NFL plans full season, starting on time
A full regular season without any coronavirus-related delay is the current expectation of the NFL for the 2020 season.
NHL extends self-quarantine to April 15
The NHL self-quarantine period is being extended through April 15.
Brady to wear No. 12 with Bucs; Godwin switches to 14
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers announced Tuesday that quarterback Tom Brady will wear No. 12 with his new team, just as he did for 20 seasons with the New England Patriots.
Maracana stadium transformed as work begins on Rio field hospital
Lorries and labourers moved into the famous Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday to start building a field hospital that will host patients carrying the coronavirus.
Olympic champion Puig finding new ‘normal’ with Games delay
With the tennis calendar paused and the Tokyo Games postponed to 2021, Olympic champion Monica Puig finds herself having to navigate a longer runway to her title defense and the long hours of quarantine felt by many communities across the globe.
Doping: WADA reinstates International Taekwondo Federation
The International Taekwondo Federation (ITF) was removed from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)’s non-compliant list, WADA said on Tuesday following a vote by its executive committee.
World Games reviewing 2021 dates to avoid Olympic clash
Organizers of next year’s World Games said on Tuesday they were urgently reviewing their options after the rescheduling of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics due to the coronavirus pandemic.
2020 Games postponement signals growing power shift from IOC to athletes
Tweeting from her Toronto couch two weeks ago, six-time Olympian Hayley Wickenheiser had two words for the International Olympic Committee, which had yet to postpone the Tokyo Summer Games amid the coronavirus pandemic: “Insensitive and irresponsible.”…
FIFA working on “Football Marshall plan” for virus impact
FIFA are working on the details of a “Football Marshall plan” to deal with the financial fall-out from the coronavirus pandemic, which will almost certainly result in them dipping into their $2.7 billion reserves.
Federer wows fans on Twitter with video of trick shots
Roger Federer delighted fans by posting a video on Twitter on Tuesday, which shows him executing some trademark trick shots against a wall in the snow.
