While grassroots sport is suspended and struggling to survive, two of the only activities still allowed have been able to capitalise on the crisis. The first lockdown last spring spawned a new generation of runners and riders, with almost two million more adults taking up jogging and cycling. And now community sport has been brought … Read more
Premier League clubs record another dramatic fall in new Covid cases among staff and players – with just eight recorded, down from 16 the week before By Charlie Walker For Mailonline Published: 15:15 GMT, 25 January 2021 | Updated: 15:15 GMT, 25 January 2021 Premier League clubs recorded eight new positive Covid cases among staff … Read more
Ben Ainslie’s Ineos Team UK secure place in final qualifiers for the America’s Cup despite major technical issue The Cunningham broke and a final-leg collision was luckily just prevented Ben Ainslie hailed the race as being one of the ‘amazing’ he’d ever taken part in Ineos Team UK will face American Magic or Luna Rossa in … Read more
Matches in the National League North and National League South divisions have been suspended for two weeks with immediate effect. The news comes following a league board meeting on Friday after 12 National League North clubs had called for the season to be halted. A National League statement read: ‘Following the review of the feedback … Read more
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Japanese government put on a united front as they categorically denied a report that the Tokyo Olympics is the be cancelled this summer. It was claimed on Thursday that senior cabinet members privately agreed the Games are doomed because of the coronavirus pandemic and are now looking to recoup … Read more
UK Athletics CANCEL Indoor Championships in Glasgow next month amid Covid concerns with organisers insisting testing would not ‘sufficiently mitigate the risks’ to those involved The British Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow have been cancelled It was to serve as trials for the European and World Indoor Championships Organisers insisted testing would not sufficiently mitigate … Read more
Tokyo Olympics ‘are CANCELLED’: Japanese government ‘has privately concluded the Games cannot go ahead this summer’ after they were postponed from last year By Ross Ibbetson and Kishan Vaghela For Mailonline Published: 23:54 GMT, 21 January 2021 | Updated: 00:25 GMT, 22 January 2021 The Japanese government has decided the Tokyo Olympics cannot go ahead … Read more
The Tokyo Olympics could go ahead behind-closed-doors because spectators are NOT a ’must-have’, says IOC chief… and he insists it’s ‘2021 or nothing’ with no chance of another postponement because of coronavirus By David Coverdale For Mailonline Published: 12:36 GMT, 21 January 2021 | Updated: 12:38 GMT, 21 January 2021 The prospect of the Tokyo Games … Read more
Play in a European Super League and you are BANNED from the World Cup: FIFA and UEFA move to block clubs from making a multi-billion pound breakaway by telling players they’ll be barred from international tournaments Plans for a European Premier League involving top club emerged late last year It was claimed the £4.6bn proposal … Read more
‘I was born and brought up in the UK… but my career is over because I’m NOT qualified to play for England’: Glamorgan batsman calls for ‘compassion’ as barmy rules jeopardize entire future, but ECB were ‘perfectly happy’ to change them for Jofra Archer Charlie Hemphrey was born in Doncaster but is not qualified to … Read more
UEFA wants to scrap 12-nation Euro 2020 plans and host tournament in just ONE country because of Covid-19 fears, claims Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, with final decision set to be made in March Karl-Heinz Rummenigge says UEFA is considering scrapping 12-nations Euros Instead, this summer’s tournament would be hosted by only one nation UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin … Read more
ALL Premier League matches will be televised until the end of February as clubs strike agreement to keep games live on TV while lockdown continues – and after binning £14.95 PPV model By Charlie Walker For Mailonline Published: 14:11 GMT, 20 January 2021 | Updated: 14:11 GMT, 20 January 2021 All Premier League fixtures from … Read more
Justin Thomas expresses his deep regret after Ralph Lauren cut sponsorship ties following his homophobic slur in Hawaii, with world No 3 admitting ‘I put them in a terrible position… it’s humiliating’ Justin Thomas used derogatory word at the Sentry Tournament of Champions He said the slur after missing a five-foot par putt on the … Read more