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Actress Katerina Lechou, performing a high priestess, lights a torch at The Panathenaic Stadium in Athens on Oct. 31, 2017, during the handover ceremony of the Olympic flame for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. — AFP
Olympic Flame lighting ceremony to be held under virus lockdown
OLYMPIA, Greece — Coronavirus fears and a local outbreak of the deadly disease are forcing authorities to take unprecedented measures at Thursday's Olympic Flame lighting ceremony for the 2020 Tokyo Games.After dozens of people tested positive for COVID-19 in the broader western Peloponnese, the Greek Olympic Committee on Monday said the ceremony would be held without spectators.Only 100 accredited guests from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee compared to 700 originally will be allowed to attend Thursday's event in Olympia, where the ancient Games were held.And a dress rehearsal scheduled for Wednesday will also be closed to the public.The committee had earlier canceled all event dinners and galas.In 1984, the Greek leg of the torch relay...
March 11, 2020

Olympic Flame lighting ceremony to be held under virus lockdown

Rudisha says he is happy now to be back in training and having emerged unscathed from a car crash and losing his father last year. — AFP
Rudisha says back on track and chasing history after losing way
LONDON — David Rudisha says he is back on track after injuries, partying and a close shave with death in his bid to become the first man to win three successive 800 meters Olympic titles.The 31-year-old Kenyan's world record run of 1min 40.91sec to win the 800m in London in 2012 was hailed as the greatest track performance of those Games by many, including global athletics chief Sebastian Coe.Rudisha returned in Rio to defend his title but the four years since have been frustrating for him in terms of injuries interrupting his training and he has not run competitively since July 2017.It has also been upsetting off the track with his father Daniel — a 4x400m relay silver medalist in the 1968 Olympics — passing away last year.The two-time world outdoor champion at 800m also saw his...
March 11, 2020

Rudisha says back on track and chasing history after losing way

Preparations for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics this summer are going ahead
Tokyo 2020 organizers insist Olympics on despite virus 'concern'
TOKYO — Preparations for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics this summer are going ahead "as scheduled," organizers insisted on Wednesday, while acknowledging they are "concerned" about the spread of the new coronavirus.Tokyo 2020 president Yoshiro Mori made the comments after a member of the organizers' executive board sounded the alarm on the virus outbreak, warning postponing the Games for two years might be the best option under the circumstances.But Mori dismissed that option, as did Japanese Olympic minister Seiko Hashimoto, who told a parliament committee that postponing or canceling the Games was "inconceivable.""Of course we are concerned," Mori told reporters, conceding the outbreak that has infected more than 117,339 people worldwide and caused...
March 11, 2020

Tokyo 2020 organizers insist Olympics on despite virus 'concern'

John Casagranda of Alaska is signed to the Washington Capitals hockey team as an eSports player, but analysts question whether eSports will ever be more than just marketing for the major leagues. — AFP
Major leagues have entered eSports, but how many will watch?
WASHINGTON — In a windowless room in downtown Washington, the city's most promising new basketballers are honing their skills and readying to compete against adversaries they sometimes don't even meet.There are no hoops or balls in the practice room of Wizards District Gaming, just video monitors and consoles loaded with NBA 2K20, the basketball simulation that the team's eSports athletes use to compete with adversaries from across the United States."I wake up in the morning and my biggest concern is playing video games. I don't think that's a hard life, if you ask me," said Ryan Conger, known on the six-man squad by his online handle Dayfri.Video games are now the largest entertainment industry in the world, and innovations like livestreaming have made...
March 11, 2020

Major leagues have entered eSports, but how many will watch?

LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers handles the ball against the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. — AFP
LeBron, Davis off-target as Nets stun Lakers
LOS ANGELES — LeBron James missed a game-tying layup with just seconds remaining as the Los Angeles Lakers suffered an upset 104-102 defeat to the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday.James looked poised to force overtime at the Staples Center as he drove towards the basket with the Nets holding a two-point lead.But James fluffed his effort and then Anthony Davis missed an open three-pointer as Brooklyn held on for a win that ended the Lakers' four-game winning streak.It was a dramatic finale to a see-saw battle between the Western Conference-leading Lakers, who have already clinched a postseason berth, and the Nets, who occupy the last of the Eastern Conference playoff spots.James led the scoring for the Lakers with 29 points and 12 rebounds with nine assists, while Davis finished with 26...
March 11, 2020

LeBron, Davis off-target as Nets stun Lakers

India's cricket team training in Dharamsala. It insists the one-day series against South Africa will go ahead despite growing coronavirus fears. — AFP
Coronavirus may take shine off Indian cricket's saliva swing tactics
DHARAMSALA, India — Using saliva to shine the cricket ball could be banned for Indian players in the one-day series clash against South Africa over coronavirus concerns, paceman Bhuvneshwar Kumar said Wednesday.India has insisted the three matches against South Africa will go ahead despite growing fears over the virus. The number of cases in India has doubled to 60 in four days.The disease can be spread when small droplets containing it land on objects that are then touched by a person, who then touches their eyes, nose or mouth, according to the World Health Organization.Kumar said the Indian cricket team consulted doctors on Wednesday about whether to use saliva, which bowlers rub on one side of the leather ball to help it swing.A decision will be taken at a team meeting ahead of the...
March 11, 2020

Coronavirus may take shine off Indian cricket's saliva swing tactics

Most of Qatar's 2.75 million residents, 90 percent of whom are foreigners, are from poor developing countries working on projects linked to the 2022 World Cup. — Courtesy photo
Nine Qatar World Cup workers die during 2019
DOHA — Nine laborers on World Cup 2022 projects died in the past year, Qatari organizers said Wednesday, stressing that none of the deaths were a result of accidents at tournament projects.All but one of the dead who suffered health issues had yet to undergo a new comprehensive medical screening intended to detect underlying risks, the supreme committee organizing the tournament said.The checks, along with newly launched electronic medical records and mental health supervision for workers, were introduced following criticism by human rights groups of Qatar's past labor practices."With each death, regardless of what NGOs may think, we've always taken a lot of attention and concern," the committee's executive director for worker welfare, Mahmoud Qutub, told...
March 11, 2020

Nine Qatar World Cup workers die during 2019

Paris Saint-Germain's French forward Kylian Mbappe is suffering from a sore throat. — AFP
PSG's Mbappe sick, doubtful for Dortmund showdown
SAINT-GERMANIN-EN-LAYE, France — Paris Saint-Germain are sweating on the fitness of star striker Kylian Mbappe who has picked up a throat infection ahead of Wednesday's Champions League last-16 second leg against Borussia Dortmund.The French World Cup star missed team training Monday and Tuesday and was reported to have a sore throat, with his club needing to overturn a 2-1 deficit from the first leg in Germany three weeks ago.Mbappe has scored six goals in his past three PSG matches, including a hat-trick in the 5-1 French Cup semifinal win over Lyon last week."We're trying to see if he can train a bit tonight (Tuesday). We have to wait and decide tomorrow morning," coach Thomas Tuchel told PSG TV.Spanish international Pablo Sarabia is a possible replacement should...
March 10, 2020

PSG's Mbappe sick, doubtful for Dortmund showdown

Ireland's Kevin O'Brien (left) and Harry Tector celebrate winning the third T20 against Afghanistan in Greater Noida. — AFP
O'Brien's last-ball six helps Ireland clinch super-over win
GREATER NOIDA, India — Kevin O'Brien hit a last-ball six as Ireland clinched a consolation super-over win against Afghanistan in the third Twenty20 international in India on Tuesday.With three runs needed for victory off the final ball of the super over, O'Brien cleared the long-off fence to end his team's 12-match losing streak in T20s against the Afghans.O'Brien made 26 off 21 balls in Ireland's 142 for eight after electing to bat first.Afghanistan, who won the series 2-1, replied with 142 for seven."Luckily that last hit came off," a relieved O'Brien said after receiving the man of the match award."We have learnt from game one to game three, about specific plans for each player. You have to adjust quickly and I think we did."Afghanistan...
March 10, 2020

O'Brien's last-ball six helps Ireland clinch super-over win

Spain's La Liga confirmed on Tuesday that first and second division football matches will be staged behind closed doors for at least two weeks due to the coronavirus outbreak. — AFP
Spain's La Liga football behind closed doors for two weeks due to virus
MADRID — Spain's La Liga confirmed on Tuesday that first and second division football matches will be staged behind closed doors for at least two weeks due to the coronavirus outbreak.The measures follow the decision of the Spanish High Council of Sports that all sporting events in Spain at state and international level should be played without fans to limit the spread of the virus."According to information from the High Sports Council (CSD), La Liga Santander and La Liga SmartBank matches will be played behind closed doors from today and for at least the next two weeks," a La Liga statement read."La Liga will remain in permanent contact with the Ministry of Health and the CSD to meet their recommendations and/or decisions, and put first the health of fans, players,...
March 10, 2020

Spain's La Liga football behind closed doors for two weeks due to virus

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