Athletics: Coe says children will need more sport in post-pandemic world
Children will need more access to sport in the post-pandemic world and there is a pressing need to press authorities to stop school sports “withering on the vine”, World Athletics president Sebastian Coe said on Friday.
Olympics: Lowe aims high after clearing cancer
American high jump champion Chaunte Lowe is fuelled by a desire to show people that they can overcome any challenge as she trains for her fifth Olympic Games after being diagnosed with cancer last year.
NBA: Raptors to resume training under strict guidelines due to COVID-19
The reigning NBA champions Toronto Raptors said on Friday they will allow players access to the team’s training facilities from next week under strict guidelines amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
NASCAR’s U-turn to racing raises flags of uncertainty, change
On May 17, the roar of engines – albeit without the roar of the crowd – will return to a NASCAR Cup Series race track. And when the competitors do arrive at Darlington Raceway in South Carolina that Sunday, it will be amid an air of apprehension and un…
CFL commish: 2020 season likely off, league in trouble
As part of a request for balloon funding to keep the league in position to play, Canadian Football League commissioner Randy Ambrosie told the House of Commons the 2020 season would “most likely” be canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
NFL has flexibility to delay ’20 schedule
Plans are subject to change during a pandemic, and the NFL is armed with the ability pause or delay the start of the 2020 season.
NBPA president: NBA ‘bubble’ plan ‘incarceration’
Isolating players to resume the NBA season sounds like a closed book if National Basketball Players Association executive director Michele Roberts is telling the story.
NHL: League postpones games in Europe due to COVID-19
The National Hockey League on Friday scrapped plans to play regular-season games in the Czech Republic and Finland this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic which has already put the current campaign in jeopardy.
Five substitutions per team to be allowed on temporary basis
Teams will be allowed up to five substitutions per match, instead of the usual three, as a temporary measure to help cope with potential fixture congestion in the aftermath of the novel coronavirus outbreak, FIFA said on Friday.
Michael Jordan’s first Air Jordans up for auction at Sotheby’s
An autographed and well-worn pair of basketball legend Michael Jordan’s Nike shoes hits the auction block at Sotheby’s on Friday, in a celebrity-infused test of the market for sneakers as highly-prized collectibles.
