What are organizers up against now the 2020 Olympics have been moved to next year?
With dust settling from the decision to postpone the Olympics until next year, organizers now face an unprecedented challenge. On three occasions in…
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Covid-19 is making some athletes with OCD scrub their hands down to the underlying muscle and tissue
Postponing Tokyo 2020 will have provided a sense of relief to many Olympians but the delay in the decision will have unnecessarily perpetuated the…
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3 UTEP employees diagnosed with virus attended Conference USA basketball tournament at The Star
EL PASO, Texas — Three UTEP employees who recently tested positive for the coronavirus attended the Conference USA basketball tournament. UTEP says…
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NMAA Cancels all spring sports & activities
SANTA FE, New Mexico — The New Mexico Activities Association made it official on Friday, cancelling all spring sports and activities. In a news…
Continue Reading ‘We talk to him like he’s not sick,’ says brother of brain-damaged footballer
The brother of Abdelhak Nouri says things are “much better than before” now that the former Ajax star has returned home from hospital.…
Continue Reading Barcelona says it will reduce player wages to ‘minimize economic impact’ caused by coronavirus
Barcelona has announced its players and staff will take temporary wage cuts as the club grapples with the economic impact of the coronavirus…
Continue Reading Katie Ledecky hoping next year’s Olympics can be a celebration of ‘the entire world coming together’
Katie Ledecky turned 23 on March 17. It was a day she will never forget. “I celebrated it alone,” the five-time Olympic champion told…
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Riverside High football player has own graduation ceremony in living room due to virus pandemic
EL PASO, Texas — Monica Escobedo held a graduation ceremony for her son Aaron Adams in the living room of their home. Adams is a senior at Riverside…
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UFC light heavyweight champ Jones arrested, accused of DWI
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — UFC light heavyweight champion Jon “Bones” Jones has been arrested on suspicion of DWI and other offenses after…
Continue Reading US Olympic swimmer Katie Ledecky says postponing Olympics was ‘certainly the right call’
For superstar US swimmer Katie Ledecky, a five-time Olympic gold medalist who has 15 world championship titles and has broken 14 world records, the…
Continue Reading This year’s Wimbledon could be canceled with decision to be made next week
The All England Club (AELTC) will decide the fate of this year’s Wimbledon at an emergency meeting to be held next week. The tournament…
Continue Reading Tokyo 2020: 48 hours that rocked the Olympics
It was on Sunday morning in Geneva, that the proverbial extinguishing of the Olympic flame — at least for Tokyo 2020 — effectively began.…
Continue Reading The ‘Lost Games:’ When the Olympics are stopped by extraordinary world events
It was meant to be the first Games to be held beyond Europe and North America, a spectacle to showcase to the world that Tokyo had overcome the…
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El Paso gym offers equipment for stay-at-home workouts during virus pandemic
EL PASO, Texas– With the City of El Paso’s announcement of a stay-at-home order, some people are finding other ways to stay active in their homes…
Continue Reading Athletes come to terms with ‘heartbreaking’ Tokyo 2020 postponement
Athletes from around the world are coming to terms with Tokyo 2020’s postponement with a mixture of relief and sadness. The decision to push…
Continue Reading Roger Federer and wife donate $1 million to help vulnerable families in Switzerland affected by coronavirus
Roger Federer and his wife, Mirka, announced on Wednesday that they would be personally donating 1 million Swiss Francs ($1.02 million) to help the…
Continue Reading Gary Neville: ‘Inconceivable’ for English Premier League to return anytime soon
Former Manchester United and England defender Gary Neville says it’s “inconceivable” football fans will be able to watch English…
Continue Reading 2020 Olympics postponed until 2021 due to virus outbreak
TOKYO, Japan — Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach agreed Tuesday to…
Continue Reading As the Olympics grapple with uncertain times, Mallory Weggemann offers powerful example of mental fortitude
As the Olympic and Paralympic movement grapples with Tokyo 2020’s postponement amid the novel coronavirus outbreak, Mallory Weggemann…
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As the Olympics grapple with uncertain times, Mallory Weggemann offers powerful example of mental fortitude
As the Olympic and Paralympic movement grapples with Tokyo 2020’s postponement amid the novel coronavirus outbreak, Mallory Weggemann…
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Japanese PM and IOC chief agree to postpone 2020 Olympics until 2021
Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach agreed Tuesday to postpone the Olympics until…
Continue Reading ‘Queen of the ball’ Asma Elbadawi lives out hoop dream to defy skeptics
She was told not to play football. She was told not to jump around. She was told not to wear the hijab while playing basketball. Asma Elbadawi played…
Continue Reading Longtime IOC member Dick Pound predicts Tokyo Olympics will be postponed
International Olympic Committee member Dick Pound predicted the 2020 Games in Toyko will be postponed because of the coronavirus, which would make it…
Continue Reading Maracana among Brazilian football stadiums converted into hospitals to treat coronavirus patients
One of the most famous stadiums in the world and a showpiece venue for the Rio Olympics is to be converted into a field hospital to treat patients…
Continue Reading Jose Mourinho helps out at local food bank amid coronavirus outbreak
With football leagues around the world postponed for the foreseeable future due to the coronavirus outbreak, players and managers have found…
Continue Reading Postponing 2020 Olympic Games is a ‘realistic option,’ organizers say as pressure builds from athletic groups
After insisting for weeks that the 2020 Olympic Games would go ahead as planned, Tokyo’s Organizing Committee says that postponement is now a…
Continue Reading Erling Braut Håland and Jadon Sancho top list of football’s most valuable youngsters
Few clubs in world football do business better than Borussia Dortmund. In Jadon Sancho and Erling Braut Håland, the German club boasts the two most…
Continue Reading Former Manchester United defender Gary Neville opens hotels for free to medical staff fighting coronavirus
Two hotels run by former Manchester United and England defender Gary Neville will open their doors for free to National Health Service employees to…
Continue Reading ‘We’re at a loss,’ say athletes left in limbo as pressure mounts on Olympic organizers
With the biggest date on the sporting calendar looming, Sandi Morris has nowhere to train. Her usual training center at the University of Arkansas is…
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Azerbaijan Grand Prix postponed because of coronavirus pandemic
The Azerbaijan Grand Prix has been postponed, becoming the latest sporting event to be affected by the coronavirus pandemic. The race in Baku —…
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