Saturday 6 February 2021
The editor in turn is Alejandra Zúñiga until 2000 GMT. Luis Ruiz from that time on, both in Mexico City.
NFL
MOST VALUABLE PLAYER
NO PROVENANCE – The NFL’s Most Valuable Player will be announced along with other awards during the league event on the eve of the Super Bowl. By Barry Wilner. 400 words. AP Photos. SENT.
SUPER BOWL-QUARTERBACK-ESTILOS
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, USA – Tom Brady is the quintessential safety bag passer, staying behind his offensive line and throwing the ball everywhere. Patrick Mahomes is the boy in the schoolyard, who moves to buy time before sending the ball. Two very different styles from two of the league’s best quarterbacks, each on display Sunday when Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers take on Mahomes and the defending champs, the Kansas City Chiefs, in the NFL Super Bowl. By Dave Skretta. 643 words. AP Photos. SENT.
SUPER BOWL-CORONAVIRUS
NO SOURCE – Top US health officials are warning of the possibility of the Super Bowl becoming a mass-spreading event for coronavirus, and are urging people to gather with friends over Zoom and not host large gatherings. By Heather Hollingsworth and Curt Anderson. 667 words. AP Photos. SENT.
TENNIS
AUSTRALIA-TOURNAMENTS
NO PROVENANCE – Two former Australian Open champions, Naomi Osaka and Victoria Azarenka, withdraw from preparatory tournaments with their sights set on the first major of the year. Alexander Zverev injures his back in the second set of his decisive ATP Cup match against Daniil Medvedev. By John Pye. 711 words. AP Photos. SENT.
SOCCER
URUGUAY-GARCIA-DECESO
BUENOS AIRES – Uruguayan, Argentine and South American football is once again dressed in mourning after the death of one of the most emblematic Uruguayan players, Santiago “Morro” García, who was found dead in Mendoza, Argentina, was announced. 291 words. AP Photos. SENT.
SPAIN-LEAGUE
MADRID – Raphael Varane saves Real Madrid from a shipwreck in the Spanish La Liga. The French defender scores a double with which the meringues celebrate a 2-1 victory on their visit to bottom Huesca’s field. 577 words. AP Photos. SENT.
ITALY-LEAGUE
MILAN – Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates his birthday by helping Juventus beat Roma 2-0 in Italian Serie A. By Daniella Matar. 283 words. AP Photos. SENT.
GERMANY-LEAGUE
BERLIN – Borussia Dortmund suffer yet another Bundesliga defeat, now 2-1 against Freiburg to lose more ground in the contest for one of the Champions League tickets. By Ciaran Fahey. 378 words. AP Photos. SENT.
FRANCE-LEAGUE
PARIS – Memphis Depay scores a double in Lyon’s resounding 3-0 victory over Strasbourg, and with it the club rose to the top of the French league as rivals Lille and Paris Saint-Germain rested. 277 words. AP Photos. SENT.
With: PSG-NEYMAR
MOTOR
ARGENTINA-MOTOGP-FIRE
BUENOS AIRES – A huge fire devastates the Autodromo de Termas de Río Hondo in Argentina, one of the host circuits of the MotoGP championship in the country, considered the Formula One of motorcycles. 211 words. SENT.
BASKETBALL
Today’s NBA Games (Eastern Time)
Portland in New York, 1 pm SENT
Denver in Sacramento, 5 p.m.
Chicago in Orlando, 7 pm
Brooklyn en Filadelfia, 8 p.m.
Milwaukee en Cleveland, 8 p.m.
Minnesota en Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.
San Antonio en Houston, 8 p.m.
Toronto en Atlanta, 8 p.m.
Golden State en Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Memphis in New Orleans, 9 p.m.
Detroit at Los Angeles (Lakers), 10 p.m.
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