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And even when it does get back underway, the Premier League and EFL may try and wrap up all the games within “four to six weeks” with no fans in attendance. … [Read more...] about Coronavirus in sport LIVE: Premier League in CRISIS, Solano sorry for leaving quarantine, more events to be cancelled

Kobe is said to have been so determined he and his wife wouldn't sign a pre-nup, it created a rift between him and his parents, Joe and Pamela, who were also concerned their son was marrying so young. … [Read more...] about Unusual story behind Kobe Bryant’s quirky first name and where it came from

“I started in a very different era,” she said. “When I was at school, I never dreamt to be a full-time hockey player because they didn’t exist. One of the proudest things is I’ve seen hockey transcend from amateur to a professional game. I’ll never forget the first time we won a world medal in 2010. I believe that put us on the route to learning to win. London was spectacular and, of course, that moment in Rio, that’s the pinnacle of anyone’s career. Receiving my MBE was the most surreal thing in the world. I was more nervous for that than I was for the Olympic final. … [Read more...] about Concussion brings Alex Danson’s hockey career to premature end

For trainers and jockeys, it cannot come soon enough. But the immense nature of the task facing the BHA’s planners should not be underestimated. Even if government guidelines are sufficiently relaxed by June to allow racing behind closed doors, it would be all but impossible to guarantee that no more than 500 people would attend a Derby at Epsom, where most of the annual crowd of 100,000 do not pay for admission in the first place. Royal Ascot, meanwhile, could well need more than 500 people on the ground to function at all, and it is, in any case, a social event as much as a race meeting. If the Queen and the procession are missing, is it really Royal Ascot at all? … [Read more...] about BHA putting plans in place for 1 May resumption of racing if permitted

Africa, Manila and the decline After his return from exile, Muhammad Ali entered into a rivalry with Joe Frazier that would both enrich and destroy the men, leaving all witnesses to their extraordinary fighting spirit awe-struck and perhaps a little guilty. The Fight of the Century at Madison Square Garden in 1971 was just that, Joe’s left hook flooring Ali, who got up but lost for the first time. … [Read more...] about From the Vietnam war to Islam – the key chapters in Ali’s life