Wimbledon canceled for first time since WWII because of coronavirus
For the first time in its nearly century-and-a-half history, Wimbledon was canceled for a reason other than war, scrapped in 2020 on Wednesday because of the coronavirus pandemic. With Britain under a nationwide lockdown, the All England Club announced its decision to call off its ...
Japan Sumo Association postpones May and July tournaments by two weeks
The Summer Grand Sumo Tournament, which was scheduled to open May 10, will be postponed for two weeks due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Japan Sumo Association (JSA) decided Friday. The JSA's board of directors decided to delay the opening of the 15-day meet at ...
'Phantom Olympian' Kenichi Chida finds silver lining in Tokyo Games postponement
When Japan won the bid to host the 2020 Summer Games in 2013, retired top fencer Kenichi Chida was determined to find some role to play, having been one of the "phantom athletes" who never made it to the boycotted 1980 games in Moscow. Born ...
Olympic delay adds uncertainty to workload, costs and cash flow
Postponing the Tokyo Olympics to 2021 will make the event more costly for all parties, the International Olympic Committee acknowledged Thursday, although it offered few details on what the final bill might be. Four directors of the Olympic body held a conference call three days ...
Sapporo to remain as Olympic venue for marathons, race walks
Beijing 2022 organizers to assess impact of postponing Tokyo Games
Simone Biles admits Olympic postponement was 'a lot to take mentally'
Olympic sporting bodies voted unanimously for new start dates
When and if opening day comes around this year, New York Yankees pitching coach Matt Blake anticipates a brimming bullpen. Major League Baseball and the players' association have talked about a compressed schedule to get in as many games as possible. That will set off ...
Former Buffaloes, Fighters manager Masataka Nashida tests positive for coronavirus
Pacific League presidents expect further delays to season opener
MLB games in empty parks under discussion, says Angels' Andrew Heaney
Players worry about health as MLB considers post-virus season
FIFA boss Gianni Infantino says soccer will be 'totally different' after coronavirus
Soccer will be totally different when it eventually resumes after the coronavirus outbreak, FIFA President Gianni Infantino said Thursday. "Football will come back, and when it does, we'll celebrate coming out of a nightmare together," he told the Italian news agency ANSA in an interview. "There ...
Premier League stars face backlash over high wages during pandemic
Club Brugge declared Belgian champions after season canceled
UEFA postpones more events amid uncertainty over resumption of European soccer
FIFA sees 'duty' to help as pandemic ravages soccer finances worldwide
Soccer players' union sees rising case load amid virus shutdown
Lionel Messi and his Barcelona teammates take 70 percent pay cut to support club employees
Free movement of young wrestlers could help sumo build stronger base
Two significant changes in status took place after the Osaka Grand Sumo Tournament. First up was the promotion of Asanoyama to the sport’s second-highest rank. At 26, the Toyama native is still younger than 70 percent of the top division, and looks a good bet to ...
Spring Basho provided unique experience but raised concerns
'You Only Live Twice' participant Fujinishiki stood on top of sumo's fourth-highest rank
Kototenzan struggled with sumo lifestyle, but found stardom in pro wrestling
Alexandra Trusova leads quad revolution in debut senior season
Writers dub her the "Quad Queen." Television commentators call her "the new face of women's skating." Her fans — including over 178,000 followers on Instagram — treat her like royalty. But Alexandra Trusova doesn't hear the noise. In fact, the Russian phenom goes out of her way to ...
Retired ice dancer Chris Reed dies of heart attack at age 30
World Figure Skating Championships canceled due to coronavirus outbreak
Evan Lysacek revels in power of sports to connect people
Social distancing has Serena Williams 'on edge' amid coronavirus pandemic
Tennis great Serena Williams says she is "on edge" as she practices social distancing recommended by health experts in a bid to slow the spread of COVID-19. The 23-time Grand Slam champion posted a series of videos on TikTok describing her concerns for her 2-year-old ...
Evessa player tests positive for COVID-19 in B. League first
A member of the Osaka Evessa has tested positive for the virus that causes COVID-19, while several other players, club and arena staff have complained of sickness, the team announced on Thursday. The club said the player, who has requested anonymity, was found to be ...
Rui Hachimura joins Kevin Durant, other NBA stars in NBA 2K tournament
Brave Thunders players regret early end to stellar season
Former Knicks star Stephon Marbury trying to arrange shipment of 10 million masks to New York
Live tweeting replays helping fill college hoops void
Les Hunter, star on Loyola Chicago championship team, dies at 77
All-Japan Championship canceled for first time over coronavirus
The Japan Rugby Football Union announced Thursday the cancellation of this year's All-Japan Championship in response to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The season-ending championship, usually involving the top four sides from the Top League competition, was scheduled to take place over two weekends beginning on ...
Rugby in crisis as unions engage in 'unprecedented dialogue'
Eddie Jones extends contract with England until Rugby World Cup 2023
New Zealand Rugby offers emergency funding to Super Rugby teams as officials take pay cuts
All Blacks coach Ian Foster takes pay cut, says players will follow
Russian boxing coach diagnosed with coronavirus after returning from Olympic qualifiers
A Russian national boxing team coach has tested positive for COVID-19 after returning home from Olympic qualifiers cut short in London last month. Anton Kadushin, who works with Gleb Bakshi, the 2019 world champion in the middleweight class, wrote on his Instagram page Thursday that ...
Khabib Nurmagomedov won't break COVID-19 quarantine in Russia to fight at UFC 249
Fukuoka-hosted aquatics world championships look for new dates after Tokyo 2020 postponement
Sports streaming service DAZN to stop paying rights fees to leagues: source
British anti-doping chief fires warning at athletes over reduced doping tests
