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Last-minute deal sees Diamond League meetings streamed live in Britain

  • Athletics

A last-minute deal signed by the BBC means viewers in Britain will be able to watch Diamond League athletics streamed live on television – and also on the Wanda Diamond League YouTube – starting with tomorrow's opening meeting in Monaco.

media rights and broadcasting details – were making last ditch efforts to secure live coverage in the United

is former European 200 metres champion Adam Gemili, who will face world champion Noah Lyles of the United

have a reduced capacity of 5,000 spectators to allow social distancing.Athletes from Africa and the United

States arrived in Monaco on Monday (August 10), having undergone COVID-19 tests before departure and


Ski Jumping Summer Grand Prix events in Frenstat and Wisla given green light

  • Ski Jumping

The International Ski Federation (FIS) has said that the Ski Jumping Summer Grand Prix events in Frenstat and Wisla will go ahead.

be represented on the Czech hill, with Austria, France, Germany, Poland, Romania, Slovenia and the United

States joining the hosts.The cancelled competitions were due to take place in Courchevel in France,



Exclusive: Still hope for British fans of live coverage from Monaco Diamond League opener

  • Athletics

Last-minute efforts are being made by organisers to provide live coverage in Britain of Friday's (August 14) opening Wanda Diamond League meeting in Monaco following Eurosport’s decision not extend its athletics contract in 2020.

media rights and broadcasting deals – were still trying to arrange live coverage of the event in the United

will be the first of the rescheduled series of six meetings.Athletes have travelled from Kenya, the United

States and Europe in order to take part on Friday."


LPGA confirms cancellation of Shanghai tournament

  • Golf

The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) has confirmed that the 2020 Buick LPGA Shanghai tournament has been cancelled.

Championship, and was followed by the Marathon Classic from August 6 to 9.Both events were in Ohio in the United

States and were won by American Danielle Kang.The next event on the circuit is the Ladies Scottish Open


ITF withdraw doping charge against American player Tikhomirov

  • Tennis

The International Tennis Federation (ITF) has withdrawn a doping violation charge against American player Maksim Tikhomirov due to a lack of evidence. 

 Both the World Anti-Doping Agency and the United States Anti-Doping Agency have the right to appeal


Duncan Mackay: Record number of doping cases, but was London 2012 actually the cleanest Games ever?

  • Inside the Blogs

Yesterday marked a significant anniversary in the Olympic calendar as it was eight years since the Closing Ceremony of London 2012, an event billed as "A Symphony of British Music" featuring the likes of Paul McCartney, The Who, George Michael, The Pet Shop Boys, The Kinks' Ray Davies and The Spice Girls.

There is plenty of evidence to show that United States athletes, either helped at university or funded



Dates set for Women's Rugby Europe Championship 2020 and World Cup qualifiers

  • Rugby Sevens

Rugby Europe has announced new dates for the postponed Women's Rugby Europe Championship 2020 fixtures and the Rugby World Cup 2021 European qualifiers.

Cup through the previous edition of the tournament – hosts New Zealand, England, Australia, France, United

States, Wales and Canada.Two spots have since been filled by South Africa in the African qualifier and


Williams named as chief executive of NBA Africa

  • Basketball

The National Basketball Association (NBA) has appointed investment banker Victor Williams as the new chief executive of its NBA Africa branch.

League for 2020 ©Getty ImagesWilliams has also worked at Wells Fargo Securities in Charlotte in the United

States as a managing director and, before that, was the vice-president of investment banking at Goldman


Yu claims figure skaters afraid to speak up about abuse while competing

  • Figure Skating

Singapore's Jessica Shuran Yu has claimed that fellow figure skaters want to speak out about abuse they have suffered since she went public, but are afraid of the implications of doing so while competing.

Gymnastics, as well as the Netflix documentary, Athlete A, which looked into the sexual abuse scandal in the United

States involving Larry Nassar.Now 20-years-old, Yu said that from the age of 11 she was hit repeatedly

Gymnastics in Britain, the United States, The Netherlands and New Zealand have all come under fire, but


Further doubts raised over NBA players appearing at Tokyo 2020 due to late season start

  • Tokyo 2020

The delayed National Basketball Association (NBA) season makes it less likely that the league's players will also play at the postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympics, according to a report.

could further affect the season and lead to the Olympics taking a back seat for the NBA.Yesterday, the United

States recorded more than 54,000 new cases of COVID-19, resulting in another 976 deaths.The NBA Finals


Search for locations to host training camps for Birmingham 2022 begins

  • Birmingham 2022

Organisers of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games have started a search for locations that can host nations training camps as part of the build-up to the multi-sport event.

chance to watch training sessions.Birmingham has hosted training camps for countries including the United

States ahead of major events such as the London 2012 Olympic Games ©Getty ImagesThe process of matching


Michael Pavitt: Real Madrid show challenge of rebuilding after a dynasty

  • Inside the Blogs

What goes up must come down.

the coming years.He told the BBC last month that the club risked becoming AC Milan or Manchester United

You see in the Premier League with clubs well managed, and even states owning clubs to put in a lot of

Unless we do what we are trying, Barca has the risk of becoming a new AC Milan or a Manchester United

been the dominant domestic force during the 1970s and 1980s.Arguably their greatest rivals Manchester United