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The Latest: Duke won't play more nonconference games
Read full article: The Latest: Duke won't play more nonconference games(AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:___Duke wonโt play any more nonconference menโs basketball games in the regular season. The club says the decision came in collaboration with New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell because current data suggests a recent surge in local positive tests. Preseason games across the NBA begin Friday and the regular season is scheduled to begin with two games on Dec. 22. ___South Carolina has called off its menโs basketball game at George Washington on Monday because of a positive COVID-19 test. ___Georgia has canceled its womenโs basketball game against Radford because of a positive COVID-19 test within the Highlandersโ program.
Fans savor return of stadium sport in virus-free New Zealand
Read full article: Fans savor return of stadium sport in virus-free New ZealandSpectators react ahead of the Super Rugby Aotearoa rugby game between the Highlanders and Chiefs in Dunedin, New Zealand, Saturday, June 13, 2020. As countries try to reopen after lockdowns, the evening rugby match marked a milestone of sorts, and its importance wasnt lost on fans. Anyone whos a fan of live sport or even live music knows that if you're there, its totally different, he said. German exchange student Johanna Lindner said she'd never watched a rugby match before, and people back home were both curious and perhaps a little envious. As the final hooter sounded and the Highlanders kicked out the ball to win 28-27, the fans screamed and hugged.
Crowds return: 35,000 fans expected at Super Rugby matches
Read full article: Crowds return: 35,000 fans expected at Super Rugby matchesNew Zealand's Super Rugby Aotearoa will start on June 13 in a new five-team, 10-week competition. Their enclosed stadium can hold up to 25,000 for Super Rugby matches and at least 20,000 are expected Saturday. The five-nation Super Rugby tournament was suspended after seven rounds in March because of international travel restrictions and quarantine requirements. New Zealand devised the Super Rugby Aotearoa tournament as a way to resume professional rugby in a domestic setting. New Zealands five Super Rugby teams will play each other home and away over 10 weeks.