Champions League & Europa League to be completed in 'final eight' format
The eight teams remaining in the competition will take part in a straight knockout tournament between August 12 and 23.
The four remaining last 16 second leg matches, including Manchester City versus Real Madrid, will take place on August 7 and 8.
UEFA is yet to determine whether those matches will take place at the respective host stadiums, or in Portugal.
In addition, the culmination of this season's Europa League from the last eight onwards will take place across four venues in Germany between August 10 and 21.
UEFA confirmed that all 12 original host cities will stage matches in the delayed Euro 2020 finals, which will start on June 11 next year.
The outstanding play-off matches will be staged on October 8 and November 12 respectively.
Russian Club urged fans to ‘look on the bright side’ of 10-1 defeat
Fourth-placed Rostov had to quarantine their entire first team when six tested positive for Covid-19 before the trip to Sochi.
Rostov took the lead in the opening minute as 17-year-old Roman Romanov became the club's youngest goalscorer.
Goalkeeper Denis Popov, also 17, made 15 saves, a new RPL record.
One of the saves came from the penalty spot as Popov earned the man-of-the-match award.
"Sochi turned down our offer to postpone the match, and this is exactly why these young players aged 16-19 had to play in this match," Rostov explained on their website.
"The score was most likely upsetting, however, we do want you to look on the bright side.
"Denis absolutely stole the whole show today and another mind-blowing highlight was definitely our first goal. We know you would agree our players were fighting for every inch of the pitch - each and every of them showed incredible character and attitude."The match was only the second of the Russian league's restart behind closed doors following a three-month break enforced by the coronavirus pandemic.
Williams intends to play at US Open
The event will be held without fans in New York from 31 August, despite some players voicing concerns.
But Williams, 38, said: "I really cannot wait to return to New York and play the US Open 2020."
The ATP and WTA Tours, suspended since March because of the coronavirus pandemic, will resume in early August.
This year's Wimbledon Championships were cancelled for the first time since 1945 as a result.
Canadian Bianca Andreescu followed Williams hours later with confirmationexternal-link that she will defend her US Open title, saying she had "no doubt" the United States Tennis Association (UTSA) had the "best plan to ensure our safety".
The US Open will be the first Grand Slam to take place since the pandemic, with the USTA saying the decision to hold it without fans was "not easy" but the "correct one".
A number of players have questioned the decision to hold a reduced event in New York, which has been one of the epicentres of the crisis.
"We are confident we have a plan that is safe, viable, and the right thing to do for our sport," the USTA said.Williams and Andreescu announcing their intention to play is a boost for the event, with leading men Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic as yet non-committal. Roger Federer will not be fit after having knee surgery.
Leaving Renault was not easy - Ricciardo
The Australian was part of a series of driver changes for 2021, triggered by Ferrari's move not to retain Sebastian Vettel at the end of this season.
Ricciardo told the F1 podcast that his move was "not as clear" as his decision to leave Red Bull for Renault in 2018.
"Without any races, you have to believe. It's what pitch excites you more than the other," Ricciardo said.The 30-year-old, who will replace Carlos Sainz at McLaren next year following the Spaniard's move to Ferrari, said he had been convinced by the progress McLaren made in overtaking Renault to claim fourth in the championship last season, and by their decision to switch engines to Mercedes for 2021. Renault, by contrast, had a disappointing year.
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