TOKYO: Up to 10,000 fans will be allowed at Tokyo Olympics events, organisers said on Monday (Jun 21), warning that competition could move behind closed doors if COVID-19 infections surge. The decision, which comes just weeks before the opening ceremony, ends months of speculation about whether spectators will be allowed […]
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PARIS: When Cristiano Ronaldo and Paul Pogba removed Coca-Cola and Heineken bottles during Euro 2020 press conferences, it showed sports stars are rejecting sponsors’ products that fail to correspond to their personal values, analysts say. Ronaldo has a combined social media audience of around 500 million followers, so when he […]
TOKYO: Japan’s government on Thursday (Jun 17) approved lifting Tokyo’s virus emergency just over a month before the Olympics, but set new restrictions that could sharply limit fans at Games events. The state of emergency in place in Tokyo began in late April and largely limits bar and restaurant opening […]
LOS ANGELES: Giannis Antetokounmpo, Luka Doncic and league MVP Nikola Jokic were named to the All-NBA first team, the league announced on Tuesday. Former two-time league MVP Antetokounmpo, of the Milwaukee Bucks, earned his third straight selection and was the only player to receive first team votes on all 100 […]
TOKYO: Olympics organisers prepared on Tuesday (Jun 15) to unveil their latest “playbook” of rules to control COVID-19 infections as Japan’s government pondered whether to extend a state of emergency and senior Olympics official John Coates arrived in Tokyo. Coates, a vice-president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and its […]
ROME: The agent of Christian Eriksen says the Danish player is in “good spirits” but anxious to find out the cause of his cardiac arrest during his country’s opening Euro 2020 game in Copenhagen. “We spoke this morning (Sunday). He was joking, and in good spirits, I found him well,” […]
Scotland captain Andy Robertson said Denmark players were “heroes” for shielding Christian Eriksen from the crowd and cameras when he received CPR on the pitch after suffering a cardiac arrest during the Euro 2020 match against Finland. REUTERS: Scotland captain Andy Robertson said Denmark players were “heroes” for shielding Christian […]
LONDON: England’s performance at the European Championship can help in uniting the country, manager Gareth Southgate said ahead of tomorrow’s opening game against Croatia. England, semi-finalists at the 2018 World Cup, are deemed one of the favourites to win the European showpiece but their build-up to the tournament has been […]
REUTERS: New Zealand have named 11 world champions, including Kerri Gowler and Grace Prendergast, among its 32 rowers heading to Tokyo for the Summer Games, the country’s Olympic committee (NZOC) said on Friday. Gowler and Prendergast were included in the women’s pair event and women’s eight squad. They were both […]
LONDON: Logan and Jake Paul would make great Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighters, Bellator president Scott Coker has said as he targets exhibition matches featuring the YouTube personalities such as the former’s boxing bout against Floyd Mayweather. Logan Paul went the distance, surviving eight rounds against unbeaten (50-0) five-division world […]