The pandemic has some of the best boxers watching the Olympics from afar.

By BY OGNIAN GEORGIEV AND KEN BELSON from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/3iQqDYm

Chris Paul, the Phoenix Suns guard, is out indefinitely because of virus protocols.

By BY MARC STEIN from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/3zwuMq6

Golfer Jon Rahm withdraws from a P.G.A. tournament he was leading after testing positive.

By BY BILL PENNINGTON from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/3ihNj3q

The Copa América soccer tournament will be played in Brazil instead of Argentina.

By BY ANDRÉS R. MARTÍNEZ AND JENNIFER JETT from NYT Sports The games are scheduled to start in about two weeks in Brazil, where the rate of new infections is slowing but cases remain high.https://nyti.ms/3vDFadv

The Copa América soccer tournament won’t be played in Argentina, where the virus is raging.

By BY THE NEW YORK TIMES from NYT Sports Argentines and their government officials had been torn over the wisdom of hosting the championship.https://nyti.ms/3uCyqeD

Eight people from the New York Yankees organization tested positive, despite having been vaccinated. Here’s what to know.

By BY JAMES WAGNER from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/3ePpIEU

Eight people from the New York Yankees organization tested positive, despite having been vaccinated. Here’s what to know.

By BY JAMES WAGNER from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2RUVQ1b

The Champions League final may be moved from Istanbul to London.

By BY TARIQ PANJA from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2SHhIxm

The Champions League final may be moved from Istanbul to London.

By BY TARIQ PANJA from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/3bbH2Ss

N.Y.’s governor outlines new seating rules for vaccinated baseball fans, and says Broadway will start to reopen Sept. 14.

By BY DANIEL E. SLOTNIK AND MICHAEL PAULSON from NYT Sports Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said that fully vaccinated people will be able to sit in areas of Yankee Stadium or Citi Field without social distancing, and that people who get a shot at a game will get a free ticket.https://nyti.ms/3tqHnHc

The coronavirus is upending Thanksgiving week for many college football teams.

By BY ALAN BLINDER AND KEVIN DRAPER from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2KBvQUH