RFU ends season in England: except Premiership
England’s Rugby Football Union (RFU) on Friday confirmed the end of the 2019-20 season for all league, cup and county rugby in the country due to the coronavirus pandemic but the Premiership has been excluded.
Joshua’s Pulev fight not yet off but Hearn speculates on Fury bout
Promoter Eddie Hearn says Anthony Joshua’s world heavyweight title defence againt IBF mandatory challenger Bulgarian Kubrat Pulev in June has not been postponed yet due to coronavirus, despite the opponent suggesting it would be moved.
June’s Tour of Slovenia scrapped over coronavirus
Cycling’s Tour of Slovenia has been canceled due to coronavirus fears, organizers said on Friday.
Spanish athletes fight coronavirus cabin fever
With the Olympic Games four months away, Spanish race walker Laura Garcia Caro should be clocking up hundreds of kilometres in the Guadarrama Mountains outside Madrid, on her way to peaking for the sporting event of her life.
IOC reviewing Games scenarios, cancellation not among them
The International Olympic Committee is considering various scenarios for the Tokyo Games amid the coronavirus pandemic but cancellation is not one of them, IOC President Thomas Bach has told the New York Times.
Australia go domestic to save Super Rugby season from coronavirus
The 2020 Super Rugby season will stay alive in Australia with a domestic competition model and matches held at empty stadiums amid the coronavirus pandemic, Rugby Australia (RA) said on Friday.
Coronavirus will not deter athletes, says hockey champion Dwyer
The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted Olympic qualifying and put the whole Games in doubt but most athletes would be prepared to make big compromises to compete at Tokyo, Australia’s field hockey gold medalist Jamie Dwyer has told Reuters.
Olympics: Coronavirus closures force softball players into TFH mode – training from home
Locked out of practice fields because of coronavirus-related restrictions, Olympic softball players this week began turning their homes into training centers and preparing to lean on smartphone apps for virtual coaching.
Olympics: Swimming Australia call for ‘level playing field’ if Games go ahead
Swimming Australia have called on the International Olympic Committee to ensure there is “a level playing field” if the Tokyo Games go ahead as athletes struggle to train properly because of measures to contain the coronavirus outbreak.
Foreign ministers of South Korea, China, Japan support Tokyo holding ‘complete’ Olympics – Seoul
The foreign ministers of South Korea, China and Japan expressed their support for Tokyo to host “complete” Tokyo Olympics at a video conference held on Friday, South Korea’s foreign ministry said.
