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The Table Tennis World Championships have been provisionally put back until late June.
Table tennis world team championships postponed over virus
SEOUL — Table tennis's world team championships, due to take place next month in the South Korean city of Busan, were postponed on Tuesday following a leap in novel coronavirus cases.The International Table Tennis Federation said the event, originally planned for March 22-29, had been provisionally rescheduled for June 21-28 following an emergency meeting with local organizers.South Korea's K-league had already postponed the start of the new football season on Monday as the virus causes chaos in the country's sporting calendar.Volleyball, basketball and handball have taken similar measures as confirmed cases of COVID-19 rose to 893 in South Korea, with eight deaths."In light of the emerging situation in Korea Republic and to best preserve the health and safety of...
February 25, 2020

Table tennis world team championships postponed over virus

Ulsan's Bjorn Maars Johnsen heads during the AFC Champions League group F match against FC Tokyo two weeks ago. Ulsan's match against Perth Glory next week will take place behind closed doors. — AFP
No fans for S. Korea AFC Champions League games because of virus
SEOUL — Two AFC Champions League matches in South Korea next week will take place behind closed doors because of the deadly coronavirus outbreak, the clubs announced Tuesday.No fans will be allowed when FC Seoul play Thailand's Chiangrai United next Tuesday or the following day as Ulsan face Australia's Perth Glory in Asia's Premier club competition, the clubs said in separate statements.South Korea has reported nearly 900 confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infections, with nine deaths.The two teams said the decision was made "at the request of the Korea Professional Football League" to curb the spread of the infections.Two other South Korean teams involved in the competition, Jeonbuk and Suwon Bluewings, do not have their next home games until April.The...
February 25, 2020

No fans for S. Korea AFC Champions League games because of virus

Hong Kong cyclist Sarah Lee won two gold medals at last year's track world championships in Poland. — AFP
Hong Kong's Lee tunes out critics for cycling worlds
BERLIN — Sarah Lee will defend her titles at this week's track cycling world championships in Berlin after overcoming a row during Hong Kong's anti-government protests that left her fearing for her Tokyo Olympics campaign.The Hong Kong rider, who won women's keirin and sprint gold at last year's worlds, and keirin bronze at the 2012 Olympics, was caught up in a social media storm last year over comments perceived as backing the protests.While she received plenty of support for embracing freedom of speech and speaking out for Hong Kong, Lee's remarks also prompted calls from some irate netizens for her to be banned from the sport.The 32-year-old suspended her social media account in the wake of the controversy, but Hong Kong's Sports Institute — where Lee trains...
February 25, 2020

Hong Kong's Lee tunes out critics for cycling worlds

Japan's J-League postpones cup games over virus. — AFP
Japan's J-League postpones cup games over virus
TOKYO — Japan's J-League postponed all football matches until mid-March on Tuesday over the novel coronavirus outbreak, which has affected dozens of sports events worldwide."We have decided to postpone Levain Cup games scheduled for tomorrow and all the official games... scheduled until March 15," J-League chairman Mitsuru Murai told reporters.The move comes after football was suspended in China, the epicenter of the outbreak, and South Korea, along with some games in Italy."J-League will provide its maximum cooperation for the prevention of the spread (of the virus) and anti-infection measures," a statement said.The decision was made as the clock ticks closer to the Tokyo Olympics, which start in five months' time on July 24.Organizers have repeatedly...
February 25, 2020

Japan's J-League postpones cup games over virus

Tyson Fury looked like a future heayweight champion of the world when he walked through the doors of his first gym aged 14 Steve Egan said. — AFP
Fury cut the look of a world champion from the start: Gym owner
MANCHESTER, United Kingdom — The first time Tyson Fury walked into the Jimmy Egan Boxing Academy in Manchester aged 14 he struck trainer Steve Egan as a future heavyweight world champion.Fury fulfilled the prediction in 2015 with a shock victory over Ukrainian legend Wladimir Klitschko and ensured he would be considered a great when he demolished American WBC titleholder Deontay Wilder in Las Vegas on Saturday.Egan — son of the gym's late founder Jimmy which has produced 30 amateur champions in the last 15 years — says Fury made an immediate impression when he first walked through the doors."I thought he's a big lad you know. Six foot four. I thought he was about 17, 18. Apparently he was only 14!" he told AFP."I just watched him on the bag and thought,...
February 25, 2020

Fury cut the look of a world champion from the start: Gym owner

Tyson Fury has been invited both to the White House and to The Vatican following his defeat of Deontay Wilder his promoter said. — AFP
Fury longs for caravan despite receiving White House, Vatican invites
LONDON — Britain's newly-crowned WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury has been invited to the White House and to the Vatican his promoter told The Daily Telegraph although the boxer appears keener to go touring in his beloved caravan.The 31-year-old's demolition of American Deontay Wilder on Saturday captured the imagination of the general public as it represented another step on the road to redemption for the complex character.His promoter Frank Warren said the high profile invitation reflected what an extraordinary journey his fighter had traveled.In two years, Fury has gone from contemplating suicide after his shock defeat to legend Wladimir Klitschko which led to drinking 18 pints of beer a day and taking cocaine to beating Wilder in a seventh-round TKO in Las Vegas.Some...
February 25, 2020

Fury longs for caravan despite receiving White House, Vatican invites

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban reacts to a call during a game between his team and the Portland Trail Blazers. – AFP
NBA reviewing Mavs protest, Cuban outburst over officiating
LOS ANGELES — Any NBA discipline of Mavericks owner Mark Cuban for his criticism of the league after a loss to Atlanta is reportedly on hold pending the Mavs' official protest of the Saturday result.The Mavericks filed a protest after their 111-107 loss to the Hawks citing a "misapplication of the rules" on a play with 8.4 seconds left and Atlanta leading by two points.Hawks guard Trae Young drove for a layup and Dallas forward Dorian Finney-Smith blocked the shot and was whistled for goaltending.Atlanta's John Collins got the ball as it bounced off the rim and put it back through the basket — releasing the ball after the foul whistle.Game officials and those working in the NBA's replay center determined that Finney-Smith's block was not goaltending, and...
February 25, 2020

NBA reviewing Mavs protest, Cuban outburst over officiating

A tearful Michael Jordan on Monday remembered his
Tearful Michael Jordan commemorates 'little brother' Kobe Bryant
LOS ANGELES — A tearful Michael Jordan on Monday remembered his "little brother" Kobe Bryant at a star-filled memorial in Los Angeles for the basketball great and his daughter Gianna, who died with seven others in a helicopter crash last month."When Kobe Bryant died, a piece of me died, and as I look in this arena, across the globe, a piece of you died," the NBA legend said with tears streaming down his face."I promise you, from this day forward, I will live with the memories and knowing that I had a little brother," Jordan, widely regarded as the greatest player in history, added."I tried to help in every way I could. Please rest in peace, little brother."The public memorial — dubbed "A Celebration of Life for Kobe and Gianna Bryant"...
February 25, 2020

Tearful Michael Jordan commemorates 'little brother' Kobe Bryant

Milwaukee's Giannis Antetokounmpo shoots in front of Moritz Wagner, Isaac Bonga and Rui Hachimura of the Washington Wizards in the Bucks' 137-134 overtime victory. — AFP
Middleton shines as Bucks withstand 55-point burst from Wizards' Beal
LOS ANGELES — Khris Middleton scored 40 points to help the Milwaukee Bucks withstand a 55-point outburst from Washington's Bradley Beal in a 137-134 NBA overtime victory on Monday.Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo fouled out and the Bucks, who led by as many as 20 points, were in trouble in Washington.But Middleton, with key support from Eric Bledsoe and Robin Lopez, pulled out the victory.For much of the night, it looked like the league-leading Bucks — who secured a playoff berth on Sunday to set a record for the earliest clinch in NBA history — would celebrate with a win.But Beal scored 22 points in the fourth quarter as the Wizards rallied from a 15-point deficit.When Antetokounmpo, limited by foul trouble throughout the second half, fouled out with 1:36 left in the...
February 25, 2020

Middleton shines as Bucks withstand 55-point burst from Wizards' Beal

Novak Djokovic saw off Malek Jaziri in little more than an hour. — AFP
Djokovic continues hot streak to cruise into second round in Dubai
DUBAI —Novak Djokovic continued his hot early season form on Monday after cruising past Tunisian wild card Malek Jaziri 6-1, 6-2 to power into the second round of the Dubai Championships.The top seed and four-time champion was playing here for the first time since 2016, and made short work of Jaziri, who is ranked 260 in the world.Djokovic owns a perfect 14-0 record this season after winning a title for Serbia at the ATP Cup followed by a record-extending eighth Australian Open crown.The world No. 1 crashed seven aces past Jaziri in a match that lasted little more than an hour.He reeled off the opening set in less than half an hour, broke twice in the second set and served out the win on his first match point.He will face Philipp Kohlschreiber in the next round after the German veteran...
February 24, 2020

Djokovic continues hot streak to cruise into second round in Dubai

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