Players should not be rushed back to action: World Players Association
Professional athletes across the world should not be rushed back to action once the COVID-19 pandemic subsides, and they must have a strong say in determining the conditions for their return, the World Players Association said on Tuesday.
French soccer, other sports competitions will not resume before September: PM
French professional soccer, rugby and other league sports will not be allowed to return before September, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said on Tuesday, in comments that appeared to call an end to their 2019-20 seasons.
World Athletics creates $500,000 pandemic fund to support athletes
World Athletics and the International Athletics Foundation (IAF) have come together to launch a $500,000 fund to help athletes in financial hardship due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the global governing body said on Tuesday.
IHF asks IOC to give pandemic funds to other federations in need
Handball’s global governing body has turned down an offer of financial aid from the International Olympic Committee and asked it to provide funds to sports federations more in need following the coronavirus pandemic, the Inside the Games https://www.in…
UEFA gives European leagues May 25 deadline for restart plans
European football leagues have been given a May 25 deadline to inform governing body UEFA of their plans to restart their domestic competitions.
Japan must keep state of emergency, 2021 Olympics ‘difficult,’ top doctor says
It is too early to consider lifting Japan’s state of emergency over the coronavirus, the head of a powerful physicians’ lobby said on Tuesday, adding that Tokyo would find it tough to host next year’s Olympics without an effective vaccine.
Japan would ‘scrap’ Games if not held next year: Tokyo 2020’s Mori
Tokyo 2020 president Yoshiro Mori said that the Olympic Games, already postponed to 2021, would be “scrapped” if they could not take place then, according to an interview published on Tuesday.
Japan needs to keep emergency in place, 2021 Olympics ‘difficult,’ top doctor says
It is too early to consider lifting Japan’s state of emergency over the coronavirus, the head of the Japan Medical Association said on Tuesday, adding that it will be difficult for Tokyo to host the Olympics next year without an effective vaccine.
Report: NFL creating alternatives for 2020 schedule
The NFL is forming contingency plans in case its schedule of games needs to be altered, Sports Business Daily reported Monday, including season openers more than a month later than expected and pushing back the Super Bowl by as much as three weeks.
Tokyo Olympics next year difficult without vaccine says Japanese medical association chief
It will be difficult for Tokyo to host the Olympic Games next year unless there is an effective vaccine against the coronavirus, the head of the Japan Medical Association said on Tuesday.
