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United KingdomProtesting Man United fans break into Old Trafford and invade pitch ahead of Liverpool match
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Soccer Football - Manchester United fans protest against their owners before the Manchester United v Liverpool Premier League match - Manchester, Britain - May 2, 2021 A Manchester United fan holding a sign on the pitch in protest against their owners before the match Action Images via REUTERS/Carl Recine
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Manchester United fans protesting against the Glazer family s ownership of the club stormed into their Old Trafford stadium and gathered on the pitch ahead of Sunday s Premier League game against Liverpool.
April 28, 202111:35 PM UTC
Retail & ConsumerUKâs BT Group in talks to divest stake in television unit -The Telegraph
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Company s logo is displayed at British Telecom (BT) headquarters in London, Britain, November 15, 2019. REUTERS/Simon Dawson
BT Group Plc (BT.L) is in talks with Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O), Walt Disney Co (DIS.N) and sport streaming company DAZN to divest a stake in its television unit BT Sport, The Telegraph reported on Wednesday.
A British broadcaster is also involved in the discussions and potentially leading the bidding, the report said, citing City sources.
BT, Britain s biggest broadband and mobile operator, moved into sports broadcasting in 2012 when it won the rights to show a package of live Premier League soccer matches.
Turkey will replace Canada on this year's Formula One calendar after the June 13 race in Montreal was cancelled on Wednesday for the second year in a row due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
IndiaIndian Premier League under fire for plan to keep playing despite COVID-19 crisis
Amlan Chakraborty
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The Indian Premier League (IPL) will carry on with games, its organisers said on Sunday, but came under heavy criticism for the plan as the country grapples with a massive surge in coronavirus cases.
The New Indian Express and a sister publication said on Sunday they had decided to suspend its IPL coverage, while hundreds of fans lambasted the league on social media.
An IPL governing council member told Reuters the league has a robust bio-bubble and is being played without fans which made it safe to continue.
Healthcare & PharmaceuticalsJapan to issue short, powerful state of emergency for Tokyo, elsewhere
ReutersChang-ran Kim
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Passersby wearing protective masks walk on the street amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Tokyo, Japan, April 22, 2021. REUTERS/Androniki Christodoulou
Japan will declare short and powerful states of emergency for Tokyo, Osaka and two other prefectures, a cabinet minister said on Friday, as the country struggles to contain a resurgent pandemic just three months ahead of the Olympics.
Under a new state of emergency for April 25 to May 11, the government will require restaurants, bars, and karaoke parlours serving alcohol to close, and big sporting events to be held without spectators, Economy Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura said.