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…

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…

How to Watch Sports During the Coronavirus Shutdown

Photo: Getty ImagesIn response to the coronavirus pandemic, nearly every major sport league on the planet has chosen suspend or delay operations indefinitely—and rightly so. But the decision has left sports fans around the world wondering what their sports programming options will look like during mandatory self-isolation. There won’t be any new games for awhile,…

UK sport effectively cancelled as PM advises against mass gatherings

Media playback is not supported on this device Boris Johnson: “It look as though we are now approaching the fast growth part of the upward curve” Prime Minister Boris Johnson has advised against mass gatherings in the UK amid the coronavirus outbreak – effectively cancelling all remaining sporting events.Johnson said that from Tuesday mass gatherings…

No rationale for cancelling sport events in UK, says government

Some fans wore protective face masks during Liverpool’s Premier League match against Bournemouth on SaturdayThere is “no rationale” to postponing sporting events in Britain because of coronavirus, according to the Department of Culture, Media and Sport.A meeting between the DCMS and sport governing bodies on Monday discussed potential responses if the outbreak worsens and mass…