Sport News

• Liverpool v Man Utd: Who made your combined XI?
  
  Raised eyebrows or no real surprises? Here's the BBC Sport readers' combined Liverpool and Manchester United XI.
  BBC News.  Sunday, 17 Jan 2021.
• Watch Eric Sondheimer and Randy Rosenbloom talk SoCal high school football
  
  Coach Patrick Walsh from San Mateo Serra discusses the movement to bring back prep sports in California amid the coronavirus outbreak.
  Los Angeles Times.  Friday, 15 Jan 2021.
• Olympic champion says she was assaulted by sports official
  
  Olympic sailing champion Sofia Bekatorou of Greece has accused an unnamed sporting official of sexually assaulting her in 1998 during preparations for the Sydney Games.
  Fox News.  Friday, 15 Jan 2021.
• Test drive: The 2021 Ford Bronco Sport lives up to its name
  
  The 2021 Ford Bronco Sport is a capable off-roader that lives up to the Bronco name, says Fox News Autos Editor Gary Gastelu.
  Fox News.  Friday, 15 Jan 2021.
• German sports doctor jailed over blood doping scandal
  
  Mark Schmidt masterminded an international doping ring exposed by police in "Operation Aderlass".
  BBC News.  Friday, 15 Jan 2021.
• 'Don't let a coffee cost a life,' warns new hard-hitting COVID ad
  
  Hard-hitting adverts warning against spreading coronavirus by getting a cup of coffee or travelling by public transport are to be unveiled in the next few days.
  Sky News.  Friday, 15 Jan 2021.
• Rare Mickey Mantle card sells for record-breaking $5.2 million
  
  Actor Rob Gough, who bought the 1952 card, called it the "Mona Lisa of sports cards."
  CBS News.  Friday, 15 Jan 2021.
• UK customers of TV streaming services will no longer be able to watch live sport when in the EU
  
  UK holidaymakers who pay for TV streaming services can no longer stream live sport when visiting Europe now the Brexit transition is complete.
  Daily Mail.  Friday, 15 Jan 2021.
• 'Don't take travel advice from me,' says transport sec after holiday debacle
  
  Transport Secretary Grant Shapps says he is the last person people should take travel advice from after he imposed quarantine restrictions on Spain within an hour of arriving on holiday there.
  Sky News.  Friday, 15 Jan 2021.
• Algerian Deliveroo courier jailed in France for refusing to deliver Jewish food and will be deported
  
  An Algerian Deliveroo driver has been convicted of anti-Semitic discrimination for refusing to transport orders of kosher food in the French city of Strasbourg after restaurants complained.
  Daily Mail.  Friday, 15 Jan 2021.
• Fortnite, Football And Soccer, And Their Surprising Similarities
  
  e-sports and traditional sports are both competing for our attention in an ever more competitive space. They both have perhaps more in common than might be thought.
  Forbes.  Thursday, 14 Jan 2021.
• Microsoft, Salesforce and Oracle back plan to develop a digital Covid vaccination passport
  
  A digital Covid vaccination passport is being jointly developed by a group of health and technology companies including Microsoft and Salesforce.
  CNBC.  Friday, 15 Jan 2021.
• Disneyland Resort to end Annual Passport program amid uncertainty of the pandemic
  
  Disneyland and the California Adventure theme parks, which remain closed during the COVID-19 pandemic, are ending the popular Annual Passport programs, park officials announced Thursday.
  ABC News.  Friday, 15 Jan 2021.
• Mandating Covid vaccine passports may scare people away from getting a shot, says ex-CDC chief
  
  "I think a vaccination certificate is something that you should have the right to have, but not be forced to have," ex-CDC Director Dr. Tom Frieden told CNBC.
  CNBC.  Thursday, 14 Jan 2021.
• Mantle card shatters record, sells for $5.2M
  
  A Mickey Mantle baseball card has shattered a 5-month-old record for highest-selling sports card of all time, going for $5.2 million, PWCC Marketplace announced on Thursday.
  ESPN.  Thursday, 14 Jan 2021.

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