Roger Federer becomes first tennis player EVER to top Forbes’ Athletes Rich List after raking in yearly earnings worth £86m as 38-year-old edges out Lionel Messi, LeBron James and Tyson Fury Forbes have released their list of the top-50 paid athletes in the world of sport Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and LeBron James all earn … Read more
French athletes believe they caught coronavirus at the World Military Games in Wuhan in October, 20 days before the first recorded case in China. It comes after it was revealed that Frenchman Amirouche Hammar, 43, had been infected with COVID-19 outside Paris as early as December. The hospital where Hammar was treated for chest pains … Read more
Smart patch that measures sweat in athletes could be used on coronavirus patients to predict when cases become life-threatening A smart patch developed with Gatorade may help monitor coronavirus patients The patch measures sweat, but could look for biomarkers of the virus It could determine if the patient’s cytokine levels increase or if they have a … Read more
Athletes have accused Olympic organisers of ‘putting us in danger’ by insisting that the Games will go ahead despite the coronavirus outbreak. Britain’s Katarina Johnson-Thompson and Greece’s Katerina Stefanidi said athletes felt forced to continue training despite the health risks because Olympic chiefs say the Games will still begin on July 24. World heptathlon champion … Read more