The Beijing Marathon is cancelled this weekend. The running race in the Chinese capital is cancelled “to prevent the risk of spreading the coronavirus”. The announcement comes more than three months before the Winter Games, which will start in Beijing in 102 days. The Games start on February 4. […]
The Tokyo Olympics broadcast will focus on the athletes’ performance, not their bodies. Filming the Games will be handled in a more gender-neutral way than in the past, Olympic Broadcasting Services (OBS) CEO Yiannis Exarchos said. The new guidelines do not just appear out of thin air. On Sunday, […]
Japan’s Emperor Naruhito has officially opened the Tokyo Olympics. Naruhito (61) did so from the grandstand in the almost empty Olympic Stadium, after which the fireworks shot through the sky in Tokyo again. President Thomas Bach of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and chairman Seiko Hashimoto of the Japanese […]
European Football Confederation UEFA has launched disciplinary proceedings against the English Football Federation FA after Wednesday’s incidents in the EURO 2020 semi-final between England and Denmark, UEFA announced on Thursday. It concerns three incidents: in the decisive penalty kick that Harry Kane kicked past Kasper Schmeichel in the rebound […]
Max Verstappen will start in the Grand Prix of Azerbaijan on Sunday as the leader in the standings for the world title in Formula 1. That doesn’t mean much to him, and he indicated in the run-up to the race in Baku. “It’s about who is in first place […]
Six countries are sending a fully vaccinated delegation to Tokyo for the Olympics. Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and the Maldives have promised the International Olympic Committee (IOC) that all their athletes and staff coming to Japan will be vaccinated against the coronavirus. The IOC has urged everyone […]
International Olympic Committee Chairman Thomas Bach will not arrive in Tokyo until July 12, less than two weeks before the start of the Olympic Games. The German had to cancel a trip to Japan in May due to travel restrictions due to the coronavirus and will not travel to […]
Max Verstappen is definitely on Mercedes’ radar as a future asset, but he is not alone. “Max is definitely a candidate, but I see a whole bunch of young drivers who could be driving a Mercedes in the near future,” said German team principal Toto Wolff in an interview […]
At the Grand Prix of Monaco in Formula 1 on May 23, 7500 spectators are welcome. The government of the principality has determined that. Visitors must submit a negative corona test in advance. “It is important that we keep the race with a limited number of visitors as well […]
North Korea will not participate in Tokyo Olympics this coming summer, the North Korean Ministry of Sports stated. The country declares it wants to defend its athletes in contradiction of the corona pandemic. The decision was taken on March 25 at a meeting of the North Korean Olympic Committee, […]