The Los Angeles Rams are to receive an additional $500 million (£410 million/€459 million) loan from

the National Football League (NFL) to help finance SoFi Stadium, one of the venues for the 2028 Olympic

2020SoFi Stadium is planned to be to be one of the venues for the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the Los

Angeles 2028 Olympics, as well as hosting football and archery events.It is being built on the site

 Los Angeles County has reported more than 2,100 COVID-19 deaths and 45,000 cases.

county is only in phase two of a five-phase recovery plan.As well as the Rams, another NFL team - the Los

Angeles Chargers - will play their home games at SoFi Stadium, while an end-of-season college football

When Guy Drut, one of three French International Olympic Committee (IOC) members, announced last month that the original shape of the Paris 2024 Games was now, in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, "obsolete, outdated, out of touch with reality", it is fair to say that numerous eyebrows were raised within Olympic circles.

I think Paris 2024 becomes in some ways the most important Games that we have seen since LA [Los Angeles

the international relations and communications agency JTA whose client list past and present includes Los

Angeles 2028, Manchester United and the Association of National Olympic Committees, also believes Paris

What is going to be more interesting is what will that have in terms of a knock-on effect for Los Angeles

-19 will only continue to drive this," said Payne, who has been involved in Olympic marketing since Los

A fifth worker at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games venue SoFi Stadium has tested positive

According to an email seen by Los Angeles Times, the staff member performed "office-related duties

a worker tested positive for coronavirus in March ©Getty ImagesStay-at-home orders are in place in Los

Angeles, but construction on the site has continued as it is classed as an essential industry.

 Two National Football League (NFL) teams - the Los Angeles Rams and Los Angeles Chargers - will

Angeles 2028.

Plans for development on the site of Angels Stadium - a potential venue for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics

home games in Anaheim until 2050.Should baseball and softball be re-added to the programme for the 2028

Games, Angel Stadium has been proposed as a potential venue along with Dodger Stadium, where Los Angeles

' other Major League Baseball team - the Los Angeles Dodgers - play.Baseball and softball are on the

popularity of baseball and softball in the United States, there will be high hopes for inclusion in 2028

.Baseball was a demonstration sport at Los Angeles 1984, whereas both baseball and softball were on the

California Governor Gavin Newsom has said there must be a vaccine for the virus COVID-19 before the state permits large crowds for sporting events due to the ongoing pandemic.

Newsom, who governs the state that will host the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles has said it seems unlikely

 One of those NFL teams is the Los Angeles Rams who await the opening of its new SoFi Stadium, hosting

SoFi Stadium will host the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics Opening and Closing Ceremonies as well as archery

Airbnb, the short-term room-rental service that became a global sponsor of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) less than six months ago, is cutting 25 per cent of its workforce.

covers five editions of the Olympics: Tokyo 2020, Beijing 2022, Paris 2024, Milan Cortina 2026 and Los

Angeles 2028.The agreement provoked controversy in France, however, with French hoteliers warning they

will be a key sport as the country aims to break into the top 10 of the Summer Olympics medal table by Los

Angeles 2028.

has previously claimed that a "quantum jump" will take India into the medals table top 10 in time for Los

Casey Wasserman, the chairman of Los Angeles 2028, says Tokyo 2020 has the opportunity to be "truly special

Casey Wasserman is chairman of the Los Angeles 2028 Organising Committee and led the city's successful

bid ©Getty ImagesAsked whether the 2028 Olympic Games could be the last - either because of the pandemic

proposition and cited that some cities had already expressed an interest in being the host for 2032.The Los

Angeles 2028 chairman also expressed sympathy for his Tokyo 2020 counterparts, who have had to deal

Sabrina Ionescu was selected first in a virtual Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) Draft as the late double Olympic gold medallist Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna were paid tribute to.

2020. pic.twitter.com/AqpZnc4xfo— WNBA (@WNBA) April 17, 2020Kobe Bryant, who spent 20 years with the Los

Angeles Lakers and won five NBA championships, was part of the United States team that won Olympic gold

London 2012.Following his retirement in 2016, Bryant maintained his link with the Olympics by promoting Los

Angeles' successful bid for the 2028 Games."

Former International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Patrick Baumann and double Olympic gold medallist Kobe Bryant, are both to be posthumously inducted into the Naismith Basketball Memorial Hall of Fame.

Olympic Organising Committee for the Lausanne 2020 Games and the Coordination Commission chairman for the Los

Angeles 2028 Summer Olympics.In addition, he was a Council member of the Association of Summer Olympic

Angeles Lakers and won five National Basketball Association (NBA) Championships.

also inducted.In her playing days, Mulkey was part of the United States team that won gold at the 1984 Los

Angeles Olympics.The other two inductees are Barbara Stevens, head coach of Bentley University women's

The company responsible for constructing a more expansive subway system in time for the 2028 Olympic

Games in Los Angeles has reported that a worker has tested positive for coronavirus.

 Yesterday, Los Angeles County officials confirmed 10 new coronavirus-linked deaths and reported

 Eric Garcetti is reportedly pushing for new rail links in time for Los Angeles 2028 ©Getty ImagesIn

January, it was reported that Los Angeles Metro officials want to strike deals with the private sector

to bridge a funding gap in time for LA 2028.The Californian city hopes to open as many new rail lines

as possible before the Games in eight years' time, according to the Los Angeles Times.However, cost

of SoFi Stadium, which will be one of the venues used for the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the Los

Angeles 2028 Olympics, is continuing despite at least one worker testing positive for coronavirus.

practical or possible on a construction site.As of yesterday, 44 people have died from COVID-19 in Los

Angeles County and there are 2,474 confirmed cases.

 Both the Los Angeles Chargers and Los Angeles Rams will call SoFi Stadium home ©Getty ImagesNo

Angeles Rams and Los Angeles Chargers - will play their home games at SoFi Stadium, which is being built

Angeles 2028.

Los Angeles Clippers chairman Steve Ballmer has bought The Forum, a proposed venue for the Los Angeles

2028 Summer Olympics, from the Madison Square Garden Company.

will receive extended employment offers.The Forum, a multi-purpose venue, was formerly the home of the Los

Angeles Lakers from 1967 to 1999 and also hosted National Hockey League matches.The venue has since

basketball competition at the 1984 Olympic Games and has been earmarked as the gymnastics venue for Los

Angeles 2028.The agreement ends legal action between Ballmer and the Madison Square Garden Company,

Angeles 2028.

vice-president and chief operating officer Ann Rodriguez has been appointed chief strategy officer at Los

Angeles 2028.

Angeles 2028 chief revenue officer Kathy Carter and chief operating officer John Harper."

She joins Los Angeles 2028 with a proven track record to bring insights and analysis to large-scale programmes

The sports industry veteran becomes Los Angeles 2028's latest major appointment ©LA 2028Rodriguez becomes

Angeles 2028 having worked for over a year at the WNBA.Rodriguez had been senior vice-president of the

Angeles 2028.

SoFi Stadium, the venue for the Los Angeles 2028 Opening and Closing Ceremonies which is still under

In addition, our bowl game events throughout the week will embrace Los Angeles as the entertainment capital

Two Pac-12 teams - the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and the University of Southern California

(USC) - are based in Los Angeles.His Mountain West counterpart, Craig Thompson, said the LA Bowl would

Los Angeles is a tremendous market firmly within our footprint that is home to a large number of our

 Two National Football League teams - the Los Angeles Rams and Los Angeles Chargers - will play