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UFC returns to Vegas
UFC returns to Vegas
MMA: Combat sport returned to Las Vegas on Saturday (May 30) as Brazil’s Gilbert Burns defeated former welterweight champion Tyron Woodley in the main event of an Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) mixed martial arts card.
SpaceX Crew Dragon docks with International Space Station
SpaceX Crew Dragon docks with International Space Station
WORLD: A SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule carrying two NASA astronauts docked yesterday (May 31) with the International Space Station, the first time a crewed US spacecraft has performed the feat in nearly a decade.
Green light for Austrian F1 after government backs Spielberg double act
Green light for Austrian F1 after government backs Spielberg double act
FORMULA ONE: The truncated coronavirus-hit season will finally get underway with the Austrian Grand Prix on July 5, the Austrian government announced yesterday (May 30).
FA Cup final set for August 1 after virus delay
FA Cup final set for August 1 after virus delay
FOOTBALL: The FA Cup final is set to take place on August 1 after the English Football Association yesterday (May 29) announced provisional dates to finish the competition.
China approves plan to impose Hong Kong security law
China approves plan to impose Hong Kong security law
WORLD: China’s parliament yesterday (May 28) approved plans to impose a security law on Hong Kong that has ratcheted up tensions with the US and sparked new protests over fears the city is losing its special freedoms.
English Premier League set to restart on June 17
English Premier League set to restart on June 17
FOOTBALL: Premier League clubs yesterday (May 28) agreed to restart the 2019/20 season on June 17, provided that all safety requirements are in place to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
Formula One to drive down spending
Formula One to drive down spending
FORMULA ONE: Formula One teams have agreed to cap spending next season as the sport attempts to counter the financial fallout from the coronavirus pandemic.
From Wall Street to Bethlehem, iconic sites reopen from virus
From Wall Street to Bethlehem, iconic sites reopen from virus
WORLD: Iconic world sites from the New York Stock Exchange to the Church of the Nativity reopened their doors yesterday (May 26) from the coronavirus pandemic, but new alarm bells rang in Latin America over a spike of infections.
Hong Kong leader tries to reassure investors rattled by China law
Hong Kong leader tries to reassure investors rattled by China law
WORLD: China’s plans to impose a new security law on Hong Kong will “only target a handful of lawbreakers”, the city’s leader said today (May 26), as she tried to reassure international businesses and investors rattled by the proposal.
NRL makes against-the-odds return for sports-starved Australians
NRL makes against-the-odds return for sports-starved Australians
RUGBY: Australia’s National Rugby League has battled player scandals, top-level resignations and dire financial revelations during the coronavirus shutdown, but against the odds it returns this week to bring relief to team owners and a sports-starved nation.
UK sport a step closer as contact training gets government go-ahead
UK sport a step closer as contact training gets government go-ahead
ALL SPORTS: Professional sport in Britain moved closer to a resumption when the government published ‘stage two’ of its guidance allowing for close-contact and competitive training.
Europe lifts virus shutters as Japan ends emergency
Europe lifts virus shutters as Japan ends emergency
WORLD: Europeans flocked to parks, gyms and pools yesterday (May 25) as more countries eased coronavirus restrictions, while Japan lifted its state of emergency but urged vigilance to avoid another wave of infections.
Bushfire-hit Australians still in tents as virus slows recovery
Bushfire-hit Australians still in tents as virus slows recovery
WORLD: Victims of Australia’s catastrophic bushfires are still living in tents, garages and makeshift shelters months after the blazes ended, with efforts to rebuild their lives hampered by the coronavirus pandemic.
Pro tennis bounces back with New Zealand tournament
Pro tennis bounces back with New Zealand tournament
TENNIS: New Zealand Tennis said today (May 25) it was set to host the southern hemisphere’s first professional tournament since the COVID-19 shutdown.
China says virus pushing US ties to brink of ’Cold War’
China says virus pushing US ties to brink of ’Cold War’
WORLD: China said yesterday (May 25) that its relations with the United States were “on the brink of a new Cold War,” fuelled partly by tensions over the coronavirus pandemic that has killed nearly 350,000 people worldwide and pitched the global economy into a massive downturn.
Woods-Manning prevail in star-studded match
Woods-Manning prevail in star-studded match
GOLF: Tiger Woods says while his surgically repaired back may never be 10-out-of-10 again, it won’t stop him from being healthy and ready to go when the PGA Tour starts up again.
Woods vows victory in star-studded charity match
Woods vows victory in star-studded charity match
GOLF: Tiger Woods couldn’t resist a little last-minute needling before Sunday’s charity showdown with Phil Mickelson, with a deadpan prediction that he and partner Peyton Manning would dominate.
Olympics official sees ‘real problems’ in holding Games in 2021
Olympics official sees ‘real problems’ in holding Games in 2021
OLYMPICS: A senior Olympics official has warned that holding the postponed Tokyo Games next year faces “real problems”, with even a vaccine unlikely to stave off the threat of the coronavirus.
Outrage in Hong Kong as China pushes security law
Outrage in Hong Kong as China pushes security law
WORLD: China has launched one of its fiercest assaults on Hong Kong’s treasured autonomy with its move to impose a security law, pro-democracy campaigners said today (May 22) as they vowed to take to the streets in protest.
Lance Armstrong admits to first doping ‘probably at 21’
Lance Armstrong admits to first doping ‘probably at 21’
CYCLING: Disgraced former American cyclist Lance Armstrong has revealed he first started doping from the age of 21, during his first season as a professional.