Athletes bring fight for equality into sporting arena in 2020 By Steve Keating FILE PHOTO: NBA: Utah Jazz at New Orleans Pelicans TORONTO (Reuters) – A big part of sport’s appeal is that when you buy a ticket or turn on the television for a few hours it provides a respite from the turmoil engulfing the outside world. But in 2020, from the soccer pitches of the English Premier League to the U.S. Open tennis hardcourts, there was no ignoring the fight for racial equality as athletes rushed to the front lines of what became a global movement. Black Lives Matter was stenciled onto NFL fields and NBA courts. Athletes raised fists and took the knee.