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 have told athletes to train as … Read more
Runaway Premier League leaders Liverpool ‘would NOT be guaranteed the title if the Government orders sports events to be cancelled to combat the spread of coronavirus’ By Nathan Salt For Mailonline Published: 12:44 GMT, 28 February 2020 | Updated: 12:49 GMT, 28 February 2020 Despite being 22 points clear, Liverpool could yet miss out on … 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
Newcastle BAN players from daily ritual of shaking hands with each other before training amid coronavirus fears Newcastle have banned their players from shaking hands amid coronavirus fears Players and staff shake hands at the training ground every morning in a tradition But on the advice of a doctor, Steve Bruce said that ritual had … Read more
Baton-wielding Spanish riot police clash with Wolves fans in Barcelona ahead of their Europa League game at Espanyol, with one supporter left unconscious in the street Wolves supporters in Barcelona clashed with Spanish riot police on Wednesday The Premier League side are in Spain to face Espanyol in the Europa League One supporter was seen … Read more
Breakfast of champions! Tyson Fury kicks back at his local cafe in Morecambe with smashed avocado, smoked salmon and toast as he returns to regular life after stunning Deontay Wilder in Las Vegas Tyson Fury returned to normality in Morecambe after his Las Vegas exertions The heavyweight beat Deontay Wilder by technical knockout on Saturday … Read more
‘We need to probe Alberto Salazar’s four-year stint at UK Athletics’: British Olympian Jo Pavey calls on review to ensure banned coach did not use controversial practices in Britain Banned Alberto Salazar worked for four years as consultant for the organisation Documentary on Monday revealed fresh claims from US athlete Ari Lambie which Salazar denies … Read more
Russia use delaying tactics in a bid to compete at 2020 Olympics despite four-year ban for running state-sponsored doping programmes The World Anti-Doping Agency last year imposed a four-year ban on the country The Russian Anti-Doping Agency want more time to build a case for an appeal A delay could mean they would be able … Read more
‘I just have a cold… it’s inexplicable’: Italian golfer Lorenzo Gagli livid as he and Edoardo Molinari are told to ISOLATE themselves in their Oman hotel amid coronavirus fears, forcing them out of two European Tour events Gagli told Italian newspaper a European Tour doctor told him to go to his room Molinari, his roommate … Read more
Pep Guardiola’s emails ‘hacked by rogue IT worker who tried to sell them for £100,000’… and said they included discussions ‘relating to Matthijs De Ligt and Sokratis Papastathopoulos’ by the Manchester City manager Man City boss Pep Guardiola has reportedly been targeted by an IT hacker A man was arrested by Greater Manchester Police earlier … Read more