Latest - The Auckland golfer Ryan Fox has finished tied for 15th at the latest European PGA event, the English Open in Birmingham.
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Fox shot a second consecutive round of four under par 68 to finish 10 under for the tournament.
He was eight shots behind the winner Sam Horsfield of England.
It was Horsfield maiden European Tour crown on home soil.
Fox scored a top ten finish in his first tournament back last week.
IPL to go ahead this year
This year's Indian Premier League will take place in the United Arab Emirates between September 19 and November 10, subject to government clearances.
The Twenty20 league was originally scheduled to begin in late March but had to be put off because of the Covid-19 crisis, leaving the BCCI staring at a potential billion dollar loss in revenue.
The postponement of this year's Twenty20 World Cup in Australia because of the pandemic, however, threw a lifeline to the Twenty20 league boasting most of the big names in contemporary cricket.
There, however, were no realistic chances of hosting it this year in India, currently the third worst affected country in the world with nearly 1.7 million confirmed cases and 36,500 deaths.
There will be a 24-player limit for each squad.
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Storm lose skipper
The Storm have lost skipper Cameron Smith to a shoulder injury but had too much firepower for the Knights in a 26-16 NRL win at Sunshine Coast Stadium.
Smith suffered the injury while scoring a try in the 24th minute where he landed on the point of his shoulder and suffered what Storm officials said was a low grade AC joint injury.
It was a bittersweet moment for the 37-year-old skipper as it was his 46th NRL try and equalled the career mark set by his coach Craig Bellamy who scored the same number in his 149-game career with the Raiders.
Smith celebrated his try with gusto and landed the conversion, but a minute later he was pointing to his shoulder as he told a Storm trainer he needed to be replaced.
Bellamy said in his post-match media conference that Smith was expected to miss 2-3 weeks with what appeared to be grade-two damage.
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Melbourne basketball teams still in isolation
Both Melbourne NBL basketball teams will remain in lockdown after Melbourne United players returned further positive tests for Covid-19.
A total of 12 players have now tested positive after Melbourne United training was suspended last week and players and staff went into a 14 day isolation period.
South East Melbourne Phoenix players and staff also remain in isolation and are undergoing testing. There will be no further training for either club until further notice.
NBL Commissioner Jeremy Loeliger said: "Our primary concern is the health and welfare of our players, staff and their families. This is a challenging time for everyone concerned and we are working closely with the clubs and the Australian Basketball Players' Association to provide support for all those affected.
"We are also working closely with the Department of Health and Human Services to manage the outbreak and limit any risk to the wider community."
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Van Niekerk tests positive
South Africa's Olympic 400 metres champion Wayde van Niekerk tested positive for Covid-19 in Italy last week, according to the Gazzetta dello Sport newspaper.
Van Niekerk, who romped to Olympic gold four years ago in a world record time of 43.03 seconds, was set to participate in a meet in Trieste - his first competition outside of South Africa since 2017 following a serious knee injury.
"I don't know how it's possible. Wayde has been training for the whole week and never had any symptom, not even after testing positive. He hasn't had a fever," the 28-year-old's manager Peet Van Zyl told the publication.
Van Niekerk, who tore his right anterior cruciate ligament while playing a charity touch rugby game in 2017 to leave his career in doubt, began his comeback in February this year.
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