PARIS (REUTERS) – Romain Bardet suffered a small haemorrhage following a concussion that forced him to pull out of the Tour de France on Friday, the Frenchman said on Saturday (Sept 12). “An MRI in the morning revealed has confirmed a small haemorrhage following the concussion,” Bardet wrote on Instagram. The 29-year-old crashed with 87km in the 13th stage, getting […]
Read moreDU hockey coach David Carle held virtual one-on-one meetings with each of his players this week as the Pioneers approach the start of a new season. A global pandemic hasn’t altered their championship expectations. “We’re going to be a deep, four-line team that can roll teams over with their puck pressure and puck possession game,” Carle said. “We’re really excited […]
Read moreNFL analyst: We’ll see full football season Former NFL Pro Bowler and FOX NFL analyst Chris Spielman on the challenges of resuming NFL amid the coronavirus, politics in sports and how football can ‘galvanize’ the country. The Kansas City Chiefs could potentially have a dynasty on their hands with Patrick Mahomes locked in as their quarterback for quite some time. […]
Read moreThe National Collegiate Hockey Conference on Thursday announced it is delaying the start of the 2020-21 hockey season due to the coronavirus pandemic. The conference’s board unanimously approved the decision on Tuesday. The NCHC includes the Colorado College Tigers and Denver Pioneers. The season was slated to begin in October, but has been been pushed back to Nov. 20 at […]
Read moreSARRAN, FRANCE (REUTERS) – After two agonising near misses, Swiss Marc Hirschi finally claimed his maiden Tour de France win, and his first as a professional, when he completed a solo break to take the 12th stage on Thursday (Sept 10). Having finished second in the second stage in Nice and third in the ninth stage in Laruns after a […]
Read moreLive sports events could make a return to Singapore soon, as The Straits Times understands that mixed martial arts organisation One Championship is looking at staging a show here next month. With sports and physical activities restarting in phase two of Singapore’s reopening during the Covid-19 pandemic, Singapore Premier League clubs were permitted to have full-contact training without curbs from […]
Read moreFormer New England Patriot doesn’t believe NFL season will start as planned Former New England Patriot and college football player Jarvis Green provides insight into NFL players pushing back against league plans to play in the fall and the coronavirus safety measures that will be implemented. SoFi Stadium, the new home of the NFL’s Los Angeles Rams and Los Angeles […]
Read moreSINGAPORE – Cambodian runner Kuniaki Takizaki said in court on Tuesday (Sept 8) that it would have been “totally impossible” for him to catch up with marathoner Ashley Liew within the one minute that he did at the 2015 SEA Games, if the Singaporean athlete “was running”. Japan-born Takizaki was responding to District Judge Lee Li Choon’s question on whether […]
Read moreArlington Hambright came to the Colorado Buffaloes a year ago looking for an opportunity. Hambright made the most of his year in Boulder, became an NFL draft pick and this weekend made the final cut for the Chicago Bears’ 53-man roster. A seventh-round pick of the Bears in April’s draft, Hambright is one of 13 former Buffaloes to make 53-man […]
Read moreSINGAPORE – Despite not knowing whether the Dec 4-12 men’s World Floorball Championship (WFC) would take place, national floorballer Gary Wong and his teammates continued to train diligently four to five times a week. But the team’s hopes of competing in the tournament were dashed on Monday (Sept 7) when the International Floorball Federation (IFF) announced that the championship, which […]
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