Media playback is not supported on this device Lucy Bronze wins BBC Women’s Footballer of the Year 2020 Lucy Bronze has come a long way from cutting pizzas.The England defender has experienced a career of ups and downs on her way to winning 81 caps for her country and numerous trophies with Liverpool, Manchester City…
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‘Heartbreaking’ but a ‘relief’
Hockey player Susannah Townsend planned to retire after the Olympics this summerFor most, Tuesday’s news that the Tokyo 2020 Olympics have been postponed until 2021 was merely a formality. It seemed inevitable, given the global coronavirus pandemic which has claimed the lives of almost 17,000 people worldwide.But what about the athletes, those who have targeted…
Brady avoids criticism of Patriots after end of 20-year relationship
Tom Brady was Super Bowl MVP on four occasionsQuarterback Tom Brady backed New England Patriots chiefs after he was asked whether they could have done more to prevent the end of their 20-year relationship.The 42-year-old helped Patriots to six Super Bowls, but became a free agent in this off-season and signed for Tampa Bay Buccaneers…
How to put eyebrows on your villager in Animal Crossing: New Horizons
In Animal Crossing: New Horizons, the customization options appear endless. You can make your tools pink, change your bedsheets, and remix your villager’s style with fresh haircuts and clothes. But while dozens of animal villagers have rocked sets of eyebrows for years, the series’s developers have yet to include them as a default customization option…
Slovenia to introduce health checks on border with Austria
LJUBLJANA (Reuters) – Slovenia will introduce health checks on Wednesday on its border with Austria, a measure already in place on its border with Italy, a government spokesman said. Jelko Kacin told a news conference on Tuesday that only people with a certificate showing they tested negative for coronavirus within the past three days or…
New Zealand’s Olympic Committee, athletes support Games postponement
FILE PHOTO: A woman takes a photograph in front of the giant Olympic rings at the waterfront area at Odaiba Marine Park in Tokyo, Japan, March 22, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato(Reuters) – New Zealand Olympic and Paralympic athletes support a postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, the New Zealand Olympic Committee said on…
Why is Olympic decision taking so long and what will the fallout be?
Could the sun be setting on the 2020 Olympic Games?Even the Olympics is not immune. It now seems almost certain that Tokyo 2020 will be postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic sweeping the world.But as the IOC gives itself another four weeks to mull over a delay, what forces are at play behind the biggest…
Poland calls to postpone July Tokyo Olympic games due to coronavirus
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…
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…