Tennis stars rally in fight against coronavirus
Novak Djokovic and his wife, Jelena, are donating 1 million Euros — about $1.1 million — to buy ventilators and other equipment for hospitals in their native Serbia to assist in the fight against the coronavirus.
Athletics: Iran Olympic discus trailblazer Hadadi has coronavirus
Ehsan Hadadi, Iran’s first Olympic track and field medalist, has tested positive for coronavirus, World Athletics reported on Saturday.
‘Challenge’ to decide who covers cost of postponing Tokyo Games: Mori
Tokyo 2020 Olympics organizing committee president Yoshiro Mori has told international federations that deciding who foots the bill for postponing the Games to 2021 will be a “major challenge”, Olympic news website insidethegames https://www.insidetheg…
Olympics: ‘We’ll be stronger than ever in 2021’ – Naomi Osaka
Japanese tennis player Naomi Osaka, the poster girl of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, took to social media on Saturday to show her support for the decision to postpone the Games until next year
Doping: Russian agency halts testing amid coronavirus outbreak
Russian anti-doping agency RUSADA said it was temporarily halting all testing in response to government measures aimed at curbing the spread of the coronavirus.
NFL notebook: Rodgers escaped Peru before airport shutdown
Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers barely got out of Peru on March 18 just before the airport closed down due to the coronavirus pandemic, he said Friday.
NBA notebook: Play likely to resume without fans
If the NBA regular season resumes, it is almost “100 percent” the games will be played without fans present, ESPN’s Brian Windhorst reported Friday.
NHL players discuss possible playoff formats
With the NHL season on an indefinite hold due to the coronavirus pandemic, players have plenty of time to ponder the potential return of the sport.
Report: Plan for Thanksgiving baseball being considered
There could be baseball during the 2020 holidays, with USA Today reporting Friday that both Major League Baseball and its players are willing to extend the season until Thanksgiving in order to preserve as much of the schedule as possible.
Athletes qualified for Tokyo 2020 to keep spots in 2021
Athletes already qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics before the Games were postponed will get to keep their spots in the rescheduled 2021 competition.
