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Real Keep Pressure on Barca

Jun 15, 2020

Image: Stadium Astro

Real Madrid marked their return from La Liga's COVID-19 suspention with a 3-1 win over Eibar.  

Toni Kroos, Sergio Ramos and Marcelo all scored in the match, which was played at at Real's  training base while the Bernabeu is being renovated. 

Marcelo celebrated his goal by paying tribute to the Black Lives Matter movement, amid widespread protests over the killing of African American George Floyd.

Meanwhile, a minute's silence was observed ahead of the match, in memory of the victims of COVID-19

The win means that Real are now two points behind leaders Barcelona. 
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Image by Reuters: Marcus Thuram kneeling after scoring in a Bundesliga match

Meanwhile, an international athletics group has slammed the International Olympic Committee  ban on kneeling, to show support for the global anti-racism campaign.

The group, called Global Athlete says the IOC rule that bans political, religious or racial propaganda is a violation of human rights. 
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Msians involved in the MotoGP series will need to apply for approval from the Youth and Sports Ministry if they want to compete in the series amid the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Defence Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob says for now, Msia's borders will remain closed to control the spread of the coronavirus. 

Hafiz Syahrin Abdullah, Khairul Idham Pawi and Kasma Daniel Kasmayudin are all due to compete in the season-opening race in Spain next month.