaining power of traditional media in broadcasting sports events.
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Airlines, restaurants, hotels, sports events and retailers are all struggling to cope with a sudden drop in revenue, as people stay home to prevent the spread of the virus.
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A state of nationwide lockdown remains in place as the government looks to control the spread of the virus and all sports events have been suspended since March 2400.
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The government has ramped up measures to halt the spread of the virus, closing schools and universities, as well as holding sports events without spectators Reporting by Ece Toksabay
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The game had been due to be played without fans present after an Italian government ruling this week on all sports events but organisers decided to postpone the match.
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The government has banned gatherings of more than 100 people, but domestic travel is open and sports events can go ahead as long as they receive the required approvals.
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The government has ramped up measures to halt the spread of the virus, closing schools and universities, as well as holding sports events without spectators (Reporting by Ece Toksabay)
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CAIRO, March 6 (Reuters) - The Saudi ministry of sports announced on Friday it will suspend public attendance at all sports events starting Saturday, a statement from the ministry reported.
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That tends to fit the pattern of other countries that have hosted major sports events — a brief bounce but not enough to make a lasting impact on an economy.
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Available in five countries — Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Japan and Canada — DAZN gives sports fans access to thousands of live sports events for a monthly subscription fee, usually around $20.
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The Italian government has banned all sports events in six regions up to and including Sunday, although top-flight Serie A soccer matches can be played behind close doors.
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Executives at many national antidoping agencies have also called for Russia to be excluded from international sports events, and the nation's federation remains banned from international track and field.
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The Deer Park school district is restricting outside activities and calling for home sports events to be moved to other locations or different dates until the fire is over.
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Further complicating the ruling is that the affected athletes could appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, which is the final authority when it comes to world sports events.
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The company is currently giving some private tours of the space, and it's all pretty nuts – multiple stories, bleacher-style seating for watching sports events, a cold press juice bar.
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Other sports events in the region have either been canceled or postponed, such as the World Athletics Indoor Championships that was due to be held in Nanjing, China in May.
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The company announced a partnership with ESL and Dreamhack — two of the biggest organizations in the pro-gaming world — to broadcast tournaments and other e-sports events live on Twitter.
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Part of a series of "sonically interpreted sports events", the project follows VS 0.01 [eight-ball], for which Benitez and Vogl turned the movements of billiards into a sound composition.
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The former infraction carries a maximum fine of up to 10,000 rubles ($13) or 160 hours' community service with a ban on attending sports events of up to three years.
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I thought, Wow, I'd be the first to represent that in the US. America is better known for gangs that fight with guns than those that fight at sports events.
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Still, the debate numbers are a nice talking point for Twitter, since it can now argue that it has been able to gather eyeballs for big sports events and debates.
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He raised Brazil's profile globally, strengthening diplomatic ties with other developing nations and luring marquee sports events, like the 2014 World Cup and the upcoming Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
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Nick Jonas officially turned 26 on Sunday, but he and fiancée Priyanka Chopra celebrated all weekend long with a series of sports events that took them from California to Texas.
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DC Solar, whose products include solar generators as well as light towers that can be used at sports events, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in February in Reno, Nevada.
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Now, as an investor, Mr. Pyne is taking a deeper dive into the business by buying a 30-year-old specialist in helping broadcast soccer games and other sports events.
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The I.O.C. decision left it to the international federations for the 28 Olympic sports events to analyze each athlete's history of drug tests and to determine which athletes were innocent.
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ESPN+ is ESPN's new streaming service that offers sports fans access to exclusive streaming content, live sports events, and analysis from ESPN writers previously included in the paid Insider subscription.
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A measure passed in March rescinded the so-called bathroom bill known as HB 2 and helped bring back some business and sports events pulled from the state in protest.
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Since then, the government has ramped up measures to halt the spread of the virus, closing schools and universities, holding sports events without spectators and halting flights to many countries.
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Jeff Worthe, the president of Worthe Real Estate Group, which owns the building with Stockbridge Real Estate, said soundstages were ideal locations for e-sports events because of their infrastructure.
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In a news conference following a meeting of ministers at the presidential palace, Kalin also said that all sports events will be played without spectators until the end of April.
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On Monday, the Italian government banned sports events in six regions of the country but said Serie A matches in the affected areas could still go ahead behind closed doors.
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Hungary has hosted the 2017 World Aquatics Championships as well as a number of other international sports events and some see Orban's efforts as part of a 'soft power' approach.
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I can't benefit from the laws that allow women to drive or to attend concerts or sports events because the guardianship law denies me my independence in my own house.
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Ripple, a former president of the WTA Tour, is the executive vice president of GF Sports, a New York-based events company that owns and operates several pro sports events.
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While most of the players in virtual reality are focused on developing gaming and travel experiences, NextVR has devoted its resources to putting you in the middle of live sports events.
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And finally, this week sports marketing expert Rick Horrow went to the Walmart Northwest Arkansas Championship LPGA golf event, where he explored how corporations can cash in on major sports events:
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Vivid Seats might not have the same name recognition as Ticketmaster or StubHub, but the Chicago-based firm has been a force in selling seats at concerts, theaters and sports events.
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A new measure, passed in March, helped bring back some business and sports events pulled from the state in protest in the year after it enacted the so-called bathroom bill.
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With Uber Life, passengers will get served up a digital magazine of sorts to connect them to sports events, art events, plays and other things going on in their local cities.
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The country's officials announced that women, who are currently banned from entering the facilities, will be able to attend sports events at stadiums in the cities of Riyadh, Jeddah and Dammam.
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This is slower than in 2016, which saw a record 5.9 percent growth rate, due to the U.S. presidential election and global sports events such as the Olympic Games in Rio.
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The decision was taken in conjunction with the decision of the Spanish government's sports council (CSD) that professional and non-professional sports events and competitions should take place behind closed doors.
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"There's going to be a lot of sadness about missing sports events, proms and a lot of things, and I just think we have to give them that reassurance," says Goza.
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Valencia travelled to Milan last month for a Champions League match at Atalanta played in front of a packed San Siro stadium, before restrictions were placed on sports events in Italy.
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The epidemic has forced the postponement of festivals, exhibitions, trade fairs and sports events and damaged tourism, retail sales and global supply chains, especially in China, the world's second-largest economy.
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Multiple gambling companies, including William Hill, have warned of a big hit to earnings because of unprecedented cancellations of global sports events caused by the coronavirus, hammering shares across the sector.
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BeIN has committed several billion dollars to secure exclusive rights to the biggest sports events, often paying far more than market value to ensure supremacy in the Arab world and beyond.
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Tokyo has urged big gatherings and sports events be scrapped or curtailed for two weeks to contain the virus while pledging the 2020 Olympic Games will go ahead in the city.
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He and his business partners were accused of embezzling about 6 million euros, or $6.4 million at current exchange rates, that had been distributed by regional officials for organizing sports events.
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The spread of the coronavirus has forced the cancellation of many sports events in recent weeks, including Serie A soccer matches in Italy, and raised alarm bells for Tokyo 2020 organizers.
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Iran barred women from entering soccer stadiums after the 1979 Islamic revolution, when religious laws were enforced to segregate men and women in public spaces like schools, buses and sports events.
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In addition to dining events, Capital One cardholders can also benefit from exclusive access to entertainment and sports events, such as the iHeartRadio Music Festival and college basketball and football games.
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Italy has said that all games and sports events in the country can only go ahead without fans until April 3 in a bid to stop the spread of the coronavirus.
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The Commission said it had carried out unannounced inspections in several member states at companies that distribute "media rights and related rights pertaining to various sports events and/or their broadcasting".
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The provincial court ruled last year that Urdangarin embezzled about 6 million euros ($7 million) by exploiting his "privileged status" in the royal family to obtain public contracts related to sports events.
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While America remains fixated on people kneeling during the national anthem before sports events, a pair of Major League Baseball players did the exact opposite — they stood for as long as possible.
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The company owns a stake in leading Spanish soccer club Atletico Madrid and Swiss sports marketing firm Infront Sports & Media AG, and is keen to add more sports events to its portfolio.
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In March, the Formula E series joined forces for the project with Virtually Live, a start-up based in San Francisco that aims to create virtual reality experiences for live sports events.
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TV Sports Major sports events have been televised by broadcast networks for so long that when a title game moves to cable, it registers a small jolt, but no longer much surprise.
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"Live entertainment and sports events are not going away, despite the plethora of at-home options," according to Poppy Crum, Ph.D., a neuroscientist at Dolby Laboratories and adjunct professor at Stanford University.
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Photographers take pictures at various sports events and upload them to that wire, they're given captions and credits, and people like us search for them when we need art for our stories.
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For weeks, he's asked for exemptions on a case-by-case basis, to attend school and sports events for his four children, to vote in a state election, to attend family Thanksgiving.
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Ethiopia, Africa's second-largest nation, joined the growing list of countries that closed schools for two weeks, suspended all large gatherings and cancelled all sports events, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's office said.
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President Trump's outbursts against professional athletes protesting racial injustice and the defiant response of N.F.L. teams on Sunday brought a renewed focus on political demonstrations during the national anthem at sports events.
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The nation largely halted its public life, with sports events and political campaigning called off, and television and radio stations suspending programing and devoting all their airtime to commentary on Diana's death.
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The World Anti-Doping Agency's unanimous decision over the country's yearslong cheating scheme would exclude Russia's flag, name and anthem from all global sports events for four years, including the 26 Olympics.
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The measure has prompted boycotts, national outrage, and decisions by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, the Atlantic Coast Conference and the National Basketball Association to move prestigious sports events out of state.
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It is undeniably one of the great sports events on the planet — one that has come a long way in its attitude toward outsiders in the 27 years since my first visit.
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The dueling announcements are yet another sign of the growing competition between tech companies over the rights to live sports events as audiences begin to grow comfortable with watching TV on the internet.
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Facebook's curators will peruse each city's top art, entertainment, family, festival, fitness, food & drink, learning, community, music and sports events and select a few with the capacity to accept some extra foot traffic.
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During the political off-season, Clayton helps run a company called 341 Novelties that makes custom clothes and souvenirs for concerts, political gatherings, and sports events with "close family and friends," he said.
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But the upbeat images from the World Cup will, according to specialists in the branding power of sports events, significantly improve Russia's global reputation and produce dividends in terms of investment and tourism.
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The technology is being used to fight human trafficking and help people speed through airport security; it's also being used for surveillance by law enforcement groups, at concerts, at sports events, and elsewhere.
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The two Koreas have competed as a single nation in international table tennis and soccer games before but have never joined forces for multi-sports events such as the Olympics or Asian Games.
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Russia's athletics federation remains suspended and sports events have been moved away from Russia as the country grapples with the fallout of a widespread state-backed doping program involving athletes across many sports.
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" He told CNBC that it will have "an array of live programming that is not available — live sports, live sports events — that is not available on current channels, and that's by the thousands.
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TOKYO (Reuters) - Sports events scheduled for Saturday in southwestern Japan have been canceled due to the powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake that struck the country earlier in the day, the Kyodo news agency reported.
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Roughly 76 percent of e-sports fans say that watching competitive gaming is eating into the hours they used to spend watching regular sports events, according to a survey by research firm Newzoo.
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EU member states agreed on Friday to exclude all sports events, TV program co-produced by broadcasters and other third parties, as well as content licensed to a broadcaster by a third party.
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I contemplated watching other sports events this summer, such as Wimbledon, where Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov is one of the favorites, or the Women's World Cup Field Hockey, which the Dutch might win again.
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The government has ramped up measures to halt the spread of the virus, closing schools and universities, holding sports events without spectators (Reporting by Ali Kucukgocmen and Ezgi Erkoyun; Editing by Ece Toksabay)
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Veterans in the press box who have been to many sports events here at the Superdome are saying this is the loudest they've heard it — and the noise is clearly affecting the Rams.
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The move would follow an unprecedented cascade of shutdowns this week, from sports events to museums and workplaces, that is aimed at limiting large public gatherings to help slow the fast-spreading virus.
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He describes the high school sports events on Friday nights that drew the townspeople together in a common love for their neighbors and community that made most differences — especially political differences — seem trivial.
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The decree said that "sports events and competitions of any order and discipline, carried out in any place, both public and private, are suspended" but could go ahead if there were no spectators.
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Italy's main index finished down 2620%, after the number of cases there topped 793 — including five deaths — and authorities started shutting down public buildings, schools and sports events in parts of the country.
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Mr. Hutchinson said after the vote that he thought the measure struck the right balance and ensured that college sports events could be gun-free if they had a security plan in place.
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In a news conference on Thursday, Mr. Cooper said that the agreement would begin undoing the economic damage and that both sports events and economic development would begin coming back to the state.
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The Commission said late on Tuesday it had carried out unannounced inspections in several member states at companies that distribute "media rights and related rights pertaining to various sports events and/or their broadcasting".
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Behind the scenes of live music concerts and sports events, Rival will partner with the teams, performers and event venues to help them lose less money to scalpers — and know more about their customers.
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By sending some 360,000 pupils home from classes, and forcing the cancellation of after-school activities, sports events and Halloween parties, the CTU is trying to push the hand of Chicago's mayor, Lori Lightfoot.
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In an interview at that event, White lamented what he saw as ESPN's lack of ambition for the X Games and discussed plans for his own franchise of extreme sports events, called Air & Style.
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The firm has already given VR coverage to some of the main sports events, such as the 2015 NBA opening season game between the Golden State Warriors and the New Orleans Pelicans last fall.
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Similarly, Stagliano (née Pappas), who is married to sports-events coordinator husband Stephen, 33, was able to experience motherhood for the second child when she gave birth to son Austin on March 1, 2016.
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He regularly attends sports events, like Boston Celtics games or, most recently, the NBA All-Star game, where he wore a flashy diamond necklace — which read "Champions" — given to him by Meek Mill. Family.
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Germany's ARD television had hoped to send its investigative sports reporter Hajo Seppelt after Russian sport was rocked by a series of scandals involving its athletes using performance enhancing drugs at international sports events.
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The song also highlights the crossover appeal that many WWE original songs have, as Owens' music—along with many other WWE themes—can often be heard inside stadiums during sports events around the country.
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The band's songs are stitched into the collective subconscious of this country in a way that can only come from being played constantly on radio, television, and during breaks of play at sports events.
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" The American and British governments have effectively warned their citizens to stay away, calling the crowded sports events, as well as transportation hubs and other venues broadcasting the games, "potential targets for terrorist attacks.
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Since it opened, the camp, with air-conditioned tents, has enhanced its amenities to include access to legal services for the children, medical care, soccer, televised sports events and religious services, U.S. officials said.
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Eight states including Nevada allow sports betting, while two others have recently passed bills to allow some form of betting on major sports events that have not yet gone into law, according to ESPN.
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Live video is becoming a highly competitive feature on social platforms, with companies competing to stream major sports events and exclusive videos from high-profile events such as the Oscar and Grammy awards shows.
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Athletes of the two sides have not paraded together at international sports events since the 2007 Asian Winter Games in China, after relations chilled under nearly a decade of conservative rule in the South.
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BUDAPEST, March 16 (Reuters) - Hungary will close its borders for international passengers, close cultural and sports events and establishments and limit the opening hours of restaurants, Prime Minister Viktor Orban told Parliament on Monday.
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The Super League, in which the Canadian club competes, had elected to carry on with matches over the weekend even though most elite sports events in Britain were suspended due to the virus outbreak.
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A number of nations, including Madagascar, have already banned the hosting of international sports events, putting them on a collision course with CAF and providing the potential that they may have to forfeit matches.
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Bosnia's two autonomous regions, the Serb Republic where 15 cases have been reported so far, and the Bosniak-Croat Federation, closed schools and universities this week and banned all public gatherings and sports events.
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The creation and availability of film and television programming has been disrupted, hurt by cancellation or postponement of sports events and entertainment production, including possibly the Olympics, the company said in a regulatory filing.
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ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's soccer, basketball and volleyball leagues suspended matches indefinitely on Thursday due to the widening coronavirus outbreak, bowing to pressure from players and coaches after many other countries called off sports events.
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ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's soccer, basketball and volleyball leagues suspended matches indefinitely on Thursday due to the widening coronavirus outbreak, bowing to pressure from players and coaches after many other countries called off sports events.
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The ban on the public watching sports events, which had already been in force in three regions in the north but has now been extended nationwide, will last until April 3 at the earliest.
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These days, however, any change to the Chinese Taipei name in sports events is opposed by Beijing, which claims Taiwan as its territory and rejects any gesture that might suggest formal independence from China.
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Visitors flock to Montreal for business, bachelor and bachelorette parties, as well as music festivals and sports events such as the Montreal International Jazz Festival and the Formula One Canadian Grand Prix car race.
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Sports events have been canceled because of the condition of playing fields, and the annual Cape Town Cycle tour has taken extraordinary measures to ensure that it does not impact Cape Town's water supplies.
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Chinese firms have increasingly been backing high-profile world sports events, especially in soccer, even though the country's own team failed to clinch a spot in the tournament scheduled to kick off next June.
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RUSADA was conditionally reinstated in September - in theory paving the way for Russia's readmittance to major international sports events - but WADA has said failure to release full data from the Moscow lab by Dec.
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It is certainly an open question whether the Big3 can survive in the crowded American sports market, much less be "among the most exciting sports events in the world," as a news release promised.
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ESPN Events, a unit of Walt Disney Co's cable sports network that also produces a lineup of other sports events such as the Air Force Reserve Celebration Bowl, will produce the Collegiate Esports Championship (CEC).
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All eyes will be on Gabon this month for one of the continent's biggest sports events -- the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations, with the Ivory Coast favored to retain the prize they won in 2015.
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DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia will for the first time allow women to attend sports events, preparing special sections in three selected stadiums from early next year in another step toward opening public spaces to women.
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Live video is becoming a highly competitive feature on social platforms, with companies competing to stream major sports events and exclusive video components from high-profile events such as the Oscar and Grammy awards shows.
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IAAF president Sebastian Coe is in Nigeria for the event, which was initially meant to be held in Lagos but was moved to Asaba, a city that has no previous experience of international sports events.
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Both the NBA and the NFL, in partnership with NextVR, have already begun broadcasting live and recorded VR sports events, ensuring that VR will become an essential part of most professional sports fans' media diet.
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It will give customers access to a range of sports channels, including national and regional channels run by Fox and NBCUniversal, as well as Fox and NBC's broadcast networks, which have big-ticket sports events.
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MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday he was confident that Russia would have everything ready to host the 2018 soccer World Cup as it has a vast experience in holding major sports events.
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The two firms said they'll also work together to bring premium sports events to more devices, including both current and future rights that BAMTech acquires, as well as join acquisitions for other European sports rights.
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Some of these e-sports events include the Heroes of the Storm Global Championship, StarCraft II World Championship Series, Hearthstone Global Games, World of Warcraft Arena Championship and the Overwatch Premier Series, among several others.
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The nation's leaders were eager to build global prestige and saw the Winter Games as a chance to become one of only a handful of countries that have hosted a "trifecta" of international sports events.
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DUBAI, March 5 (Reuters) - Dubai has asked sports events organisers to postpone all sports related activities until the end of the month due to the coronavirus outbreak, according to a government circular seen by Reuters.
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Guerrero's case has highlighted the challenges facing WADA, which is fighting to restore its reputation in the aftermath of the massive state-sponsored doping program by Russia that corrupted major sports events in recent years.
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Earlier this week the government urged that big gatherings and sports events be scrapped or curtailed for two weeks to contain the virus while pledging that the 2020 Summer Olympics will go ahead in Tokyo.
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LONDON, Jan 24 (Reuters) - The British government announced on Friday that the Paralympic Games have been added to the 'crown jewels' list of sports events that must be screened live on free-to-air television.
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In July, Chinese sports events company Wanda Sports Group raised $190.4 million from its U.S. IPO, while Chinese esports streaming platform DouYu International raised $775 million by listing on the Nasdaq in the same month.
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The International Olympic Committee resisted calls to ban Russia entirely from the Rio Games, but has asked international sports federations for a freeze on holding major winter sports events such as world championships in Russia.
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Sky, which airs some of the biggest European sports events, wrote in its filing that BeoutQ is "a wholly parasitic rebranding" of BeIN and offers direct, unauthorized access to some of Sky's premium television channels.
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Job expansion plans by some companies and some conferences have already been canceled, and the National Collegiate Athletic Association and the National Basketball Association have decided to move some sports events out of the state.
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Louisiana, Florida, Indiana, and Missouri all have grant and other smaller funding programs available to cities and organizing committees for attracting major sports events, according to a 2015 report by the Texas State Auditor's Office.
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WADA in September restored RUSADA's accreditation, in theory paving the way for Russia's readmittance to major international sports events, after suspending it in 2015 following evidence of extensive and systematic state-sponsored doping and cover-ups.
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Through the ESPN app, console owners can subscribe to the additional ESPN+ service to watch "thousands" more live sports events, including hundreds of games from MLB, NHL, and even college sports from over 15 different conferences.
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Live video is also becoming a highly competitive feature on social platforms, with companies competing to stream major sports events and exclusive video components from high-profile events such as the Oscar and Grammy awards shows.
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"One of the things that we do differently from all the other Washington political sports events is we don't pit Republicans against Democrats, or government figures against the media," Washington Kastles owner Mark Ein tells ITK.
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One of the biggest sports events of the year, the men's Division I basketball tournament, known as March Madness, will be played with only family members and essential personnel in attendance, NCAA President Mark Emmert announced.
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The Democratic campaign has taken a backseat in the past week to the escalating outbreak, which has slammed financial markets and threatened economic havoc while shuttering schools, sports events and cultural sites across the United States.
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Until then, collaboration at major sporting events was generally limited to joint processions under a unified flag during opening ceremonies, said Udo Merkel, an expert on international sports events at the University of Brighton in Britain.
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Led by the former head of TV at BT, Marc Watson, Eleven Sports has also agreed for the global sports, events and talent management company IMG to take a minority stake in its new British channels.
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Dozens of other sports events, notably the world athletics indoor championships in Nanjing from March 13-15 which has been put back until next year, have either been cancelled, postponed, shifted or affected by the outbreak.
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"The broader leisure and services industry is likely to see hits to movie theaters, restaurants and sports events, with our survey recording high levels of avoidance or possible future avoidance if the outbreak worsens," Weinswig said.
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The tournament joins a long list of international sports events in Asia that have been cancelled, postponed or moved because of the virus, most notably the indoor world athletics championships in Nanjing from March 13-15.
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The law's economic impact goes well beyond college sports events: An Associated Press study released this week found that House Bill 2 could cost North Carolina nearly $4 billion over 12 years because of canceled events.
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A pioneer of so-called "moment marketing," TVTY has developed a platform that lets advertisers instantly launch digital marketing campaigns triggered by offline events such as TV shows or commercials, sports events and changes in the weather.
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Esports is a rapidly growing, high stakes industry: Major competitions can draw more viewers than top sports events like the NBA Finals and World Series, and it's estimated to be an over $1.5 billion business by 2020.
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And it's paid off, giving me the chance to stay up to date and in the loop with the most important live sports events, no matter what family gathering or wedding reception I may find myself at.
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Home improvement projectsFurniture ElectronicsVacationsEntertainment (concerts, shows, sports events, amusement park tickets)I look forward to being able to check off one item at a time on our "wish list" during months that my income exceeds my baseline.
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Female fans are traditionally barred from attending male-only sports events in Iran as a result of efforts by the authorities to enforce strict interpretations of Islamic norms, but many women are pushing to change that practice.
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In a meeting with International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach, Moon said South Korea has always hosted global sports events successfully despite being technically at war with the North, according to a South Korean presidential official.
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Layered into this was a crowd that was not pro-Connors — not just because of the way he'd behaved the day before, but also because flag-waving at sports events in those days was hardly standard procedure.
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The rapid spread of the illness has led governments all over the world to urge people to practice "social distancing" and avoid crowds, with major sports events around the world postponed or cancelled to fight the spread.
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The Italian government banned all sports events and matches nationwide on Wednesday in an attempt to stop the spread of the virus which has claimed 107 lives in Italy so far, with more than 3,000 confirmed cases.
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Bin Salman encouraged concerts and movie theaters in a society that had long banned both and he also started to end the rigid gender separation in the kingdom by, for instance, allowing women to attend sports events.
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Some Somali residents worry about being a target of the heightened security that always surrounds one of the biggest sports events - but especially this year, when fear and suspicions about Muslims and immigrants in general are running high.
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A former student shared a photo of the flag on Facebook and lambasted the district for this display of "irresponsibility and privilege at its highest levels" during one of the community's most popular sports events, according to NBC.
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According to The Daily Beast, Mitsubishi decided to pull sponsorships of Blizzard e-sports events after the company banned Wai Chung for voicing support for the Hong Kong protesters in a televised post-game interview earlier this month.
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The message from many public authorities and food producers, especially fast-food companies that sponsor sports events, is that even the unhealthiest foods will not make you fat if you do your part by taking plenty of exercise.
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If Cairo Communication wins control of RCS Mediagroup, it will focus on improving the business of RCS' magazines and boost revenues coming from sports events such as the Giro d'Italia, Cairo Communication CEO told La Stampa on Sunday.
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TOKYO/SINGAPORE, May 23 (Reuters) - Countries from the United States to Japan and Singapore are considering tightening security ahead of major theatre and sports events following a suicide bomb attack in Britain that killed at least 22 people.
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The ACC already moved its latest game, played in December, out of the city after the NCAA's broader announcement that it was pulling sports events out of the state in response to HB2, the state's anti-LGBTQ law.
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"It's where we see our greatest capability to introduce a new audience to e-sports" In addition to the expansion to Facebook, Activision also announced new broadcast tools to offer more information to viewers during e-sports events.
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"We decided to invite high-level athletes from the Chinese diaspora to take part in the all the 26 competitive sports events of the National Games," Li Yingchuan, vice minister of China's State General Administration of Sport, said.
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BERLIN (Reuters) - A new contract for future Olympic Games hosts that makes the protection of human rights a core requirement earned praise from rights groups on Tuesday who say preparations of major sports events lead to rights violations.
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A report published last year by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics said that two-thirds of those born between 1978 and 1995 — 21- to 123-year-olds — go to sports events not often or never.
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Since buying Eurosport, Discovery has bought rights to a number of sports events, including Wimbledon in Belgium, Formula One in Portugal, soccer matches, and even niche events popular in certain countries, like ski jumping in Poland, for example.
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In just the last two days, multiple schools and colleges closed, sports events were halted or delayed, Broadway theaters went dark, companies barred employees from going to the office and more people said they were following hygiene recommendations.
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The company joined the ranks of peers Paddy Power and Betfair-owner Flutter Entertainment, Ladbrokes-owner GVC and William Hill, all of which last week warned of a big hit to earnings because of sports events being stopped.
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The executive board of the World Anti-Doping Agency made the move despite a series of independent investigations that found Russia had orchestrated a vast, state-sponsored doping scheme that tainted the Olympics and other major sports events.
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So did the British taste for major sports events and the combined star power of Usain Bolt and Britain's Mo Farah, who were bidding a form of farewell (Bolt plans to retire, Farah to shift to road racing).
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If confirmed, the tournament joins a long list of international sports events in Asia that have been cancelled, postponed or moved because of the virus, most notably the indoor world athletics championships in Nanjing from March 13-15.
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Despite the harsh words, former Vice President Joe Biden chided Democrats who have chanted "lock him up" at Sanders rallies and sports events, and said if he is elected he would not order Trump to be criminally investigated.
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He hosted the first "Football Night in America" of the 2017-18 football season but then handed off the remaining shows to Mike Tirico, who had moved over from ESPN to become NBC's face of major sports events.
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Now, having heard news reports about children collapsing at sports events — a 6-year-old died after a school insect-hunting expedition — he said he worried that children were still being told to "put up with" the heat.
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Even though the Super Bowl is one of the most anticipated sports events of the year, some customers may appreciate that Chick-fil-A is staying closed to stick to its beliefs as a company with Christian values.
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But according to a New York Times article investigating the alleged "spike in the sex trade" associated with major sports events, workers at the Artemis Sauna Club in Berlin did not note any business increase during the World Cup.
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By contrast, the test subjects all immediately knew how to use Sling TV to pick TV shows or sports events they wanted to watch, using a Roku TV remote, largely because its interface was more streamlined than the Vue's.
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"A lot of children were born as talents but they will die without knowing their talent," said Zijadin Kryeziu, the country's athletics coach, referring to the many who were not given the opportunity to participate in big sports events.
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Suspicions of al-Obaidly's involvement in a corruption scheme is yet another blow to Qatar's prestige and its long-held claims of playing by the book in the often murky competition to secure the rights to major sports events.
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LAUSANNE, Switzerland (Reuters) - The International Olympic Committee on Thursday gave India the all-clear to resume bidding for major sports events, lifting a ban that had been triggered when Pakistani athletes were denied visas to compete in the country.
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BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU investigators carried out unannounced inspections on Tuesday at the offices of firms linked to the broadcasting of sports events in several member states over concerns they may have violated EU antitrust rules, the European Commission said.
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"Officials carried out unannounced inspections in several Member States at the premises of companies active in the distribution of media rights and related rights pertaining to various sports events and/or their broadcasting," the Commission said in a statement.
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MELBOURNE, March 13 (Reuters) - Passionate crowds at sports events are part of the fabric of life in Australia but stringent measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus will mean few cheers at the nation's stadiums in coming weeks.
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The law would establish America's jurisdiction over international sports events, even those outside of the United States, if they include at least three other nations, with at least four American athletes participating or two American companies acting as sponsors.
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Magna Global is working to find a backup plan for TV advertisersWhile specific networks will be negatively impacted by cancelled sports events, Magna Global expects the overall impact on viewing to be small, the firm wrote in the document.
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Business executives repeatedly cite North Carolina as Exhibit A in opposing the bill, pointing to millions of dollars in economic losses through boycotts and the cancellations of sports events and concerts after a similar bill passed there in 2016.
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Mr. Knowles, 67, a music executive who teaches sports events and entertainment marketing at Prairie View A&M University in Texas, spoke on Wednesday in interviews with ABC's "Good Morning America" and The New York Times about his experience.
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The motion is among a number of Seminole-themed crowd traditions that FSU works into its sports events, the most famous being the horse-riding live Seminole mascot that thrusts a spear into midfield ahead of every football game.
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TOKYO/PARIS (Reuters) - Countries across the world will tighten security ahead of major cultural and sports events after a suicide bombing in Britain that killed at least 22 people, but experts say reinforced measures will do little to prevent determined individuals.
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The studio will launch next year and it will serve as a "hub" for sports betting-related content across ESPN's TV, digital and social platforms, while providing coverage for the growing number of sports events that take place in Las Vegas.
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"Investors in U.K. gambling stocks may be worried about another regulatory measure in the shape of a proposed ban on advertising during live sports events, but the effect on earnings should be modest," said Irish wealth management company Davy Research.
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The event has also been embraced by Israeli authorities aiming to boost tourism and is set to be one of the largest international sports events ever staged in the country, as it celebrates 70 years since its founding in 1948.
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BeIN Media Group filed a complaint in France against Saudi-based Arabsat to try to establish, in what it said was a "credible" court, that Arabsat was carrying pirated broadcasts of global sports events to which beIN held the rights.
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Attracting gamblers who want to bet on live sports events via tablet or smartphone is now a vital part of the business for William Hill and rival Ladbrokes Coral Group which retain thousands of betting shops on British high streets.
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This year, it's felt like Fortnite has taken over the world: seemingly every teen is playing it, big sports events always have stars doing in-game dances, and even Drake likes to drop onto the island from time to time.
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Just as the World Cup exists alongside the top soccer leagues in the world, it's unlikely that a successful Overwatch League will hamper entrenched e-sports events like DOTA 2's The International or popular up and comers like Fortnite.
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The publisher has tried various tactics to introduce live e-sports events to new viewers — including putting them directly in a game — but the new Facebook integration appears to be the biggest effort yet at reaching a more mainstream audience.
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BERLIN, Feb 28 (Reuters) - A new contract for future Olympic Games hosts that makes the protection of human rights a core requirement earned praise from rights groups on Tuesday who say preparations of major sports events lead to rights violations.
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Special Report: Formula E PARIS — In a world bursting with sports events vying to attract global audiences and lucrative sponsorship deals, the innovative Formula E car racing series is only halfway through its second season and is already making its mark.
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Italy's top commercial broadcaster reported a four-fold jump in net profit in the nine months to end-September to 300 million euros, as lower costs offset a fall in advertising revenues due to a shortage of high-profile sports events.
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New Zealand Cricket chief executive David White said the country would now also need to accept they were no longer immune from acts of extreme violence and that would need to be factored in when they hosted sports events and teams.
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BRUSSELS, April 10 (Reuters) - EU investigators carried out unannounced inspections on Tuesday at the offices of firms linked to the broadcasting of sports events in several member states over concerns they may have violated EU antitrust rules, the European Commission said.
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The "Peanuts" character, one of the most recognizable figures in American pop culture, is being retired after more than 30 years of appearing in print ads, TV commercials, marketing materials and on the sides of MetLife's blimps at sports events.
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The global dimension of recent epidemics is a result of the increasing mobility and physical interconnectedness of large segments of world population engaged in mass tourism, educational and professional exchanges, long-distance relations, international cultural and sports events, and so on.
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If the virus continues to shut down major sports events, the French Open may of course not happen at all in 2020, which would leave French tennis with a major financial shortfall: the event finances the amateur game in the country.
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Residents are part of the larger Mount Pleasant community, gathering at school sports events, the annual Mount Pleasant Day and the Mount Pleasant Community Center, a 2311-acre complex with four pools and a branch of the Mount Pleasant Public Library.
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Morocco has cancelled an international agricultural fair, due to take place in April, along with many other cultural and sports events as authorities continue to implement precautionary measures at entry points and hospitals to prevent the spread of the virus.
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Sports events have been banned in three regions of Italy — Lombardy, Veneto and Emilia Romagna — plus two provinces although top-flight soccer matches can go ahead behind closed doors, an option which the Serie A league has preferred not to use.
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Recent reforms mean that some public spaces are now open for limited social mixing of the genders, like cinemas or sports events, but even in those areas of public life, women are expected to be accompanied by a male chaperone.
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So on Tuesday the Yankees unveiled the stadium's new features, which include a picnic area, refreshment terraces, charging stations for personal devices, a lounge equipped with televisions tuned to other sports events, and a children's playground complete with breast-feeding facilities.
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Elsewhere, there were black leather pants and pared-back shirts with cutout holes — a nod to the Cheesehead hats and helmets traditionally worn by fans at sports events in Wisconsin, America's so-called Dairyland and the home of Abloh's alma mater.
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The cost of organizing large-scale multi-sports events has deterred bids from many prospective hosts in recent years and a spokesman for the Tongan cabinet told Kaniva News that President Akilisi Pohiva had decided against making the "costly mistake".
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Sports events have been banned in three regions of Italy — Lombardy, Veneto and Emilia Romagna — plus two provinces although top flight soccer matches can go ahead behind closed doors, an option which the Serie A league has preferred not to use.
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LONDON, March 12 (Reuters) - English soccer has defied the global trend of postponing sports events by announcing that a full round of fixtures with spectators present will go ahead as planned this weekend despite the continued spread of the coronavirus.
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Between 2012 and 2015, the Defense Department spent $6.8 million on sports events to showcase support for the military and increase recruitment, doled out to 50 teams representing the NFL, Major League Baseball, the National Basketball Association, NASCAR, and Major League Soccer.
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The charges against Cristina, the 50-year-old sister of King Felipe VI, stem from an investigation into whether her husband, Iñaki Urdangarin, and his business partners embezzled about six million euros, or $6.5 million, disbursed by regional officials for organizing sports events.
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LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Construction companies have been banned from using scantily clad women to publicize cladding and other products at one of Britain's largest trade shows, the latest in a series of business and sports events to stop using female models.
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The unit, formed by a merger of Learfield and IMG College, which closed in December, had been accused of failing to compete in seeking to represent colleges in selling advertising and sponsorship opportunities for companies that want to reach fans at sports events.
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"Sponsors are the sport industry's fastest growing source of money, investing a significant amount of money not only in sports events but in elite athletes so that they can bask in the glory that comes from a sport star's success," Reedie said.
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The competition for audience by both traditional media companies and tech platforms leaves a long list of distribution partners eager for must-have, exclusive content – especially content like sports events that fans want to want live together – and willing to pay up.
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The court in Nanyang in Henan province said that Xiao had taken 7.96 million yuan ($1.15 million) in bribes between 1997 and 2014 when he held various official sports positions in exchange for help with promotions, building projects and holding of sports events.
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Vestberg, chief executive since 2010, has also faced questions over his use of a corporate jet to travel to sports events and his appointment as chair of Sweden's Olympic Committee (SOC) when Ericsson is having to cut costs and rethink its strategy.
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Walt Disney Co. CEO Bob Iger announced Tuesday that Disney's new sports streaming package, set to debut this spring, will be priced at $4.99 monthly and will feature live programming, live sports events and other programming like ESPN's popular 30 for 30 series.
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Explore will also give Twitter a prominent spot to showcase its live streamed events, like its NFL games, red carpet pre-shows, and numerous other news and sports events it continues to bring to its service through a constant stream of partnership deals.
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I've been an editor in The New York Times sports department for 25 years and, until now, my presence at major sports events outside the United States has consisted of exactly two moments, one of them real, one of them essentially make-believe.
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - CBS Corp said on Monday that satellite television provider Dish Network Corp could black out its programming, including holiday weekend sports events, if the companies fail to resolve a dispute over the fees Dish pays to carry its content.
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"If you look at the calendar in the short term to 2018 and then beyond to 2022, you have some of the biggest human rights abusers hosting the biggest sports events," said Minky Worden, director of global initiatives at Human Rights Watch.
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ROME (Reuters) - Italy's top sports body on Monday called for all sports events to be canceled until April 3, and asked the government to issue a decree to enforce the measure as the country fights with the worst coronavirus outbreak in Europe.
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Klopp was widely praised this week for questioning why people with no medical background should be expected to weigh in on the health crisis, which has claimed over 3,300 lives and led to major sports events being postponed or played without spectators.
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Steph Davis and Ian Mitchard met at various air sports events and gatherings over the years but did not fall in love until the late fall of 212015 when both were car camping and sky diving near Skydive Arizona in Eloy, Ariz.
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Hanlon said attendance at sports events was becoming less important than TV audiences because of the piles of money that advertisers are willing to spend on live sports, where advertisers can count on viewers seeing their ads instead of fast-forwarding through them.
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North Korea was aesthetically even more surreal than I'd expected: very few cars on the road, people hand-painting propaganda billboards, people on their hands and knees working vast dirt fields, Socialist Party uniformed-citizens filling giant stadiums for mandatory sports events.
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Finau was among a star-studded group signed up to a European Tour event that, backed by the Saudi government, in its second year is again splashing out lavish appearance fees as part of a big push to stage international sports events.
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For the first time in Olympics history, a single broadcaster has the rights to air the Games in almost 50 European countries, including exclusive online streaming, in a diverse region where rights to major sports events are usually split up by country.
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The unit, formed by a merger of Learfield and IMG College which closed in December, had been accused of failing to compete in seeking to represent colleges in selling advertising and sponsorship opportunities to companies that want to reach fans at sports events.
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Japan's government and Tokyo have said they are still committed to the Games beginning on schedule, and the International Olympic Committee has repeatedly swatted aside any suggestions of a postponement despite multiple sports events around the world being cancelled amid the epidemic.
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Yesterday, there was an energy in the air in the Summer Jam parking lot that you won't find at any other time in New York—although it's one that exists in some form at concerts and festivals and live sports events everywhere.
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If you're trying to catch up with sports events or meetings it can be helpful to see the corresponding local timings, but on the other hand it can also be disorientating to see all your calendars shift forward or backward a number of hours.
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While most of its e-sports events are more likely to be watched over the Internet, as most professional e-sports competitions are today, Activision intends to bring them to viewers through a traditional television channel distributed by cable and satellite providers, Mr. Kotick said.
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The fourth grand prix of the season is scheduled for April 19 in Shanghai and the viability of the race will be discussed by Formula One bosses this week amid speculation it could join the growing list of sports events already postponed or cancelled.
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He added that the technology focus and the strong North American focus of CPPIB and TCV were expected to be a benefit for planned expansion in the U.S. Sportradar supplies data on live sports events and counts sports media and betting companies among its clients.
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"The prostitution networks prepare well in advance for these sports events, which allow them to turn over huge profits and fuel global human trafficking (which involves mostly women from poor countries.)" But figures proving a link between prostitution and sports tourism are not readily available.
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"What I think makes this so special, as opposed to a lot of the other congressional charity sports events around town, is at this one, we don't play Republicans against Democrats or White House against the Hill," Mark Ein, the Washington Kastles's owner, told ITK.
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The new coronavirus, which has caused more than 200 deaths in Europe and infected thousands across the Continent, has forced governments to shut down schools, cancel sports events, issue travel restrictions and ask countless people to self-isolate if they are suspected of being infected.
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The videos were posted on a Facebook page, Offside, created in frustration by an Oklahoma youth soccer referee, Brian Barlow, who offers a $100 bounty for each clip in order to shame the rising tide of unruly parents and spectators at youth sports events.
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Mr. Cooper — a first-term Democrat whose election last year was bolstered by opposition to the original law — said at the time that the repeal-and-replace package was a good first step toward ending the boycotts and the threat of losing major sports events.
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ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish schools will be closed for one week and universities for three weeks from March 16 and sports events will be held without spectators until end-April, Turkey said on Thursday, stepping up its response to coronavirus after its first reported case.
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The government has ramped up measures to halt the spread of the virus, closing schools and universities, holding sports events without spectators (This story is refiled to fix slug with no change to text) Reporting by Ali Kucukgocmen and Ezgi Erkoyun; Editing by Ece Toksabay
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ROME, March 9 (Reuters) - Italy's top sports body on Monday called for all sports events to be blocked until April 3, and asked the government to issue a decree to enforce the measure as the country fights with the worst coronavirus outbreak in Europe.
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ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish schools will be closed for one week and universities for three weeks from March 16 and sports events will be held without spectators until end-April, Turkey said on Thursday, stepping up its response to coronavirus after its first reported case.
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As well as closing schools and universities, suspending large public events and ordering sports events to be held behind closed doors, the decree recommends that people do not shake hands or hug each other and that they maintain a distance of at least one metre.
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The networks, ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox, say in their complaint that Locast is eating into the licensing fees they get from pay-television companies like the cable operator Comcast and the satellite-TV provider Dish that carry the networks' programs and sports events.
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Perhaps most famously, in the 2004 men's Olympic marathon in Athens, the Brazilian runner Vanderlei de Lima lost his sizable lead when he was tackled by Neil Horan, a defrocked Irish priest who has made something of a minor career out of interrupting sports events.
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Beyond its large size, the P-Series Quantum also offers wide colors, up to 240 dimming zones, and an even brighter 1200 nit image compared to the less expensive M-Series Quantum — making it a fantastic TV for sports events and home theater viewing.
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A new domed stadium in Las Vegas would also be a candidate to host a Super Bowl, bringing one of the biggest media and sports events — and the financial boon that comes with it — to one of the biggest entertainment zones in the country.
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While Juventus was to be allowed to play its Champions League match without spectators, Italy has banned all domestic sports events until April 3, and the entire country is on a broad lockdown — with travel between regions restricted, and commerce and daily life disrupted.
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That's great when it works (usually if you're watching sports events) but it can also have a detrimental effect and lead to a picture that's rather flat and dull—it's often termed "the soap opera effect" because it makes content look like a dated soap opera.
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The passport gave me the opportunity to work in a thriving, cosmopolitan, fast-paced city and to progress in my career while simultaneously exploring my interests, whether it's museums, fairs, the theater, concerts, performances, sports events … London is a city that has so much to offer.
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Trevor Noah, host of "The Daily Show," postponed a stand-up show; pop stars Carly Rae Jepsen and Chvrches both canceled concerts; the musical show "Matilda" postponed a planned one-month run; even sports events like the Women's Tennis Association Hong Kong Tennis Open have been postponed.
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Moore is also under fire for a series of sexist columns he wrote for the National Review in the early 2000s, which called for women to be barred from men's sports events and questioned the need for equal pay for male and female athletes, CNN reports.
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The court's decision means that Princess Cristina will appear in February alongside 17 other defendants in a case that centers on whether her husband, Iñaki Urdangarin, and his business partners embezzled about 6 million euros, or $6.5 million, that regional authorities disbursed for organizing sports events.
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Twitch announced today that it has signed a deal with Blizzard Entertainment that gives the popular video game streaming site two-year, third-party live-streaming rights to some of Blizzard's biggest e-sports events in popular games like Overwatch, Starcraft, Hearthstone, and Heroes of the Storm.
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By making the London-based UFC Fight Night 83 matches only available through its own digital platform, the organization is breaking away from a decades-long tradition of combat sports events making availing themselves through pay-per-view on premium cable networks like HBO and Showtime.
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Thinking of that, because it's not an easily solved technical problem, and then also, football or any sports events are something that is live, and so it works out really ... It does have a certain ability to resist Internet elements because live works. Yes. Correct. Right.
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Fears over the rapid spread of the latest coronavirus have led to the cancellation of concerts and sports events across the globe, such as the Indian Wells tennis tournament and the Coachella music festival, and have raised questions about whether the Tokyo Olympic Games should go ahead.
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President Donald Trump's top aides are racing to design a wide-ranging government rescue of major sectors of the economy — such as airlines, hospitality and other service industries — amid a collapsing stock market and cascading shutdowns of major sports events, Broadway shows, museums and amusement parks.
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Fears over the rapid spread of the latest coronavirus have led to the cancellation of concerts and sports events across the globe, such as the Indian Wells tennis tournament and the Coachella music festival, and have raised questions about whether the Tokyo Olympic Games should go ahead.
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Dan Patrick, is similar to one that caused a political uproar in North Carolina and led to widespread boycotts there by companies, entertainers, sports events and gay rights groups, which said the bill discriminated against transgender people who use bathrooms that correspond with their gender identity.
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Super Bowl LIII fetched an average price of $4,320 per ticket on StubHub in 2019, according to data provided to Reuters, topping the ticket exchange platform's top 13 list of priciest U.S. sports events, with the Masters golf tournament and NBA Finals rounding out the top three.
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Although that VR broadcast was marred by intermittent streaming glitches, overall, the experience was an exciting peek at the future possibilities of attending live sports events in VR. Despite those hiccups, NextVR co-founder later told me that he expected the live streaming quality to improve in short order.
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Cristina, the 50-year-old sister of King Felipe VI, was ordered to stand trial in October after an investigation into whether her husband, Iñaki Urdangarin, and his business associates siphoned off about 6 million euros, or $6.5 million, disbursed by the regional authorities for organizing sports events.
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While its characters are fairly well-known, thanks to the game's massive popularity (Supercell's lineup of games are played by an estimated 100 million people each day) and plentiful TV commercials that air during high profile sports events, Clash of Clans doesn't actually have much of a story.
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It is poignant that the Netherlands was chosen to host the 2020 games, which will have over 500 competitors from 19 nations competing in nine adaptive sports events, as it will be 75 years since the end of World War II and the city being rebuilt in 1945.
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"Wonderwall," while not the UK's national anthem (that's this; find a British person who doesn't know every word and you have done the impossible), is kind of like an alternate "Rule Britannia," in that it is a horrible song that we sing when we're emotional about winning sports events.
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Live-streamed ESPN networks (provided a user is a subscriber to ESPN's service, either through a traditional cable package or digital TV package) ESPN Plus, which for $4.99 will include "thousands of hours" of programming and live sports events that are not available on ESPN's current cable channels.
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For the N.F.L., Twitter offers a young, sports-minded audience (the Twittersphere lights up during major sports events); a way to reach football fans, and potential fans, internationally; and a chance to lure the many millennials who refuse to subscribe to cable even if it means missing pro football.
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In the U.K., the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) holds similar restrictions on the devices, only adding that drones fitted with cameras must not be flown within 164 feet of people, vehicles or buildings, or within 492 feet of congested areas or large gatherings, such as concerts and sports events.
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In an interview Friday with The New York Times, Dr. Finnoff spoke about the effect of the coronavirus on sports events and other mass gatherings and said that the U.S.O.P.C. had no reason to believe the Olympics wouldn't happen this summer in Tokyo but that things could change quickly.
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Then in July, Mr. McFarland pleaded guilty to two more counts of fraud related to another company that he ran while out on bail that sold fake tickets to fashion, music and sports events and was said to have cost at least 30 victims a minimum of about $150,000.
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Many cities have beloved sports teams, but few treat sports events — even minor league baseball games — as much like a night life activity as Sacramento, where eating a Merlino's freeze while watching a River Cats game at West Sacramento's Raley Field is a favorite way to spend an evening.
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Once you have braved the wait to enter the main store at Augusta National, you are ripe for the plucking even if you are a semi-jaded, not particularly materialistic sportswriter who before that visit to Augusta National had covered most of the other major global sports events.
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The Ford Sayre program, where all the Norwich Winter Olympians got their start, was one of the first children's ski programs in the country, offering instruction to girls in an era when beauty still trumped brawn, as borne out by sports events that included pageants as part of the competition.
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Most recently, the successful effort to repeal North Carolina's HB2 (the so-called "bathroom bill" that targeted transgender people and removed discrimination protections for LGBTQ Americans) was pushed forward by the NCAA, which had pledged not to hold any championship college sports events in North Carolina until the law was lifted.
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This 4K TV features high dynamic range formats like Dolby Vision, HDR10, and HLG with world-class picture control and settings, which makes it ideal for live broadcasts like awards shows and sports events, along with hard-hitting video game action — if you have an Xbox One X, PlayStation 4, or Nintendo Switch.
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Your top 10 most-discussed trends around the world are: So that's one response to police brutality (Black Lives Matter), one video game fad, (Pokémon Go), two sports events (Olympics, Super Bowl), two dead guys (David Bowie, Muhammad Ali), and four dubious-to-horrifying regime changes (United States, Brazil, the Philippines, Brexit). Sad!
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Now, normally not changing city operations just for sports events makes sense and is logical but if there are, like, thousands of people, maybe upwards of 10,000 fans, that need to catch a train to get home late at night, I mean, it could be time to reassess how you do things.
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The actor-turned-politican-turned-actor has taken to the teen-friendly platform in recent months, sending messages of support to similarly buff buddies Sylvester Stallone and J.J. Watt, recording snippets of his bicycle tour around the Scottish capital of Edinburgh, and taking video selfies with 50 Cent from his eponymous Arnold Sports events.
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London's O2 Arena will be filled to the rafters with tickets sold at a premium and the British pay-per-view audience will buy into this fight no matter what and that's in spite of the UK population's general aversion to paying extra for one-off sports events on top of their existing TV packages.
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The NCAA's memos come as the U.S. braces for a potential coronavirus epidemic in the country, which could close schools and cancel large gatherings like major sports events, Nancy Messonnier, the director of the CDC's National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, said Tuesday "Disruption to everyday life may be severe," Messonnier had said.
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North Korean officials at the meeting were led by a counterpart, Won Kil U. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in during a summit in September agreed to pursue a joint bid for the 2032 Olympics and send combined teams to the 2020 Tokyo Summer Games and other major sports events.
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Sports Briefing | Sports Business Kansas City could lose more than $50 million a year in economic activity connected to sports events if voters approve a constitutional amendment that would allow Missouri business owners to refuse services for same-sex weddings because of their religious beliefs, said Kathy Nelson, the president and chief executive of the Kansas City Sports Commission.
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At an event at the State Department convened to discuss how to improve human rights at large international sports events, she called on entities like the International Olympic Committee and FIFA, soccer's world governing body, to ensure that their events are safe and open to everyone, without discrimination, and said it was a responsibility they can't continue to shirk.
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He is a son of Leonard Mitchard of Annapolis, Md., and Rosemary Eyre-Brook of Charlottesville, Va. Ms. Davis and Mr. Mitchard met at various air sports events and gatherings over the years but did not fall in love until late fall 2013, when both were car camping and sky diving near Skydive Arizona in Eloy, Ariz.
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Although the nationwide "social distancing" moves of the last two days — closing schools, theaters, and professional sports events — might cut into this growth, they didn't help right away in China when even more draconian measures started in late January, noted a preliminary Harvard and Johns Hopkins analysis of intensive care bed needs in a COVID-19 outbreak.
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"That's really, really painful for the many, many people who work in that field, let alone so many New Yorkers and people all over the country who really look forward to these events, these concerts, these sports events, and it's really going to be kind of a hole in our lives and it's painful," he said.
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"The continued worldwide spread of the coronavirus that originated in China in December has forced the League to change its plans for a fourth annual game at Shanghai's Jiangwan Stadium," the AFL said in a statement here The coronavirus, which has killed more than 3,000 people globally and infected thousands, has affected the schedules of several international sports events around the world.
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