FILE PHOTO: A woman wearing a protective face mask, following the outbreak of the coronavirus, walks past The Olympic rings in front of the Japan Olympics Museum in Tokyo, Japan, March 3, 2020. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/File PhotoWARSAW (Reuters) – Poland’s Olympic Committee, PKOL, has called on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to change the date of…
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Factbox: Reaction to Canada’s boycott of 2020 Games
(Reuters) – Reaction to Canada’s boycott of the 2020 Tokyo Games in the summer due to concerns about the coronavirus. A man takes a picture of the Giant Olympic rings at the waterfront area at Odaiba Marine Park in Tokyo, Japan, March 6, 2020. REUTERS/Stoyan NenovCOMMENTS FROM OFFICIALS Statement from Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) and…
F1 Is Cancelled, So Drivers Will Race Each Other In The Official Video Game
Photo: Mark Thompson (Getty)The F1 season, like most major international sport, is currently on hold. And like a growing number of international sports, athletes have found one of the best ways to keep busy is to challenge others online in the video game version of what they normally do for a living.So as La Liga’s…
Nokia’s first 5G phone will star in the upcoming Bond film ‘No Time to Die’
Earlier this week, HMD Global announced that it will launch new Nokia phones at an event in London on March 19. The teaser for the upcoming event also hinted at a new James Bond collaboration. HMD Global has now confirmed that its first 5G-enabled smartphone, expected to be called the Nokia 8.2 5G, will feature…
How to watch Lee vs. Oliveira UFC Fight Night live stream online
This Saturday, March 14, Kevin Lee and Charles Oliveira step into the octagon together in the lightweight bout of the evening to see who will come out of the match victorious. Weighing in at 155 pounds, Oliveira has been in more fights than Lee to date, yet both maintain some impressive stats. Kevin Lee has…
The Olympic sport that influences my lab leadership style
A coxswain steers, coordinates and encourages: Leanne Hodson (right) is shown here at the 2017 World Masters Games, Lake Karapiro, New Zealand. Credit: Jac Rush I was a teenager in New Zealand when I started rowing after I watched it on television during the Los Angeles Olympics in 1984. I was in awe of how…
Pete Buttigieg makes his late night host debut for ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’
By Shannon Connellan2020-03-13 11:20:46 UTC Mayor Pete Buttigieg may have dropped out of the 2020 presidential race, but he’s got other fish to fry — namely, the late night show circuit. The Democratic candidate filled in for Jimmy Kimmel on Thursday night, making his late night show hosting debut. Buttigieg, like Stephen Colbert and Jimmy…
Tyson Fury’s promoter says an Anthony Joshua fight should be in the UK or USA, not Saudi Arabia
Tyson Fury fights Deontay Wilder at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday, February 22. Should he win, and overcome Wilder in an anticipated trilogy bout later in the year, then there would be pressure to fight the WBA, WBO, and IBF heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua in a battle of Britain mega-bout.…
UK government calls sport coronavirus meeting
Some fans have been wearing face masks to football matches in England this weekSporting events in Britain are unlikely to be affected by coronavirus in the immediate future, says Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden.Governing bodies and broadcasters will meet with government officials later on Monday to discuss the staging of events behind closed doors if the…
First look at 8K HDR sport streaming coming to the UK this summer
BT Sport and Samsung get ready to host 8K HDR Premier League games While Arsenal were busy producing what can only be described as a 360p performance on the pitch against Olympiakos last night, a production crew was huddled together bringing the football (soccer) action to life in 8K HDR for the first time. BT…