A World Cup full of memorable moments was also marked by exclusion, exploitation and unprecedented political meddling, writes JAMES NALTON
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Don't expect major league sports in the US to return in 2020
From Barry McGuigan and Carl Frampton to Tyrone McKenna and Lewis Crocker, the city’s fighters carry a complex history into the ring, writes JOHN WIGHT
THE unthinkable, at least for sports fans, already has happened.
The games, as we know them, are shut down. We’ll never know if San Diego State was a Final Four contender or if Tiger Woods would have defended his green jacket at the Masters.
There was no opening day in baseball. The odds are increasingly good that there will be no Stanley Cup Final or NBA champion in the year 2020.
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