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No more positive results for Spain; squad to get vaccinated

(AP) — Spain celebrated for everyone," defender Jordi of other Spaniards who are
another round of negative Alba, who is taking over the still waiting. Only those over
test results on Wednes- team's captaincy, told Radio the age of 45 are currently au-
day and welcomed the Marca. "What happened to thorized to get vaccinated in
announcement that the Busquets was unfortunate. I Spain.
squad would get vaccinat- hope he will be back with us "We don't have to say any-
ed ahead of the European soon. We have been comply- thing," Alba said. "If they tell
Championship. ing with all the protocols and us we are going to get the
we have to continue to adapt. vaccine, then we get the vac-
The news came after "La Hopefully there won't be cine. If they tell us we won't
Roja" expanded its paral- more of this going forward." get the vaccine, then we don't
lel squad to 17 players fol- get the vaccine."
lowing the detection of two Health Minister Carolina
coronavirus cases this week. Darias said Spain's armed Llorente's positive result was
Defender Diego Llorente forces would administer made public not long after
tested positive on Tuesday the shots to the players. She Spain's under-21 squad beat
and captain Sergio Busquets said the Spanish federation Lithuania 4-0 on Tuesday in 1936. the season because of injuries
on Sunday. Both players left would provide more details night in Madrid in a match The Spanish federation did and a spell with COVID-19.
the team's training camp and on when they would receive that was supposed to be not say whether Busquets or
were put into isolation. their jabs, but confirmed that played by the senior team as Llorente would be cut from Players who test positive
the players will need two its final warm-up before "La the squad. must stay in isolation for at
Coach Luis Enrique called up shots, meaning the second Roja" opens its Euro 2020 least 10 days, meaning both
11 players from Spain's un- ones likely won't be adminis- campaign against Sweden on Luis Enrique has until Sat- Busquets and Llorente will
der-21 squad to join six other tered for a few weeks. Monday in Seville. urday to make changes to his miss the opener against Swe-
players who had already been All but one of the 20 play- initial list in case of injuries den. It would also be unlikely
training separately from the "We have acted in the fastest ers called up for that match or COVID-19 cases. He only they would be fit for Spain's
main team. way possible and we think — Bryan Gil — had played selected 24 players instead of second match against Po-
that it is an important deci- for the senior national team the 26 allowed for each na- land on June 19. The team's
No other players have tested sion," Darias said, adding that before. The friendly counted tional team at Euro 2020, say- final Group E match will be
positive so far, the Spanish her ministry received a letter as a first-team match, with ing he didn't want to call up against Slovakia on June 23,
soccer federation said. All from the sports minister on players getting caps and an too many players who would also in Seville.
players and staff members re- Friday asking for the vaccines official debut for coach Luis not likely be used at the tour-
turned negative results after for the soccer team. de la Fuente with the main nament. Two Sweden players also test-
undergoing tests mandated squad. The last time Spain ed positive for COVID-19 —
by UEFA on Wednesday. The Some in Spain have criticized had 10 players on debut for Among those left out was Juventus winger Dejan Ku-
players on the parallel squad the delay in getting the team a senior international was in veteran captain Sergio Ramos lusevski and Bologna mid-
also all tested negative. vaccinated, while others have 1941, against Portugal, after — a defender like Llorente fielder Mattias Svanberg.
complained that the players the team had not played since — who had been sidelined The Euros begin on Friday
"It's an unpleasant situation are getting their shots ahead Spain's Civil War broke out for most of the second part of when Italy hosts Turkey.

Australian baseball team withdraws from Olympic qualifying

cation impossible. The final tance," he said. "And there the second- and third-place
qualifying tournament on were simply too many unan- teams will meet in a one-
June 22-26 was initially due swered questions presenting game playoff for a place in
to be hosted by Taiwan but significant risks." the one-game final.
late last month it was moved
to Puebla, Mexico. World No. 4-ranked Taiwan The winner joins host Ja-
last week pulled out of the pan, the United States, Israel,
"We worked through multi- Mexico qualifying tourna- Mexico and South Korea at
ple options and scenarios but ment for the same reason. the Olympic baseball tourna-
the logistical challenges of China withdrew in early ment from July 28 to Aug. 7
providing a safe environment May before the tournament in Fukushima and Yokohama.
for the group were insur- was moved from Taiwan to Baseball is returning to
mountable," Williams said. Mexico. the Olympics after being
dropped for 2012 and 2016.
Williams said even if Aus- The decision left the Domin- Cuba won the gold medal
tralia attended and won the ican Republic, Netherlands in 1992, 1996 and 2004, the
qualifying event, subsequent and Venezuela to compete United States in 2000 and
(AP) — Australia's Olym- quarantine requirements for the final spot in the six- South Korea in 2008. Base-
pic baseball team has giv- Baseball Australia's chief ex- made it impossible to com- nation Olympic field. ball is likely to be dropped for
en up trying to qualify for ecutive Glenn Williams on pete at the Tokyo Games the 2024 Olympics in Paris
the Tokyo Games because Wednesday said the "gut- starting on July 23. The first-place team in the and then restored again for
of coronavirus-related wrenching" decision to with- "Athlete health and safety was round-robin round in Puebla 2028 in Los Angeles.
travel complications. draw makes Olympic qualifi- always of paramount impor- will advance to the final, and

Heat's Riley fined $25,000 for remarks about a LeBron return

(AP) — Miami Heat Pres- The league said Riley vio- if James called and said he Riley is the second executive
ident Pat Riley was fined lated its anti-tampering rule wanted to return to Miami. to be fined in three days for
$25,000 by the NBA on with his remarks during an James led the Heat to two tampering. The NBA pe-
Wednesday for being too interview Friday on Dan Le NBA titles and four straight nalized Philadelphia's Daryl
clear that he'd eagerly Batard's radio show. appearances in the finals be- Morey and the team $75,000
welcome a reunion with fore returning to Cleveland apiece on Monday for a tweet
LeBron James. Riley said he would "leave in 2014. about Stephen Curry.
the key under the doormat"