Chiefs WR Watkins restructures deal to stay in KC
Sammy Watkins restructured his contract to receive $7 million of the $16 million he’s owed from the Kansas City Chiefs in 2020 as incentives.
MotoGP offers teams financial support in virus-hit season
MotoGP announced financial measures on Friday to help independent teams and those in the Moto2 and Moto3 categories weather the novel coronavirus crisis.
ISL pro series to fund swimmers through to Tokyo Olympics
The professional International Swimming League (ISL) will fund its contracted athletes with monthly payments from September through to next year’s rescheduled Tokyo Olympics, the series announced on Friday.
Golf – U.S. Women’s Open postponed until December
The U.S. Women’s Open has been postponed and moved from June 4-7 to Dec. 10-13 due to the novel coronavirus outbreak, said the United States Golf Association (USGA) on Friday.
ISL to fund its swimmers through to Tokyo Olympics
The professional International Swimming League (ISL) will fund its contracted athletes through to next year’s rescheduled Tokyo Olympics with monthly payments from September, the series announced on Friday.
Triathlon – World body extends suspension of all events to June 30
World Triathlon has extended the suspension of all its events, including the World Triathlon Series, to June 30 due to the coronavirus pandemic, the body’s executive board said on Friday.
With Wimbledon lost, Federer and Williams running out of Grand Slam opportunities
The cancellation of Wimbledon this week has not only fanned the possibility of a total tennis wipeout for the rest of the season but may also have put an end to the Grand Slam title chase for both Roger Federer and Serena Williams.
Play your part, health minister tells Premier League stars
Premier League soccer players need to take a pay cut and “play their part” as Britain battles the coronavirus pandemic, health minister Matt Hancock said on Thursday.
Live practice games a ‘beam of light’ for baseball-starved Korean fans
For student Kim Jin-won, watching his favourite baseball team’s practice games live on YouTube is a rare slice of happiness while stuck at home during South Korea’s social distancing campaign aimed at curbing the spread of the coronavirus.
Sumo: Summer Grand tournament postponed due to coronavirus
The Summer Grand Sumo Tournament has been postponed by two weeks from its scheduled May 10 start due to concerns over the coronavirus, the Japan Sumo Association said on Friday.
