Roger Federer is the latest athlete to take to social media to share his lockdown life. The 20-time Grand Slam winner gave his Twitter followers a trick shot demonstration as the Swiss snow falls around him. In the video, Federer practices the “tweener” shot, a stroke played through the legs while facing away from the…… MORE
“The Olympic Games is the most complicated sporting event in the world to organize,” says Hayley Wickenheiser, a Canadian ice hockey great. With the postponed Tokyo Olympics now to be held from July 23 to August 8 in 2021, organizers are faced by the unenviable task of how to arrange a spectacle featuring 11,000 athlete…… MORE
A leading English Premier League footballer says he is “deeply embarrassed” as he apologized for breaching UK government coronavirus lockdown guidance after telling fans to “stay home.” Aston Villa captain Jack Grealish‘s apology came after UK media reported that he was pictured at the scene of a road traffic accident Sunday morning, where two parked…… MORE
British boxer Billy Joe Saunders has had his license suspended following a social media video in which he seemingly advocated domestic violence. In the video, the world super-middleweight champion appeared to demonstrate how men could hit their partners if “your old woman is giving you mouth” during the coronavirus lockdown. The video, in which Saunders…… MORE
Just as the NBA was approaching the critical stage of an exhilarating season this month, it abruptly suspended play when Rudy Gobert of the Utah Jazz tested positive for the coronavirus only minutes before a scheduled tipoff. Since that dramatic scene unfolded on March 11, the NBA announced that a number of other players, including…… MORE
The Wednesday night races in Hong Kong’s Happy Valley are typically a raucous ritual that can draw up to 20,000 people to the course. But during the coronavirus pandemic, race day feels quite different. When the bell sounds and the horses break from the starting gates there is an eerie silence where there would usually…… MORE
On the basketball court, LeBron James is a hero to his fans because he led the LA Lakers to win after win. But off the court, another basketball great, Carmelo Anthony, sees James as a hero for an entirely different reason. Anthony says James saved his life. With the coronavirus pandemic suspending the NBA season…… MORE
As people distance themselves from one another during the coronavirus pandemic, athletes, celebrities, streamers and musicians united online Saturday. Stream Aid 2020 was a 12-hour charity stream on the social media platform Twitch to raise money for the World Health Organization’s COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund. The event, organized by Enthusiast Gaming, featured competitive esports action…… MORE
Lionel Messi and the rest of the Barcelona squad will take a 70% pay reduction in order to help the club financially during the coronavirus pandemic. The Argentine posted the announcement on his personal Instagram account on Monday, adding players would be making further contributions so that every Barcelona employee would receive their full pay…… MORE
While most countries around the world have taken extraordinary and unprecedented measures to help stop the spread of coronavirus, Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has been adopting a more relaxed response to the pandemic. According to WHO statistics, Belarus, a country with a population of 9.5 million, has recorded 94 cases of coronavirus and zero deaths.…… MORE
