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THE BILL for moving the Olympics and the Paralympics could run into billions of pounds. A sports lawyer has warned there will be severe financial ramifications following the decision to switch to the summer of 2021. Read our coronavirus live blog for the latest news & updates The Olympic cauldron at Aquamarine Park in Tokyo […] More
IMAGINE 11,000 people living, eating and sleeping in close proximity in the same complex amid a global pandemic. Sounds bonkers, doesn’t it? ⚠️ Read our coronavirus live blog for the latest news & updates The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games are set to be postponed due to coronavirusCredit: Reuters Surely that would represent a disastrous breeding […] More
THE 2020 Tokyo Olympics may be delayed if the Games cannot run in “complete form” because of the pandemic, the Japanese PM has said. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said he is considering postponing the Games as the coronavirus outbreak escalated and the global deaths soared past 14,640. ⚠️ Read our coronavirus live blog for the latest news […] More
THE Brazilian Olympic committee has called for the 2020 Tokyo Games to be postponed amid this coronavirus outbreak. The COB has urged organisers to move the Olympics due to be held in Japan this summer, to the same dates in 2021. The Brazilian Olympic Committee has called on the 2020 Tokyo Games to be postponed […] More
ATHLETES fear drug cheats will abuse the coronavirus crisis and wreck the Olympics. Worldwide doping tests are being reduced in the wake of the pandemic. Read our Coronavirus in Sport live blog for the latest news, updates and cancellations Brit athlete Jo Pavey has been an advocate for clean sport all her running lifeCredit: PA:Press […] More
THE world is fighting to nullify the threat of coronavirus – and the sporting calendar has been ravaged in the process. Having originated in Wuhan, China, governments are now taking extreme measures to halt the spread of the bug – and that includes bans on mass gatherings. ⚠️ Read our Coronavirus in Sport live blog […] More
LIONEL MESSI, Neymar and Kylian Mbappe could all be in action this summer after Olympics chiefs said the Tokyo Games is still set to go ahead. The IOC released a statement on Tuesday claiming there is “no need” to postpone the Games due to coronavirus – even though virtually every other sporting event in the […] More
THE world is fighting to nullify the threat of coronavirus – and the sporting calendar has been ravaged in the process. Having originated in Wuhan, China, governments are now taking extreme measures to halt the spread of the bug – and that includes bans on mass gatherings. ⚠️ Read our Coronavirus in Sport live blog […] More
