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Morris urges Curling Canada to change Olympic eligibility rules

  • Curling

Two-time Olympic champion John Morris has called for Curling Canada to change its eligibility rules for the Olympics which currently do not allow athletes to compete in more than one event.

Two of the United States' top curlers, Matt and Becca Hamilton, competed in the mixed doubles in Pyeongchang


Doctor linked with Farah injections leaves role with England football team

  • Athletics

Doctor Rob Chakraverty - the former UK Athletics chief medical officer who administered controversial injections to Sir Mo Farah in 2014 - has resigned as the lead doctor for the England men’s football team.

had received an injection of the supplement, citing transcripts of an interview between Sir Mo and United

States Anti-Doping Agency investigators, which took place in July 2015.The four-time Olympic champion


Abe has not decided whether to postpone Tokyo Olympics, claims Trump

  • Tokyo 2020

to postpone this summer's Olympic Games in Tokyo because of the coronavirus outbreak, according to United

States President Donald Trump.

As far as I can see in news from the United States and Europe, athletes aren’t in a position where they

leaders of the seven IMF advanced economies - Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United

States and the European Union, Abe told reporters that he had "secured support to hold the Tokyo Olympics


Record number of nations represented on WBSC Baseball World Rankings

  • Baseball and Softball

A record number of nations are represented on the latest World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Men's Baseball World Rankings - a historic high of 86.

moving up 16 places to 36th place.Japan maintain their reign at the top of the men's rankings with the United

States holding a small lead over South Korea in second.Further down the top 10, Cuba and Venezuela move


Pedersen sweeps men's sitting crystal globes as World Para Alpine Skiing confirms World Cup winners

  • Alpine Skiing News

Norway’s Jesper Pedersen has finished the 2019-2020 World Para Alpine Skiing World Cup season with a clean sweep of crystal globes, including the men’s sitting overall.

early.The Netherlands' Jeroen Kampschreur was second overall in the men’s sitting class, while the United

States' Andrew Kurka came third.The US's Laurie Stephens and Germany’s Noemi Ristau earned their career

but this was her first time in top spot thanks to her strong results across the speed disciplines.The United

States' Laurie Stephens earned her career's first overall crystal globe in the women’s sitting class


Hong Kong squash player Au announces retirement

  • Squash

Hong Kong's Annie Au has announced her retirement from professional squash with immediate effect.

under her belt on the PSA World Tour, winning 244 of them, with her final match coming against the United

States' Amanda Sobhy at the Windy City Open in Chicago last month.The world number 11 also achieved


Asian Tour chief executive claims Tokyo 2020 is "highly unlikely"

  • Golf

Asian Tour commissioner and chief executive Cho Minn Thant claimed the likelihood of the Olympic and Paralympic Games taking place this year in Tokyo is "highly unlikely".

confirmed that all Asian Tour events were suspended until May, in line with the measures taken by the United

States Professional Golf Association and European Tours.


Wheelchair basketball draw for Paralympics postponed due to coronavirus

  • Tokyo 2020 Paralympics

The International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) have announced the postponement of the draw for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics, amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

not only to limit the attendance at the draw but to postpone the event to a future date," he said.The United

States head into the 2020 Paralympics as both men's and women's champions from 2016 ©Getty Images"Like


Japan's Deputy Prime Minister claims Olympics are "cursed"

  • Tokyo 2020

Japan's Deputy Prime Minister Tarō Asō has claimed this year’s Olympics in Tokyo are "cursed" amid speculation and suggestions the Games will be postponed or cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

respectively, but World War Two led to the cancellation of both Games.In 1980, 66 countries, including the United

States, China and Japan, boycotted the Olympics in Moscow entirely because of the Soviet–Afghan War.


Changes to weightlifting qualifying rules for Tokyo 2020 sent to IOC for approval

  • Weightlifting

The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has made changes to the Tokyo 2020 qualifying system after six major championships were called off because of the coronavirus.

from London 2012 and Rio 2016 would benefit by moving up the rankings.They include Sarah Robles of the United

States, Zoe Smith of Britain, Ecuador's Neisi Dajomes, Beatriz Piron of Dominican Republic, Man Asaad

The IWF is united in expressing its concern for all those affected."


World Karate Federation announces first 40 karatekas to have qualified for Tokyo 2020

  • Karate

The World Karate Federation (WKF) has announced the first 40 karatekas to qualify for this summer's Olympic Games in Tokyo.

Quintero of Spain and Ali Sofuoglu of Turkey.Female Kata - Viviana Bottaro of Italy, Sakura Kokomai of the United

States, Mo Sheung Grace Lau of Hong Kong, Sandra Sanchez of Spain.Male Kumite -67 kilogrammes -  



IIHF cancel World Championship division one competitions

  • Ice Hockey

The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) have announced the cancellation of the Ice Hockey World Championship Division One competitions.

Championship in Canada, which has now been pushed back to 2021, while the Under-18 World Championship in the United

States has been cancelled.Tournaments in the men's World Championship Division Two and Division Three



David Owen: The least bad Plan B

  • Inside the Blogs

"Follow the money," a wise man once said.

movement.It follows that all of these bodies, ranging from the international sports federations (IFs) to the United

States Olympic & Paralympic Committee and other National Olympic Committees (NOCs), as well as the