Community Fifa tournaments, archive footage and offering advice: How to create sports content a time of coronavirus crisis March 24, 2020 The absence of live sport poses a conundrum for those working in media and creative industries, but over the past few weeks one football club has emerged as a trailblazer. Leyton Orient have led the way for sports organisations looking for a way to engage audiences during the coronavirus pandemic, with one bright idea bringing [...]
Esports enjoying boom while traditional sports suffer from coronavirus cancellations March 23, 2020 Since the coronavirus outbreak, the world has rightly been reacting with human safety at the forefront of every decision. This has made it impossible to avoid the cancellation of global events and has left us all with an uncertain start to the decade. However, the esports industry’s level of growth offers a glimmer of hope [...]
Callum Skinner interview: How British Olympic champion cyclist is fighting to give athletes a voice March 23, 2020 When Olympic champion track cyclist Callum Skinner retired from professional sport 12 months ago, he was just 26. Skinner, who won gold and silver medals at Rio 2016, was not forced into quitting the sport by injury. But the way his “pretty serious mental health issues” were dealt with by British Cycling saw him exit [...]
Coronavirus: British Olympic champion Callum Skinner calls on the International Olympic Committee to postpone the Tokyo Olympics March 22, 2020 Former British Olympic champion cyclist Callum Skinner has accused the International Olympic Committee of “arrogance and stubbornness” in their stance on this summer’s Games. The IOC is still planning to hold the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games between 24 July and 9 August and the Paralympics from 25 August to 6 September, despite the global coronavirus [...]
Ollie Phillips: Re-writing history by helping England Sevens win in New Zealand is my career highlight March 19, 2020 A year beforehand I would never have thought that 2009 would contain the highlight of my rugby playing career. I wasn’t involved with the England Sevens team for the majority of the 2007-08 season, but Ben Ryan brought me back into the fold for the final two tournaments of the season. I had brought some [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Lui’s Sixty has Golden chance in HK Derby March 19, 2020 HORSE racing fans in the UK may be starved of any local action for the foreseeable future, but they still have an opportunity to watch Hong Kong’s local flagship event of the racing calendar, the £2million Hong Kong Derby (8.35am) at Sha Tin on Sunday morning. Favourites have had a good record in the 10-furlong contest in recent years, with [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Wellington has the boot to see off handicap rivals at Sha Tin March 19, 2020 GOLDEN Sixty and company may be taking centre-stage in the Hong Kong Derby on Sunday, but there are potentially one or two future superstars lining-up as the supporting cast on the 10-race card. The Richard Gibson-trained WELLINGTON has looked a Group sprinter in the making following two impressive wins since arriving in HK last October. Last month’s victory, [...]
DAZN: UK launch of ‘Netflix of sport’ at risk of being delayed March 19, 2020 The UK launch of sports streaming service DAZN is highly likely to be delayed beyond its scheduled date in May, City A.M. understands. DAZN, which has been billed as a “Netflix of sport”, had pencilled in a major global expansion that would increase the number of countries served from nine to more than 200. The [...]
English football agrees to “indefinite” suspension of 2019-20 season March 19, 2020 The English football season has been extended indefinitely to give leagues every chance to play remaining matches currently on hold due to the coronavirus outbreak. Play had already been suspended at all levels until at least 4 April, but a resumption has been pushed back to 30 April at the earliest. The decision has been [...]
Jude Bellingham transfer: The rules Manchester United and their competitors will have to negotiate to sign Birmingham’s star midfielder March 18, 2020 Like everything in sport right now, Jude Bellingham’s future is on hold. But the coronavirus pandemic has only delayed what now feels inevitable: that Birmingham City’s most prized asset will be flying the coop. Bellingham is just 16 and only made his professional debut in August, but his performances for Birmingham have set the scouting [...]