Coronavirus: Clubs facing ‘an avalanche’ of claims from players over forced pay cuts Clubs face 'an avalanche' of claims from players over forced pay cuts Everyone has had to make sacrifices since the coronavirus pandemic took over daily life, and sportspeople are no exception. With all sport in the UK currently postponed, players have set about a new existence, training as best as they can at home until a resumption is possible. But with no end to the lockdown in [...]
UK athletes facing financial uncertainty after postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games UK athletes face financial uncertainty after Olympics postponement When the announcement finally came it provoked a mixture of reactions. Thousands of athletes around the world had been waiting for the news that the Tokyo Olympic Games would be postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. After weeks of doubt, speculation and mounting pressure, the International Olympic Committee made the call on Tuesday to postpone [...]
Coronavirus: The County Championship might have to be sacrificed this summer for good of the game, says Angus Fraser Angus Fraser: The County Championship may have to be sacrificed this summer The County Championship might have to be sacrificed this summer so that domestic cricket can come out of the coronavirus pandemic in the strongest possible position, according to Middlesex’s managing director of cricket Angus Fraser. The start of the cricket season has been pushed back from 12 April to 28 May at the earliest by [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Coronavirus and sport: A guide to filling the void left by the cancellation of live fixtures March 16, 2020 You don’t know what you’ve got until it’s gone. For many, sport is a steady, reassuring constant – something around which life revolves. Plans are made to accommodate it, socialising takes place alongside it, vast amounts of money is spent facilitating it, almost every hobby is connected to it, weekends are often entirely consumed by [...]
Liverpool 2-3 Atletico Madrid: Llorente the unlikely assassin as Oblak stands tall and Adrian flops to send Reds out of the Champions League March 11, 2020 When Marcos Llorente came off the bench in the 56th minute of Liverpool’s Champions League last-16 tie against Atletico Madrid last night those watching on barely noticed. Despite play stopping and the fourth official’s board going up to facilitate his arrival, the Atletico midfielder practically snuck onto the Anfield pitch. Diego Costa’s grumpy exit drew [...]
RB Leipzig 3-0 Tottenham: Meek Spurs dumped out of the Champions League as pressure mounts on Mourinho March 10, 2020 This time there was no comeback. Lucas Moura, the hat-trick hero of that famous night in Amsterdam 10 months ago, was on the pitch for Tottenham, but the magic of that Champions League semi-final second leg was nowhere to be seen in Leipzig tonight. That was to be expected. Even before kick-off in east Germany [...]
