National Sports

BERLIN — Defending champion Bayern Munich returned to action Sunday with a 2-0 win at Union Berlin as the restart of German soccer continued in empty stadiums.

NEW YORK — Major League Baseball told players their prorated salaries would contribute to an average loss of $640,000 for each game over an 82-game season in empty ballparks, according to a presentation from the commissioner’s office to the union tha

Mark Casse and other trainers at Woodbine Racetrack finally have a thoroughbred racing season to prepare for. Woodbine Entertainment is full steam ahead with its plans to offer both harness and thoroughbred racing in 2020.

The strategy of reigning Olympic champion Katerina Stefanidi throughout a fast-paced, race-against-the-clock pole vault competition: keep cool.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — New York Giants cornerback DeAndre Baker surrendered to police Saturday after being charged with robbing people of money and valuables at a cookout he was attending with another NFL player.

BERLIN — Erling Haaland scored the Bundesliga’s first goal in more than two months and then celebrated. Alone.

BRUSSELS — The Belgian Grand Prix can go ahead at its original August date, but with no fans, local authorities in the Walloon region said Friday.

NFL teams can begin reopening their facilities on Tuesday if state and local governments will allow it.

TORONTO — Citing financial pressures due to the global pandemic, Rugby Canada has cancelled "training support payments" for its centralized men's and women's players as of May 1. The players get a monthly stipend from Sport Canada.

LOS ANGELES — The pilot flying Kobe Bryant and seven others to a youth basketball tournament outside Los Angeles did not have alcohol or drugs in his system, and all sustained immediately fatal injuries when their helicopter slammed into a hillside,