FILE PHOTO: A sign with the logo of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) is on display outside its office in Moscow, Russia December 9, 2019. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian anti-doping agency RUSADA said it was temporarily halting all testing in response to government measures aimed at curbing the spread of the coronavirus. Russia
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Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers barely got out of Peru on March 18 just before the airport closed down due to the coronavirus pandemic, he said Friday. FILE PHOTO: Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers arrives at the 2nd Annual NFL Honors in New Orleans, Louisiana, February 2, 2013.REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson Speaking to radio hosts
If the NBA regular season resumes, it is almost “100 percent” the games will be played without fans present, ESPN’s Brian Windhorst reported Friday. FILE PHOTO – An NBA logo is seen on the facade of its flagship store at the Wangfujing shopping street in Beijing, China October 8, 2019. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang Windhorst said the
FILE PHOTO: Athletics – World Athletics Council Meeting – Monaco – November 22, 2019 IAAF President Sebastian Coe during a press conference REUTERS/Eric Gaillard/File Photo Athletes already qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics before the Games were postponed will get to keep their spots in the rescheduled 2021 competition. About 6,200 of the 11,000 scheduled
FILE PHOTO – An NBA logo is seen on the facade of its flagship store at the Wangfujing shopping street in Beijing, China October 8, 2019. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang If the NBA regular season resumes, it is almost “100 percent” the games will be played without fans present, ESPN’s Brian Windhorst reported Friday. Windhorst said the
FILE PHOTO: Jan 11, 2019; Honolulu, HI, USA; PGA golfer Davis Love III walks off the green after finishing on the 18th hole during the second round of the Sony Open in Hawaii golf tournament at Waialae Country Club. Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports (Reuters) – American golfer Davis Love III’s home was destroyed
FILE PHOTO: The giant Olympic rings are seen through at the waterfront area at Odaiba Marine Park after postponing Games due to the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID 19), in Tokyo, Japan March 25, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato ATHENS (Reuters) – All athletes who had qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics will keep their spots for
FILE PHOTO: Football Soccer – Paris St Germain v Montpellier – French Ligue 1 – Parc des Princes, Paris, France – 22/4/17. The logo of Paris St Germain’s club is pictured near the logo of French TV channel ‘Canal Plus’ on a microphone. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe (Reuters) – Paris St Germain have raised over 200,000 euros
Discussions between Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association regarding issues surrounding the coronavirus-induced work stoppage produced an agreement, ESPN’s Jeff Passan reported Thursday night. Mar 26, 2020; Baltimore, Maryland, USA; A general view of a baseball sitting on a monument on what was supposed to be opening day between the New York Yankees
TOKYO/LAUSANNE (Reuters) – Officials in charge of staging Tokyo’s Olympic Games crowded around a low table inside Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s residence late Tuesday, wincing as they spoke by phone with the head of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). FILE PHOTO: Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, President of the Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee Yoshiro Mori,
An aerial view of Maracana stadium during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, March 26, 2020. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Brazil’s Maracana sports complex in Rio de Janeiro, which includes the world famous soccer stadium, will become a temporary hospital to help fight coronavirus, state authorities said on
FILE PHOTO: Sep 29, 2019; Washington, DC, USA; WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert address the media before game one of the 2019 WNBA Finals between the Washington Mystics and the Connecticut Sun at The Entertainment and Sports Arena. Mandatory Credit: Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports The “virtual” WNBA Draft will go on as scheduled April 17 with
A staff member wears a medical visor produced by Bauer Hockey for medical staff fighting the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Exeter, New Hampshire in a picture released March 25, 2020. Bauer Hockey/Handout via REUTERS TORONTO (Reuters) – Sports equipment maker Bauer Hockey plans to modify its hockey visors into face shields for healthcare
FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football – Premier League – Sheffield United v Brighton & Hove Albion – Bramall Lane, Sheffield, Britain – February 22, 2020 General view of the Premier League logo before the match REUTERS/Andrew Yates (Reuters) – The Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) has called for urgent talks with the Premier League and English Football
FILE PHOTO: Rowing – 2018 Oxford University vs Cambridge University Boat Race – London, Britain – March 24, 2018 British rower Katherine Grainger working for BBC TV before the boat race REUTERS/Peter Cziborra (Reuters) – UK Sport chair Katherine Grainger has said the organization will hold discussions with the government on extending Team GB’s current
FILE PHOTO: The Olympic rings are pictured in front of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) headquarters, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Lausanne, Switzerland, March 24, 2020. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse TOKYO (Reuters) – The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is working with sports bodies to arrange a July-August window for the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021
FILE PHOTO: NFL Football – Super Bowl LIII – New England Patriots v Los Angeles Rams – Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. – February 3, 2019. Los Angeles Rams’ Ndamukong Suh during the warm up before the match. REUTERS/Mike Segar Five-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh is returning to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on
The giant Olympic rings are seen in the dusk through a tree at the waterfront area at Odaiba Marine Park after postponing Games due to the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID 19), in Tokyo, Japan March 25, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato ZURICH/GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Health Organization (WHO) fully supported the decision to postpone the
ATHENS (Reuters) – The head of the global Olympic movement said on Wednesday the rescheduled Tokyo Games faced “thousands” of logistical and financial problems but could go ahead before summer 2021. Though most people have assumed the Games will be held around roughly the same July-August timetable as they were planned for this year, International
(Reuters) – England’s Tommy Fleetwood said Europe’s Ryder Cup title defense should be postponed by a year due to the coronavirus pandemic, as this would give all golfers a fair chance to qualify. Golf – 2018 Ryder Cup at Le Golf National – Guyancourt, France – September 30, 2018 – Team Europe’s Tommy Fleetwood attends
(Reuters) – With allergies and asthma, world 200 metres champion Noah Lyles believes he is “kind of a risk factor” as the coronavirus pandemic spreads. FILE PHOTO: Athletics – World Athletics Championships – Doha 2019 – Men’s 200 Metres Final – Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar – October 1, 2019 Noah Lyles of the U.S.
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan awoke on Wednesday to the deflating reality that the Olympics they had hoped to host in Tokyo this summer were now probably 16 months away after the coronavirus crisis forced organizers into an unprecedented postponement. People wearing protective face masks due to the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) walk in front
LONDON (Reuters) – Athletes, national associations and sporting federations from around the world reacted with sadness, relief and mainly goodwill to the postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games on Tuesday because of the coronavirus pandemic. Mar 24, 2020; Tokyo, Japan; People take photos with the Olympic rings monument in front on National Stadium. On
TORONTO (Reuters) – The one-year postponement of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics could open the door for convicted drug cheats to compete for medals, an issue that will need to addressed, United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) chief Travis Tygart said on Tuesday. FILE PHOTO: The United States Anti-Doping Agency (USDA) Chief Executive Officer, Travis Tygart, attends
FILE PHOTO : International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach walks with Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during the ‘One Year to Go’ ceremony celebrating one year out from the start of the summer games at Tokyo International Forum in Tokyo, Japan July 24, 2019. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo
ATHENS/TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan and the Olympics movement were deciding on Tuesday whether to postpone this year’s Tokyo Games due to the coronavirus as a global outcry made an unprecedented delay seem inevitable. To the consternation of athletes, the July 24-Aug. 9 Olympics have been the last big sporting event left standing in coming months
FILE PHOTO: Japan’s Olympics Minister Seiko Hashimoto attends a news conference at Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s official residence in Tokyo, Japan September 11, 2019. REUTERS/Issei Kato TOKYO (Reuters) – The world needs to put an end to the coronavirus before the Tokyo Games can be held in their “complete form,” Japanese Olympics Minister Seiko Hashimoto
TOKYO (Reuters) – Holders of tickets for the Tokyo Olympics face an anxious wait as the future of the Games hangs in the balance, following media reports they might not get a refund in case of a postponement or cancellation. A banner for the upcoming Tokyo 2020 Olympics is seen behind a traffic sign, following
TORONTO/TOKYO (Reuters) – The International Olympic Committee has decided to postpone the Tokyo 2020 Summer Games because of the coronavirus pandemic, IOC member Dick Pound said on Monday. Major sporting nations Australia and Canada had already withdrawn on Monday as organizers came under global pressure to postpone the event for the first time in its
TORONTO/TOKYO (Reuters) – The International Olympic Committee has decided to postpone the Tokyo 2020 Summer Games because of the coronavirus pandemic, IOC member Dick Pound told USA Today. Major sporting nations Australia and Canada had already withdrawn on Monday as organizers came under global pressure to postpone the event for the first time in the
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