Football review chair: Game could face “existential crisis” without reform and regulation July 22, 2021 Tracey Crouch, the former sports Minister tasked with a review of football governance in the UK, has written to the Culture Secretary to say “football authorities have lost the trust and confidence of fans.” In her interim findings, Crouch calls for an independent regulator of football clubs to monitor in particular financial regulation, corporate governance [...]
English rugby chiefs to offer mouthgard technology to all clubs and open brain clinic as part of concussion action plan July 22, 2021 English rugby chiefs have today announced a new action planned aimed at reducing concussion risk within men’s and women’s professional rugby. The move comes amid mounting pressure on the The Rugby Football Union (RFU), World Rugby and the Welsh Rugby Union as concerns grow over the impact of contact sports on the brain. Nine former [...]
Tokyo 2020: What Covid-19, no fans and public opposition mean for sponsors and the International Olympic Committee July 22, 2021 The 60,000 seats of Japan’s national stadium, built for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, are coloured in muted shades of green, brown, beige and grey. Architect Kengo Kuma chose those tones to fit his vision of the stadium, which he wanted to look as natural and organic as possible. Timber is the most visible material and [...]
Tokyo 2020 opening ceremony director Kentaro Kobayashi sacked for Holocaust joke July 22, 2021 The director of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics opening ceremony has been sacked on the eve of the Games for making jokes about the Holocaust. Kentaro Kobayashi says “let’s play massacre the Jews” in a 1998 comedy sketch, footage of which has recently appeared online. It is the latest in a series of embarrassing departures of [...]
Rugby League World Cup in doubt after Australia and New Zealand pull out and brand England ‘simply too unsafe’ due to Covid-19 July 22, 2021 The Rugby League World Cup, due to take place in England later this year, has been plunged into serious doubt after Australia and New Zealand pulled out. The two southern hemisphere giants said they would not send their men’s, women’s and wheelchair teams due to the Covid-19 situation in the UK. World Cup organisers noted [...]
Team GB start Tokyo 2020 Olympics with a win as women’s footballers beat Chile – but favourites USA suffer shock defeat July 21, 2021 Team GB have made a winning start to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics after their women’s football team beat Chile 2-0. In a major shock elsewhere in the competition, world champions the USA lost their opening match 3-0 to Sweden. While the Games officially get underway on Friday, some events in Japan started today. Ellen White [...]
England captain Eoin Morgan hails strength in depth after dramatic T20 series win against Pakistan July 21, 2021 Captain Eoin Morgan has praised England’s strength in depth after his side’s T20 series win against Pakistan on Tuesday. England beat Pakistan by three wickets on an exhilarating night at Old Trafford to secure a 2-1 series win. Jason Roy proved the highlight with an excellent 64 in pursuit of Pakistan’s 154-6. Needing 61 from [...]
Lions Tour: AWJ back to captain XV just weeks after being ruled out of tour July 21, 2021 British & Irish Lions Head Coach Warren Gatland has announced his team to battle South Africa this weekend at Cape Town Stadium. Only 24 days ago, Alun Wyn Jones suffered a dislocated shoulder during the Lions first game of the tour against Japan on home soil. The Osprey will lead the Lions this weekend pairing [...]
Brisbane confirmed as host city for 2032 Olympics and Paralympics after uncontested vote July 21, 2021 Brisbane has been confirmed as the host of the 2032 Summer Olympics and Paralympics. The decision – effectively already known as there was no other bidder – was rubber-stamped at an International Olympic Commitee (IOC) meeting in Tokyo today. The delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympics officially opens on Friday. Paris will host the Summer Games in [...]
Gym rat: Brazilian sets world record for most burpees in one hour July 20, 2021 Burpees are one of the gym exercises that many try to avoid. But that’s not the case for a Brazilian man living in Singapore who has done 951 burpees in one hour, setting a new Guinness World Record in the process. Watch the full report.