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UFC returns after seven-week sporting shut-down
UFC returns after seven-week sporting shut-down
MMA: Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) chief Dana White’s determination to drag the mixed martial arts series out of coronavirus quarantine culminates today (May 9) in UFC 249.
F1 chiefs ponder new venues to save virus-hit season
F1 chiefs ponder new venues to save virus-hit season
FORMULA ONE: A series of races at new venues could be staged in an attempt to salvage F1’s coronavirus-hit season, the sport’s chief Chase Carey said yesterday (May 7).
Trump urges US to reopen, British death toll hits 32,000
Trump urges US to reopen, British death toll hits 32,000
WORLD: President Donald Trump yesterday (May 5) made his first major foray out of the White House since the coronavirus lockdown began, pushing for the US economy to reopen as Britain became the country with the second most deaths.
PFA chief suggests shorter matches to lighten load on players
PFA chief suggests shorter matches to lighten load on players
FOOTBALL: The head of the English Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) has raised the possibility of playing shorter matches to lighten the load on players if the season can restart.
Virus deaths top 250,000 as billions raised for vaccine push
Virus deaths top 250,000 as billions raised for vaccine push
WORLD: Global deaths from the coronavirus pandemic topped a quarter-million yesterday (May 4), mostly in the US and Europe even as both regions slowly moved away from lockdown and world leaders raised billions towards a vaccine.
US women footballers lose equal-pay case
US women footballers lose equal-pay case
FOOTBALL: A federal judge dismissed a bid by the United States women’s football team for equal pay in Los Angeles last Friday (May 1), rejecting claims the players had been underpaid, in a crushing defeat for the reigning world champions.
MGM pitches plan for NBA to finish season in Vegas
MGM pitches plan for NBA to finish season in Vegas
BASKETBALL: MGM Resorts International has pitched a proposal to the NBA to complete the coronavirus-halted 2019-20 season on courts in Las Vegas convention centers, the New York Times reported.
PSG awarded Ligue 1 title as French football season declared over
PSG awarded Ligue 1 title as French football season declared over
FOOTBALL: Paris Saint-Germain were named as Ligue 1 champions yesterday (Apr 30) after France’s football league declared the coronavirus-hit season over, leaving some other clubs disappointed and pondering legal action.
Virus hammers plunging world economy but South Korea turns corner
Virus hammers plunging world economy but South Korea turns corner
WORLD: A day without a new coronavirus case in South Korea and a potential breakthrough in the hunt for a better treatment spurred optimism yesterday (Apr 30), but catastrophic European figures underlined how much damage the epidemic has already done to the global economy.
Maradona pleads for ‘Hand of God’ to end pandemic
Maradona pleads for ‘Hand of God’ to end pandemic
FOOTBALL: Argentine football legend Diego Maradona has asked the “Hand of God” to deliver the world from the coronavirus pandemic and allow normal life to resume.
Hopes rise in virus battle as US scientists hail drug trial
Hopes rise in virus battle as US scientists hail drug trial
WORLD: US scientists have hailed a potential breakthrough in the coronavirus fight after a trial showed patients responding to an antiviral drug, fueling global hopes for a return to normal despite mounting deaths and abysmal economic figures.
France, Spain to announce lockdown exit plan as Aussies hit waves
France, Spain to announce lockdown exit plan as Aussies hit waves
WORLD: France and Spain were today (Apr 28) set to announce plans to lift strict coronavirus lockdowns that have endured for weeks, while on the other side of world surfers returned to Bondi Beach as Australia took its own first steps to ease restrictions.
Games chief: 2021 Olympics will be cancelled if pandemic not over
Games chief: 2021 Olympics will be cancelled if pandemic not over
OLYMPICS: The postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympics will have to be cancelled if the coronavirus pandemic isn’t brought under control by next year, the organising committee’s president said in comments published today (Apr 28).
China envoy threatens Australia boycott over virus inquest demand
China envoy threatens Australia boycott over virus inquest demand
WORLD: China’s ambassador in Australia has warned that demands for a probe into the spread of the coronavirus could lead to a consumer boycott of Aussie wine or trips Down Under.
F1 season set for Austria start as French Grand Prix cancelled
F1 season set for Austria start as French Grand Prix cancelled
FORMULA ONE: F1 boss Chase Carey today (Apr 27) targeted the coronavirus-hit season eventually starting in Austria on July 5 after the French Grand Prix was cancelled and fans barred from the British race at Silverstone.
Premier League ‘aims to resume June 8’ with fan-free matches in limited number of venues
Premier League ‘aims to resume June 8’ with fan-free matches in limited number of venues
FOOTBALL: The English Premier League is eyeing a resumption of the season on June 8, behind closed doors due to the coronavirus pandemic, and reaching a climax on July 27, according to media reports.
Warning over virus immunity as global death toll passes 200,000
Warning over virus immunity as global death toll passes 200,000
WORLD: The World Health Organization (WHO) yesterday (Apr 25) warned that recovering from coronavirus might not protect people from reinfection as the death toll from the pandemic surpassed 200,000 around the globe.
Does sunlight rapidly destroy the coronavirus?
Does sunlight rapidly destroy the coronavirus?
UNITED STATES: Does sunlight rapidly destroy the coronavirus? A White House presentation on a mysterious government study says so – but some scientists have called for caution as we await more evidence.
Australia, New Zealand mark Anzac Day with driveway vigils
Australia, New Zealand mark Anzac Day with driveway vigils
AUSTRALIA: Australians and New Zealanders held dawn Anzac Day vigils from the isolation of their own driveways on Saturday (Apr 25) to honour their armed forces, unable to gather at war memorials because of coronavirus lockdowns.
Impossible to delay Olympics again, says Tokyo chief
Impossible to delay Olympics again, says Tokyo chief
OLYMPICS: The Tokyo 2020 Olympics cannot be delayed beyond the year-long postponement already forced by the coronavirus outbreak, the organising committee’s president has warned in comments published yesterday (Apr 23).