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• Update: Covid-19 Not Affecting Soccer Match Outcomes In England
  
  On Wednesday I wondered out loud whether Covid-19 may be affecting football matches - sport matches more generally. It turns out they aren't affecting them after all.
  Forbes.  Friday, 23 Oct 2020.
• England's Covid-19 lockdown led to 12million adults doing almost no exercise, poll claims
  
  The Sport England Active Lives survey of 190,000 people suggests 30 per of the adult population is 'inactive', rising by 7.4 per cent compared to 2019.
  Daily Mail.  Friday, 23 Oct 2020.
• Why Sports Focused SPACs Are More Than A Current Trend
  
  Sports-focused SPACs are common in 2020. Their ability to provide sports teams and owners access to capital, liquidity options, and potentially increase brand value, could make SPACs a player in the sector for the foreseeable future.
  Forbes.  Friday, 23 Oct 2020.
• Arenas, Stadiums Find New Life as Safer Options for Early Voting
  
  With long waits making headlines during early voting across the country, professional sports venues have emerged as bright spots, repurposing huge spaces mostly devoid of fans into efficient and relatively safe polling places. ...
  NBC.  Thursday, Oct 22 2020.
• Coronavirus UK: Denmark and Mykonos on quarantine-free travel list
  
  Arrivals from the Canaries, Mykonos, the Maldives and Denmark will no longer face quarantine from Sunday after Covid-19 cases fell to acceptable levels, the Department for Transport (DfT) said.
  Daily Mail.  Thursday, 22 Oct 2020.
• Transport for Wales rail services to be nationalised
  
  Ministers step in to "stabilise the network and keep it running" as income plummets due to Covid.
  BBC News.  Thursday, 22 Oct 2020.
• Felicity Huffman Requests Passport Back As Supervised Release Nears End
  
  Prosecutors have reportedly agreed with the passport request
  Daily Caller.  Thursday, 22 Oct 2020.
• Felicity Huffman nears completion of college admissions scandal sentence, requests return of passport
  
  Felicity Huffman requested the U.S. District Court of Massachusetts to return her passport as she nears the end of her supervised release for her role in the nationwide college admissions scandal.
  Fox News.  Thursday, 22 Oct 2020.
• Banksy painting Tube carriage shows London Underground 'not safe', RMT says
  
  Transport for London refuses to release a report into a Banksy artwork, citing security concerns.
  BBC News.  Thursday, 22 Oct 2020.
• Stan Van Gundy Hired as Coach of the New Orleans Pelicans
  
  Van Gundy, who will take his fourth head coaching job, had most recently been an analyst for TNT and one of the most politically outspoken figures in professional sports through his Twitter account.
  New York Times.  Wednesday, 21 Oct 2020.
• How college football is handling its COVID-19 protocols one month into the season
  
  The coronavirus pandemic forced college football to reimagine everything about how the sport is conducted. Here's how things are going a month into the season.
  ESPN.  Wednesday, 21 Oct 2020.
• These Hair-Filled Leather Pouches Are the Oldest Balls Found in Eurasia
  
  Some 3,000 years ago, Chinese horsemen may have used the objects to play a team sport involving hitting a ball
  Smithsonian.  Wednesday, 21 Oct 2020.
• Air Transport Services (ATSG) Soars to 52-Week High, Time to Cash Out?
  
  Air Transport Services (ATSG) is at a 52-week high, but can investors hope for more gains in the future? We take a look at the company's fundamentals for clues.
  Zacks.  Wednesday, 21 Oct 2020.
• Khan accuses PM of lying to MPs amid bitter TfL bailout row
  
  Sadiq Khan has accused Boris Johnson of lying to MPs after he claimed the capital's mayor had "effectively bankrupted" Transport for London.
  Sky News.  Wednesday, 21 Oct 2020.
• Flattened Basketballs as Art
  
  The sport is considered an art form, and the artist Tyrrell Winston would agree.
  New York Times.  Wednesday, 21 Oct 2020.

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