Tokyo 2020 delay a blessing in disguise for India’s Chopra
Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra will have to wait another year before chasing India’s first Olympic track and field medal in Tokyo but the delay may turn out to be a blessing in disguise, the 22-year-old has told Reuters.
Keep courses closed during coronavirus lockdown: Golf Australia
Golf Australia on Thursday reiterated its recommendation that all golf courses in the country should be closed until further notice due to the coronavirus pandemic after some clubs continued to allow play this week.
Golf: Asian Tour’s Shinhan Donghae Open returns to Korea; Japan switch scrapped
Plans to host this year’s Shinhan Donghae Open in Japan have been scrapped due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Asian Tour said on Thursday, with organisers now set to continue the golf tournament at its regular home in South Korea.
Mixed martial arts: Nurmagomedov in quarantine, says Ferguson fight off
UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov says his fight against American Tony Ferguson at UFC 249 is off as he is in quarantine in Russia amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Basketball: McLaren to head up international basketball integrity unit
Canadian law professor Richard McLaren, who wrote a report into state-sponsored doping in Russia for the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), was appointed Integrity Officer for the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) on Wednesday.
McLaren to put staff on furlough, F1 drivers take pay cut
McLaren became the first Formula One team to furlough staff because of the coronavirus on Wednesday, with drivers Lando Norris and Carlos Sainz joining senior management in taking a pay cut.
Olympics: Zion on the ‘Dream Team’? Athletes confused over qualifying for Games
The decision to delay the Tokyo Olympics by a year is sparking both anxiety and hope among the world’s athletes as the coronavirus pandemic adds to confusion over who might qualify for the Games, now in 2021.
NHL: Four more members of Senators organization test positive
The Ottawa Senators said Wednesday that four more members of the organization have recovered after testing positive for the coronavirus.
Woods, Mickelson to play coronavirus relief match with Brady, Manning: report
Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson will play a coronavirus relief golf match next month with Super Bowl-winning quarterbacks Tom Brady and Peyton Manning, CNBC reported on Wednesday.
Factbox: Reaction to cancellation of Wimbledon due to coronavirus
The Wimbledon championships were canceled for the first time since the Second World War on Wednesday as the coronavirus pandemic struck another major sports event off the calendar to wipe out the entire tennis grasscourt season.
