Pelosi, who represents California’s 12th district, raised the criticism during a Sunday morning interview with CNN’s State of the Union, noting that the death toll from COVID-19, the disease caused by coronavirus, had doubled–from 1,000 to more than 2,000–since Trump signed bipartisan economic stimulus legislation on Friday. “This is such a very, very sad time for us,” the Speaker said. “So we should be taking every precaution.” The top congressional Democrat then took aim at Trump directly....

The full-back incurred the wrath of Manchester’s parking attendants when he left his Ferrari parked illegally as he went to collect takeaway from the popular chicken restaurant. Man City 6/1 to beat Bournemouth 2-0 The peckish Mendy was reportedly issued a £60 fine for his indiscretion, prompting an appeal for help to Nando’s to avoid falling ‘fowl’ of the law in future. “New parking spots needed pls,” he tweeted to Nando’s, prompting them to respond with “We got you covered for next time Benjamin” alongside a picture of a parking spot reserved specially for the France international outside one of their establishments....

Gian Piero Ventura was sacked in November after the 1-0 play-off loss to Sweden meant the four-time World Cup winners failed to qualify for the finals for the first time since 1958. Luigi Di Biagio, the Under-21 boss, has been handed the reins on an interim basis while the Italian Football Federation seeks a permanent successor, with the likes of Carlo Ancelotti, Antonio Conte and Roberto Mancini reportedly in the frame....

The 18-year-old winger had spent time training with Maurizio Sarri’s side this month after completing a medical ahead of the move. Ponte have now ratified his departure, reaching an agreement with Napoli over a compensation fee. Milik could return this month “President Vanderlei Pereira and I have been in Italy in person and after lengthy negotiations we have secured the payment which will be paid to Ponte in February,” financial director Gustavo Valio told the club’s official website....

Under the Artemis program—named for the twin sister of Apollo in Greek mythology—NASA plans to return the next man and the first woman to the moon. The Artemis program will be a public-private partnership between NASA and commercial partners to build the human landing system, which will cost $967 million for all three contracts. “With these contract awards, America is moving forward with the final step needed to land astronauts on the Moon by 2024, including the incredible moment when we will see the first woman set foot on the lunar surface,” NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said in a statement on Thursday....

Perhaps the best indicator of who will win Sunday is what occurred in average speeds during the session and JGR was tops in that category as well. Kyle Busch had the best 10-consecutive lap average early and Truex Jr. was best in the late session. MORE: NASCAR at Fontana driver-by-driver betting breakdown NASCAR at Fontana driver ratings Rating Driver Odds Practice 1 Qualified Practice 2 Practice 3 1. Kyle Busch 6/1 15th 6th 4th 16th Three-time winner, including his past two starts....

Bowman took home the checkered flag in the 2021 Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond with a late charge, holding off Denny Hamlin after a restart with just a dozen laps to go. Hamlin won the first two stages of Sunday’s race and was in control after a late caution, but Bowman stole the victory from him with great late pace. He opened up a half-second lead after the restart and took home his first win of the 2021 season — and the third win of his career....

Usually in 32 of the 36 non-restrictor plate races, practices mean everything. But the practices mean so little at Talladega that a few top drivers didn’t even turn a lap in the final session. If crew chiefs throw away scheduled time on the track, then that should be good enough for bettors to scrap it. MORE: Driver-by-driver betting breakdown The best bet is to look at what happened in the nine plate races since the beginning of the 2014 season, which is part of the reason why Dale Earnhardt Jr and Denny Hamlin are the top two rated drivers this week....

“I want to take a moment … a little pivot from my normal welcome remarks because, of course, this week is all about celebrating this year,” France said on Thursday at the annual event, which is part of NASCAR Sprint Cup Champion’s Week, the sport’s annual postseason celebration. MORE: Sprint Cup championship race | Kyle Busch’s title season | Busch’s bright future “I want to tell you a little bit about the future because, in my career — and I’ve been at this a long time — I’ve never been more excited about what’s going on in our industry than right now....

NASCAR, however, might feel pain on Saturday night as one of its best-known racetracks is the scene of a college football game — while at the same time, Sprint Cup drivers attempt to settle the 16 places in the series’ championship field. MORE: Who’s trying to make the Chase | Richmond starting lineup First, Junior. Out of competition the remainder of the 2016 Cup season because of his lingering health problems, Earnhardt got a seat alongside hosts of a Saturday morning college football show....

Ahead of Sunday’s race, Earnhardt Jr.’s fellow NASCAR drivers took to social media to congratulate and bid farewell to the 43-year-old. MORE: Dale Earnhardt’s career by-the-numbers A post shared by Danica Patrick (@danicapatrick) on Nov 19, 2017 at 6:13am PST

The driver of the No. 23 Toyota achieved the milestone at an opportune time. He sits outside the projected NASCAR playoff field with just four races remaining before the start of the playoffs. Wallace has yet to secure a win in the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series regular season. What better position to aim for win No. 1 than from the pole? MORE: Watch NASCAR at Michigan live with fuboTV (free trial)...

The abundance of live racing action has been a welcomed return to normalcy — or at least something resembling normalcy — during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic that has shut down most of the sports world. But the rain has not. Several races have been interrupted or shortened by the rain since NASCAR’s return, and it happened again Wednesday at Charlotte Motor Speedway. NASCAR decided to push the Alsco Uniforms 500 back one day to 7 p....

Kenseth, who won at Dover in May, led the final 31 laps on Sunday to win the New Hampshire 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway following a barrage of late-race cautions mixed up the field. MORE: Kenseth’s conquest | Next up, Indianapolis | Junior decision by midweek Kenseth started 18th but quickly made his way into the top 10 and was chipping away with a strong Joe Gibbs Racing car....

There’s a possibility adjustments in aerodynamic rules could be in effect for the next Sprint Cup May 29’s race, the Coca-Cola 600. They likely will be part of what fans see in 2017. MORE: Coca-Cola 600 is next | Wacky rules, weird night | All-Star Race confusion Don’t go all glassy-eyed, because while reduction in downforce might sound like techno-babble the results to date are spectacular. Met with near-universal approval from drivers, so-called “looser” cars provide what fans crave....

McMurray won for the first time in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series since 2010, not having to worry about a charge from Dale Earnhardt Jr. because Dillon spun coming out of the second turn. The only other driver collected in the crash was Casey Mears, who slammed into Dillon's car and sent it flying before it came back down upright. A race known for massive crashes was essentially trouble free....

Harvick’s 185.766 mph lap withstood a surprising late challenge from Paul Menard (185.724 mph), who will start alongside him on the front row. “(Clean air) is going to be huge … handling is going to come into play,” Harvick told NBCSN after earning his third pole of the year — and 30th of his career. “There’s a number of things that have to come into play, and hopefully we can finish today where we start....

The strip across the windshield of Sprint Cup cars will feature a fallen United States Armed Forces member. Many families of soldiers in attendance will also be recognized at the race. MORE: Coca-Cola 600 schedule | What’s up with Edwards? | PHOTOS: 2014 Coca-Cola 600 The “600 Miles of Rememberance” weekend kicks off a program called “NASCAR: An American Salute,” which runs through the July 5 race at Daytona. To see which fallen soldiers will be featured on cars and learn more about the program, click here....

Earnhardt’s sister Kelley confirmed the family and their two pilots were taken to a hospital but are “safe” after the incident. The accident prompted drivers and crew from around the NASCAR community to share the well wishes on Twitter.