Concern and Anger Build Over Missing Athlete’s Sexual Assault Allegations

By BY CHRISTOPHER CLAREY from NYT Sports The case of Peng Shuai has prompted the women’s tennis tour to rethink its heavy focus in China, where it has threatened to pull events if it cannot verify that she is safe and that her allegations are investigated.https://nyti.ms/3nvIbLg

Concern and Anger Build Over Missing Athlete’s Sexual Assault Allegations

By BY CHRISTOPHER CLAREY from NYT Sports The case of Peng Shuai has prompted the women’s tennis tour to rethink its heavy focus in China, where it has threatened to pull events if it cannot verify that she is safe and that her allegations are investigated.https://nyti.ms/3kQ8NFa

A Resilient Team for a Broken Nation

By BY JAMES MONTAGUE AND BRADLEY SECKER from NYT Sports Afghanistan’s national soccer team played a rare match this week. But what, and whom, does the team represent?https://nyti.ms/3qPPu2f

Afghan Paralympic Athlete Pleads for Help to Leave the Country

By BY VICTOR MATHER from NYT Sports “My intention is to participate in the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. Please hold my hand and help me,” Zakia Khudadadi, a taekwondo athlete pleaded in a video from Kabul.https://nyti.ms/3iX9qw7

Tokyo Says It Is Ready for Covid-19. What About Earthquakes?

By BY JOHN BRANCH AND MOTOKO RICH from NYT Sports They’re the other potential catastrophe at the Olympics. Organizers hope that any tremors will be small ones, but they’re preparing for anything.https://nyti.ms/3juCPOz

Hopes Fade for Imminent Federal Deal on College Athletes, Pressuring N.C.A.A.

By BY ALAN BLINDER from NYT Sports New state laws are scheduled to take effect on July 1, but there are vanishingly low expectations for a deal in Washington in the coming days.https://nyti.ms/2THT9AZ

At the Masters, Lee Elder Gets Another Moment in the Spotlight

By BY BILL PENNINGTON from NYT Sports The first Black golfer to play the Masters in 1975 is an honorary starter as the 2021 tournament gets underway at Augusta National.https://nyti.ms/39RqC0L

M.L.B. Pulls All-Star Game From Georgia in Response to Voting Law

By BY REID J. EPSTEIN AND NICK CORASANITI from NYT U.S. The move served as a warning to Republicans in other states who are trying to restrict voting, and is likely to put new pressure on other organizations and corporations to consider pulling business out of Georgia.https://nyti.ms/3sSpRfK

M.L.B. Pulls All-Star Game From Georgia in Response to Voting Law

By BY REID J. EPSTEIN AND NICK CORASANITI from NYT U.S. The league said it would remove its midsummer showcase and its annual entry draft as a response to the state’s new voting law.https://nyti.ms/3me1c2B

College Athletes Ask the N.C.A.A. to Protest Bills That Would Bar Transgender Competitors

By BY GILLIAN R. BRASSIL from NYT Sports There have been 25 state bills introduced this year that would prohibit transgender athletes, mainly women, from competing on teams matching their gender identity. Here’s what we know.https://nyti.ms/3t6RfpO

A W.N.B.A. Owner Clashes With Players on Protests

By BY SOPAN DEB from NYT Sports Kelly Loeffler, who is also seeking re-election to her Senate seat in Georgia, opposes the league’s plan to allow players to wear jerseys in support of the movement.https://nyti.ms/3gKCjaQ

N.C.A.A. Pressures Mississippi on Confederate Emblem on State Flag

By BY ALAN BLINDER from NYT Sports The association’s expanded policy on the Confederate symbol came after the Southeastern Conference urged Mississippi to change its state flag.https://nyti.ms/2YhkhXq

Senators Tell N.C.A.A. to Stop Lagging and Change College Sports

By BY ALAN BLINDER from NYT Sports With the president of the N.C.A.A. on Capitol Hill, lawmakers of both parties expressed frustration over rules that limit players.https://nyti.ms/2SiNu13

The N.C.A.A. Says It’s Working to Change. Next Year, at the Soonest.

By BY ALAN BLINDER AND BILLY WITZ from NYT Sports At a meeting in California, top officials in college sports mulled how to change the rules that would allow athletes to profit from their fame. But new standards won’t happen until at least 2021.https://nyti.ms/2RKVRRB

In China, FIFA’s Focus Is Soccer, Not Human Rights

By BY KEITH BRADSHER AND TARIQ PANJA from NYT Sports After faulting the United States and Canada last year, FIFA is more muted as it brings a new tournament to China.https://nyti.ms/2Jjipp2

In China, FIFA’s Focus Is Soccer, Not Human Rights

By BY KEITH BRADSHER AND TARIQ PANJA from NYT Sports After faulting the United States and Canada last year, FIFA is more muted as it brings a new event to China.https://nyti.ms/2NcXWDD

Adam Silver Offers Defense of Daryl Morey as Chinese Companies Cut N.B.A. Ties

By BY SOPAN DEB from NYT Sports At a news conference on Tuesday, Silver acknowledged that the backlash over a Twitter post might not end anytime soon.https://nyti.ms/33hsElp

N.C.A.A.’s Defeat in California Shows Limits of a Besieged Juggernaut

By BY ALAN BLINDER from NYT Sports A California law that will allow college athletes to cut endorsement deals may be just the beginning of the political problems for the N.C.A.A. and universities across the country.https://nyti.ms/2pmEBYp

California Governor Will Sign Plan to Let N.C.A.A. Athletes Be Paid

By BY ALAN BLINDER from NYT Sports Gov. Gavin Newsom said he backed a bill to allow college athletes to hire agents and make money from endorsements. The measure, the first of its kind, threatens the business model of college sports.https://nyti.ms/2ml7ran

California Lawmakers Vote to Undo N.C.A.A. Amateurism

By BY BILLY WITZ from NYT Sports A bill passed by the State Assembly would allow college athletes to make endorsement deals. It is expected to reach the desk of Gov. Gavin Newsom.https://nyti.ms/2HWzeFq