Cicak to become 1st woman to umpire Wimbledon’s men’s single final
LONDON, 10 July 2021: Marija Cicak will be the first woman to umpire a Wimbledon men’s singles final. The 43-year Croatian, a WTA golden badge holder, is officiating in her …
Total ban on spectators at Tokyo Olympics
TOKYO, 8 July 2021: The Tokyo 2020 Olympics will be held without spectators due to the state of emergency that is to be enforced to curtail a surge in coronavirus …
Australian F1 GP latest to be cancelled over Covid-19 concerns
PARIS, 6 July 2021: Australian Formula One (F1) Grand Prix and MotoGP have been cancelled due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the GP corporation confirmed today. Australia has been experiencing …
LaLiga matches airing on MTV India for next 3 seasons
MADRID, 5 July 2021: Spain’s LaLiga today announced Viacom18 Media’s youth channel MTV India has acquired broadcasting rights in the Indian subcontinent over the next three seasons starting from the …
IOC to allow some protests by athletes at Tokyo Olympics
MADRID, 3 July 2021: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) yesterday said athletes will be permitted to make gestures of protest on the playing field during the upcoming Summer Games in …
UEFA scrapping away goal advantage
MADRID, 24 June 2021: UEFA is to scrap the away goal rule from all of its competitions for the 2021/22 season and replace it with extra time or penalties. The …
Flying car racing: F1 of the future in Australian desert (video)
ADELAIDE, 22 June 2021: Using flying electric cars, the South Australian desert last week hosted the first tests towards the realisation in 2022 of racing series akin to an aerial …
NZ weightlifter becomes Olympics’ first transgender athlete
AUCKLAND, 21 June 2021: Weightlifter Laurel Hubbard is set to be the first openly transgender athlete to compete in an Olympic Games, after being selected by the New Zealand Olympic …
Vaccinated Ugandan Olympian tests Covid-19 positive in Japan
TOKYO, 20 June 2021: A member of the Uganda Olympic team has tested coronavirus positive at an airport quarantine station in Japan and was sent to a quarantine facility in …
Local spectators may be allowed at Tokyo Olympics despite experts’ objection
TOKYO, 19 June 2021: The organising committee of the Tokyo Olympics yesterday said it planned to allow spectators into stadiums – despite Japanese medical experts advising against it and arguing …