Reuters Sports News Summary

Following is a summary of current sports news briefs. Keselowski wins NASCAR's longest race

Brad Keselowski won the Coca Cola 600 in a shootout on Sunday as NASCAR did its best to fill the sporting void created by the novel coronavirus shutdown with its longest ever race. The 600-miler on the U.S. Memorial Day weekend was already the longest race on the NASCAR calendar but on Sunday it went even longer after William Byron's spin with five laps to go set up a two-lap shootout for victory. Tennis: New Zealand to stage pro competition as virus restrictions ease

New Zealand will stage a team-based tennis tournament for local-based men's players from June 3, organisers said on Monday, an event marking the southern hemisphere's first pro competition since the COVID-19 pandemic brought global sport to a halt. All 112 matches of the "NZ Premier League" will be played in Auckland without spectators but broadcast live on Sky Sport or the Youtube channel, Sky Sport Next, Tennis New Zealand said on Monday. No joy in Chicago's Wrigleyville as pandemic shuts down baseball

A passerby occasionally stops on the empty plaza to take a selfie under the "Wrigley Field Home Of Chicago Cubs" marquee or pause at the ballpark's locked gates for a glimpse at its fabled ivy and brick outfield wall. The throngs of Cubs fans who pour out of the neighborhood bars and scurry inside the 106-year-old Wrigley Field before every home game are missing along with the palpable excitement that fills the Wrigleyville neighborhood of Chicago's North Side at least 81 times a season. Sport - On this day: Born May 26, 1966: Zola Budd, South African athlete

Zola Budd fears her running career will be defined by one of the Olympic Games' most controversial moments, one that may unfairly detract from an incredible talent who still holds records unbeaten for almost four decades. Budd's clash with Mary Decker while an inexperienced 18-year-old at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles remains the most talked about moment of a career that drew plenty of press attention, at times bewildering for a teenager plucked from Apartheid South Africa and fast-tracked to run for Great Britain. Basketball: Bogut puts playing future on hold in uncertain times

Former NBA champion Andrew Bogut has decided not to commit to another season at the Sydney Kings while there is still uncertainty about the future because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The 35-year-old centre has played the last two seasons in Australia's National Basketball League (NBL) for the Kings with a spell back at the Golden State Warriors in between. Hall of Fame college basketball coach Sutton dies at 84

Legendary Oklahoma State coach and recently named Hall of Famer Eddie Sutton died Saturday night at his home in South Tulsa, Okla. He was 84. Sutton's family told The Oklahoman that Sutton died of natural causes, surrounded by his three sons and their families, including nine grandchildren. Alpine skiing: 2021 World Championships in Italy may be pushed back a year

The Italian winter sports federation (FISI) will ask to push back the 2021 Alpine skiing World Championships in Cortina d'Ampezzo by a year because of uncertainties linked to the coronavirus, the head of the country's Olympic committee said. Should the request to stage the event in March, 2022 be approved, the World Championships would take place in the month after the Winter Olympics in China. New York Governor Cuomo: Pro teams can return to facilities

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo declared Sunday that professional sports teams in his state can return to their training facilities after a pause of more than two months due to the coronavirus pandemic. "Starting today, all the New York professional sports leagues will be able to begin training camps," Cuomo said during a news conference at Jones Beach on Long Island. NBA: Big man Leuer announces retirement

Forward Jon Leuer announced his retirement Sunday after eight NBA seasons. The 31-year-old Leuer didn't play in the 2019-20 season after being waived by the Milwaukee Bucks in July. Woods and Manning beat Mickelson and Brady in charity match

Tiger Woods and Peyton Manning held off a late challenge to beat Phil Mickelson and Tom Brady 1Up in a charity golf match in Florida on Sunday that raised $20 million for COVID-19 relief efforts. Woods, a 15-times major champion, and two-time Super Bowl winner Manning jumped out to a three-hole lead on the front nine at the Medalist Golf Club in Hobe Sound.

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