Teams face major blow if Tour de France not held: Riis
Professional cycling would be left in dire straits if there were no return to competitive racing this year with a potentially catastrophic impact on teams, former Tour de France winner Bjarne Riis warned on Thursday.
Soccer: PSG crowned Ligue 1 champions – French league
Paris St Germain have been awarded the Ligue 1 title after the season was ended amid the COVID-19 crisis, the French League (LFP) said on Thursday.
Germany postpones decision on new start for schools, Bundesliga: Focus Online
Germany’s federal government and states on Thursday postponed a decision on fully reopening schools and kindergartens and resuming Bundesliga soccer matches, Focus Online news magazine reported, citing sources involved in the discussions.
Fan of routine, Djokovic finds it tough to adjust to uncertainty
World number one Novak Djokovic said he initially struggled to cope with the uncertainty surrounding when tennis can restart after its shutdown in early March due to the novel coronavirus.
Tennis: Germany’s Brown heads cast as live action resumes
The ATP and WTA Tours remain on hold because of the COVID-19 pandemic but professional tennis resumes on Friday with the first in a televised series of exhibition events in Germany.
Rugby: French Top 14 season to be abandoned – league
The French Top 14 rugby union season is to be abandoned amid the COVID-19 crisis after the league’s organisers (LNR) and the club presidents reached an agreement to call off the campaign, the LNR said on Thursday.
Rallying: Portugal’s postponed WRC round now cancelled
The postponed Portuguese round of the world rally championship has now been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, organisers said on Thursday.
On this day: Died May 1, 1994: Ayrton Senna, triple F1 champion
A brass plaque on a grassy circle in Sao Paulo’s Morumbi cemetery marks the last resting place of a man revered by many as Formula One’s greatest driver.
Latvia’s former Olympic javelin champion Lusis dies aged 80
Latvia’s former Olympic javelin champion Janis Lusis has died of cancer at the age of 80, the global governing body of athletics said in a statement https://www.worldathletics.org/news/iaaf-news/janis-lusis-obituary.
Motor racing: Electric SUV series takes a lead from mixed doubles tennis
In a motor racing first inspired by mixed doubles tennis, the Extreme E electric off-road series plans to pit male and female drivers against each other in equal numbers and the same machinery when it launches next year.
