Tokyo 2020 Games handover ceremony stripped down to bare bones
The Tokyo 2020 Olympics flame handover ceremony in Athens this week will be a scaled-down event with only a few Tokyo Games officials and torch...
China’s national men’s football team to end training in dubai, return to china via charter flight – xinhua
China’s national men’s football team will end its training camp in Dubai early and fly out all of its team members back to China, state...
Tokyo 2020 ‘Flame of Recovery’ tour scaled down due to coronavirus worries
Tokyo 2020’s Flame of Recovery tour, taking the Olympic flame to parts of Japan most affected by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, has been scaled...
IOC to hold talks with sport chiefs amid coronavirus crisis
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will hold talks with heads of international sports organizations on Tuesday in response to the coronavirus outbreak, a source close...
Valencia’s Mangala tests positive for coronavirus
France international Eliaquim Mangala said that he is one of the five players and staff of La Liga side Valencia who have tested positive for...
IOC’s Tokyo Games chief faces mandatory quarantine in Australia
John Coates, the International Olympic Committee’s point man for the Tokyo Games, faces mandatory self-isolation when he returns to Australia from Europe this week as...
British athlete Learmonth calls for Games to be postponed over coronavirus
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) must give athletes some “clarity, transparency and flexibility” by postponing the Tokyo Games over the coronavirus pandemic, British athlete Guy...
NBA hiatus could be three-plus months
The NBA’s season — on hold due to the coronavirus pandemic — could be suspended for at least three months, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported Sunday...
NFL notebook: Players approve 10-year CBA
NFL players approved the proposed collective bargaining agreement overnight, which will give the league labor peace through the 2030 season. The vote was 1,019 to...
Gobert sorry for not taking coronavirus more seriously
Utah Jazz player Rudy Gobert, whose coronavirus diagnosis last Wednesday was the first domino that effectively shut down American sports, regrets not having taken the...