2020 OLYMPIC GAMES The Olympic torch relay in Greece was cancelled on Friday March 13 – just a day after the flame was lit in Olympia. Large crowds mobbed Hollywood actor Gerard Butler as he lit the cauldron in the Greek city of Sparta despite repeated warnings for spectators not to attend because of coronavirus. That forced … Read more
2020 OLYMPIC GAMES The Olympic torch relay in Greece was cancelled on Friday March 13 – just a day after the flame was lit in Olympia. Large crowds mobbed Hollywood actor Gerard Butler as he lit the cauldron in the Greek city of Sparta despite repeated warnings for spectators not to attend because of coronavirus. That forced … Read more
2020 OLYMPIC GAMES In doubt The scale of the outbreak in Japan saw senior International Olympic Committee member Dick Pound describe the disease as ‘the new war’ threatening Tokyo 2020 and he warned the Games may have to be cancelled if the virus was still around by May. Olympic organisers told athletes to train as normal … Read more
2020 OLYMPIC GAMES In doubt The scale of the outbreak in Japan saw senior International Olympic Committee member Dick Pound describe the disease as ‘the new war’ threatening Tokyo 2020 and he warned the Games may have to be cancelled if the virus was still around by May. Olympic organisers told athletes to train as normal … Read more
Daniel Sturridge left Turkish club Trabzonspor because he has been suspended from all football-related activity worldwide until the middle of June following a successful Football Association appeal over sanctions for breaching betting rules. The former Chelsea and Liverpool striker was banned for six weeks last July for providing his family with inside betting information on … Read more
It is a myth that financial fair play was brought in to screw Manchester City. It was brought in to screw Chelsea. The fact that, by the time the rules got on UEFA’s statute books, Roman Abramovich was among FFP’s most enthusiastic supporters merely shows the degree to which it had been manipulated into a … Read more
Everton investigate alleged homophobic chanting by their supporters aimed at Chelsea fans during win at Goodison Park Everton are investigating reports of homophobic chanting by their fans The club released statement condemning chant sung by a small number of fans Merseyside club are investigating the incident with Kick it Out and the police By Cian Cheesbrough … Read more