‘Mission impossible’: Australia suspends A-League
Australia’s A-League was suspended indefinitely due to the coronavirus on Tuesday, with administrators saying travel curbs to contain the outbreak had made it untenable for the country’s top-flight soccer competition to continue.
Cowboys Pro Bowl C Frederick announces retirement
23 March 2020 – Dallas Cowboys Pro Bowl center Travis Frederick stunningly announced his retirement on Monday.
Mnuchin: Negotiators ‘very close’ to deal on coronavirus stimulus
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Monday that Republican and Democratic senators and Trump administration negotiators were nearing a deal on a coronavirus stimulus bill.
WADA to continue testing ‘where possible’ amid coronavirus
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) said on Monday that it would continue to test “where possible” while remaining in line with protocols set out by governmental and health organisations amid a coronavirus pandemic that has wreaked havoc on the global …
World Athletics willing to move 2021 worlds to accommodate rearranged Olympics
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Tokyo organisers may have been presented with a new date for the 2020 Olympic Games should they be postponed when World Athletics agreed on Monday to change the dates of its 2021 world championships in the …
Interview: Translating IOC-speak means Games moving to 2021, says Pound
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) speaks its own language and no-one understands it better than senior member Dick Pound, who told Reuters on Monday that a communique setting out a four-week deadline to decide the fate of the 2020 Tokyo Games t…
Time will tell on Canada withdrawal from Tokyo Games – De Grasse
Time will tell if Canada’s decision to withdraw from the 2020 Olympics was the right one, three-time Olympic medallist Andre De Grasse said on Monday as the coronavirus pandemic cast doubt on whether the 2020 Tokyo Games can go ahead as scheduled.
Coronavirus could force many fighters out of the sport, says Hearn
The coronavirus pandemic could force many boxers to leave the sport for financial reasons, leading British promoter Eddie Hearn said on Monday.
Southeast Missouri tabs Korn as head coach
23 March 2020 – Southeast Missouri hired Kansas State assistant Brad Korn as its men’s basketball coach, the school announced Monday.
Japan in talks with IOC to postpone Tokyo Olympics by one year – report
Japan’s government is negotiating with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to postpone the Tokyo Olympic Games by a maximum one year, the Sankei newspaper reported on Tuesday.