COVID-19: Paris and Eugene Diamond League meetings scrapped
4 years, 6 months ago

COVID-19: Paris and Eugene Diamond League meetings scrapped

The Hindu  

This year's Diamond League athletics meetings in Paris and Eugene have been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, organisers said on Friday. “Following the latest government announcements on the organisation of major events in France, meeting organisers concluded that there is not enough time to organise a world-class international event in the French capital this year,” the Diamond League said in a statement. READ: Remote battles and cardboard fans as athletics returns in Oslo The Diamond League has identified Sept. 12 as a possible alternate date for the Gateshead meeting but must wait before announcing confirmation due to British government guidelines and restrictions. Due to the growing number of countries affected by the COVID-19 virus, the Diamond League season could not start as planned in Doha on April 17.

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Two Diamond League track meets in China called off
2 years, 8 months ago

Two Diamond League track meets in China called off

The Hindu  

Two Diamond League track meets scheduled to be held in China were cancelled on Friday because of coronavirus-related restrictions and a substitute event in Poland was added to the calendar. The mid-season meets in Shanghai and Shenzhen were called off “due to travel restrictions and strict quarantine requirements currently in place for entry into China,” organizers said in a statement. …

Eugene to host Diamond League final in 2023
3 years, 6 months ago

Eugene to host Diamond League final in 2023

The Hindu  

Oregon's new athletics stadium, due to host of the 2022 world championships, will be the venue for the 2023 Diamond League final, making it the first time the meeting has been held outside Europe, the league's top official told Reuters on Tuesday. "We are very pleased to have the final in Eugene, Tracktown USA in the year after the world …

Championship games off after COVID-19 outbreaks - Football News -S Sportstar
4 years ago

Championship games off after COVID-19 outbreaks - Football News -S Sportstar

The Hindu  

Two Championship matches scheduled for Saturday have been postponed after Bristol City and Luton Town reported COVID-19 outbreaks in their squads on Friday. City said its players showed COVID-19 symptoms but could not test the entire squad and staff as the testing laboratory was closed with Friday being a New Year bank holiday. This is City’s second major brush with …

Athletics: Diamond League Announces Calendar For 2021 Season, First Meet to be Held in May
4 years, 1 month ago

Athletics: Diamond League Announces Calendar For 2021 Season, First Meet to be Held in May

News 18  

The Diamond League on Tuesday released its provisional calendar for the 2021 season, which will consist of 14 athletics meetings beginning in Rabat in May and ending in Zurich in September. Doha will stage a meeting on May 28 after which Rome will host the first European event of the season on June 4, with Oslo hosting a week later. …

Sports in Europe adjust to new reality
4 years, 4 months ago

Sports in Europe adjust to new reality

China Daily  

People exercise in a park in Berlin, Germany, on June 3. By early March, with the pandemic triggering lockdowns across Europe, organizers of popular marathons in many cities slowly began to accept the harsh reality of the situation and postponed their races. Of the six World Marathon Majors, the events in Berlin, Chicago, New York and Boston were canceled, while …

Diamond League releases new calendar for season
4 years, 7 months ago

Diamond League releases new calendar for season

The Hindu  

The Diamond League season has been pushed into an August start by the coronavirus pandemic under a new calendar for track and field’s showpiece meetings released Tuesday. The London Diamond League meeting scheduled for July 4-5 has been cancelled. Announcing that decision, UK Athletics chief Joanna Coates said: “We must place the safety of the entire athletics family at the …

London Diamond League meeting cancelled
4 years, 7 months ago

London Diamond League meeting cancelled

The Hindu  

British Athletics confirmed on Tuesday that the London Diamond League meeting scheduled for early July had been cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic. The Anniversary Games had been due take place at the London Stadium, which hosted the 2012 Olympics, on July 4-5. UK Athletics chief Joanna Coates said: “We are hugely disappointed to confirm the cancellation of one of …

Coronavirus: Lausanne Diamond League organisers seek ‘other options’
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus: Lausanne Diamond League organisers seek ‘other options’

The Hindu  

The Lausanne Diamond League meeting will not take place on August 20 because of restrictions linked to the coronavirus pandemic but organisers said Thursday they were looking at “other options“. The meeting director said he instead hoped to hold a joint Swiss event with the Zurich Weltklasse, one of the Diamond League’s traditional highlights that is scheduled to take place …

Coronavirus: How Europe's top league will react to Ligue 1 cancelling their season
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus: How Europe's top league will react to Ligue 1 cancelling their season

Daily Mail  

2020 OLYMPIC GAMES The 2020 Olympic Games has been postponed until 2021 on March 24 - becoming one of the last major sporting events this summer to fall victim to the coronavirus. Matchroom Boxing has also postponed all events scheduled for March and April, including Josh Kelly's European title fight against Russia's David Avanesyan. The IPL franchises are On March …

COVID-19 crisis: Diamond League postpones June meetings
4 years, 8 months ago

COVID-19 crisis: Diamond League postpones June meetings

The Hindu  

The organisers of athletics’ Diamond League on Thursday postponed meetings in the U.S. city of Eugene and in Paris in June as the season is pushed further back by the coronavirus pandemic. 'Alternative competition' But the Bislett Games in Oslo, one of the longest-standing meetings on the international calendar, will take place on June 11, albeit in a different format …

Coronavirus UK: National League set to CANCEL season which would have knock on effect for League Two
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus UK: National League set to CANCEL season which would have knock on effect for League Two

Daily Mail  

2020 OLYMPIC GAMES The 2020 Olympic Games has been postponed until 2021 on March 24 - becoming one of the last major sporting events this summer to fall victim to the coronavirus. Matchroom Boxing has also postponed all events scheduled for March and April, including Josh Kelly's European title fight against Russia's David Avanesyan. The IPL franchises are On March …

Coronavirus UK: Premier League clubs join forces to offer 100,000 tickets to NHS staff after crisis
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus UK: Premier League clubs join forces to offer 100,000 tickets to NHS staff after crisis

Daily Mail  

2020 OLYMPIC GAMES The 2020 Olympic Games has been postponed until 2021 on March 24 - becoming one of the last major sporting events this summer to fall victim to the coronavirus. Matchroom Boxing has also postponed all events scheduled for March and April, including Josh Kelly's European title fight against Russia's David Avanesyan. The IPL franchises are On March …

Premier League clubs facing the threat of legal action as agents demand up to £300million in fees
4 years, 9 months ago

Premier League clubs facing the threat of legal action as agents demand up to £300million in fees

Daily Mail  

2020 OLYMPIC GAMES The 2020 Olympic Games has been postponed until 2021 on March 24 - becoming one of the last major sporting events this summer to fall victim to the coronavirus. Matchroom Boxing has also postponed all events scheduled for March and April, including Josh Kelly's European title fight against Russia's David Avanesyan. The IPL franchises are On March …

Coronavirus UK: Glenn Murray says the Premier League should NOT return behind closed doors
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus UK: Glenn Murray says the Premier League should NOT return behind closed doors

Daily Mail  

2020 OLYMPIC GAMES The 2020 Olympic Games has been postponed until 2021 on March 24 - becoming one of the last major sporting events this summer to fall victim to the coronavirus. Matchroom Boxing has also postponed all events scheduled for March and April, including Josh Kelly's European title fight against Russia's David Avanesyan. The IPL franchises are On March …

Diamond League postpones three meets over coronavirus
4 years, 9 months ago

Diamond League postpones three meets over coronavirus

The Hindu  

The opening three track and field meetings on the elite IAAF Diamond League circuit have been postponed in response to the growing global crisis around the coronavirus. More https://t.co/wpq7yGDLlypic.twitter.com/EFQseM1eK4 — Wanda Diamond League March 17, 2020 “This decision was made in close consultation with organising committees, local authorities and sports governing bodies,” Diamond League organisers said in a statement. RELATED| …

Diamond League postpones opening three track meets over coronavirus
4 years, 9 months ago

Diamond League postpones opening three track meets over coronavirus

Hindustan Times  

The opening three track and field meetings on the elite Diamond League circuit have been postponed in response to the growing global crisis around the new coronavirus. “This decision was made in close consultation with organising committees, local authorities and sports governing bodies,” Diamond League organisers said in a statement. “While the number of new infections is now decreasing in …

The Premier League is suspended and no Six Nations… but here's what IS going ahead this weekend
4 years, 9 months ago

The Premier League is suspended and no Six Nations… but here's what IS going ahead this weekend

Daily Mail  

2020 OLYMPIC GAMES The 2020 Olympic Games has been postponed until 2021 on March 24 - becoming one of the last major sporting events this summer to fall victim to the coronavirus. Matchroom Boxing has also postponed all events scheduled for March and April, including Josh Kelly's European title fight against Russia's David Avanesyan. The IPL franchises are On March …

Premier League clubs may REFUSE to resume season when coronavirus crisis calms
4 years, 9 months ago

Premier League clubs may REFUSE to resume season when coronavirus crisis calms

Daily Mail  

2020 OLYMPIC GAMES The 2020 Olympic Games has been postponed until 2021 on March 24 - becoming one of the last major sporting events this summer to fall victim to the coronavirus. Matchroom Boxing has also postponed all events scheduled for March and April, including Josh Kelly's European title fight against Russia's David Avanesyan. The IPL franchises are On March …

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