Late in the afternoon, the N.C.A.A.’s national basketball tournaments, among the most anticipated sporting events of the season, were canceled, planting a dramatic exclamation point onto a relentlessly depressing day. Then at night, the PGA Tour announced that it was canceling The Players Championship, which was supposed to begin its second round on Friday, as well as all other competition […]
Read moreThere is no formula for starting a professional cycling team that can be easily Googled but that has not stopped the Singapore Cycling Federation (SCF) from unveiling its most ambitious plans to date. With its announcement of a partnership alongside GreenEdge Cycling, SCF president Hing Siong Chen believes the targets of winning an Asian Games road cycling title and having […]
Read moreTrump on coronavirus disrupting olympics: I wish Prime Minister Abe luck President Trump discusses how the olympics could be disrupted by the coronavirus and what possibilities lie ahead. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says his country still intends to host the Olympic Games in Tokyo as planned. Continue Reading Below Abe says there were no discussions about postponing or canceling […]
Read moreJOHANNESBURG (AFP) – Double Olympics 800m champion Caster Semenya called herself “supernatural” on Saturday (March 14) after saying she hoped to compete in the 200m at the 2020 Tokyo Games. The 29-year-old South African cannot defend her 800m title as she refuses to abide by World Athletics testosterone-reducing regulations covering races between 400m and the mile. “I call myself supernatural,” […]
Read moreTAP/CLICK TO LISTEN: #GameOfTwoHalves Ep 71: Singapore’s first privatised football club; Man City’s European ban 10:02mins Synopsis: #GameOfTwoHalves is The Straits Times’ weekly sports podcast that is out every Tuesday. Money FM’s Bernard Lim calls up ST sports correspondents David Lee and Sazali Abdul Aziz. Last Friday, Singapore’s first privatised professional football club was unveiled as the Lion City Sailors […]
Read moreSINGAPORE – The Singapore Cycling Federation (SCF) unveiled its most ambitious plans to date on Friday (March 13), aiming to win an Asian Games title and having a Singaporean representative compete in the Tour de France by 2030. The governing body launched ProCyclingSG, which will groom a group of cyclists from the national team and put them through a training […]
Read moreNEW YORK (WASHINGTON POST) – After swimming one day at the Chelsea Recreation Centre in New York, Allison Goldstein noticed that the walls in the shower were starting to buckle inward. “It looked like a giant air bubble was pushing out of the wall,” the Jersey City resident said. “Over time, the section where the wall met the ceiling started […]
Read moreSuspending sports will have ‘huge economic impact’: Steinberg Sports and Entertainment CEO Steinberg Sports and Entertainment CEO Leigh Steinberg explains how the economy will be impacted by sports events and seasons being canceled due to coronavirus. The Players Championship will not have spectators for the final three days at the TPC Sawgrass. Continue Reading Below A person involved in the […]
Read moreANCIENT OLYMPIA, GREECE (REUTERS) – The Tokyo 2020 Olympics torch was lit by the rays of the sun in ancient Olympia on Thursday (March 12) to mark the final step towards the July 24-Aug 9 Games, currently in question because of the coronavirus pandemic. Actress Xanthi Georgiou, in the role of high priestess, used a parabolic mirror in a scaled-down […]
Read moreLONDON (XINHUA) – Two-time Olympic champion Lin Dan, fighting for the hope of his fifth Olympic appearance, edged out an opponent half his age 13-21, 22-20, 21-10 in the opening round at the All England Open Badminton Championships in Birmingham on Wednesday (March 11). The 36-year-old was drawn against Thai hopeful Kunlavut Vitidsarn but the 18-year-old, who has shown potential […]
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