Tokyo Olympics: how coronavirus is affecting preparations
Mar 15, 2020 16:24 pm UTC| Economy Sports
The World Health Organizations decision to officially recognise the coronavirus outbreak as a global pandemic means organisers are facing difficult decisions on whether to go ahead with major sporting events. There were...
Barack Obama praises NBA players for providing aid to arena workers following season suspension
Mar 15, 2020 11:18 am UTC| Politics Sports
Barack Obama recently praised the NBA players who have been providing all sorts of aid to coronavirus patients following the seasons suspension. On his Twitter account, the ex-POTUS mentioned Cleveland Cavaliers Kevin...
This isn't the first time sports teams have played in eerily empty arenas
Mar 15, 2020 06:01 am UTC| Sports
The NBA decided that it will suspend its season after a player on the Utah Jazz tested positive for the coronavirus, just after the NCAA announced that its mens and womens basketball tournaments will be played without...
Stadiums are emptying out globally. So why have Australian sports been so slow to act?
Mar 15, 2020 06:01 am UTC| Business Sports
Packed stadiums are the bread and butter of sports. Crowds create stadium atmosphere and generate revenue. For a global industry built on live entertainment and big crowds, the continued spread of COVID-19 could be...
Can gambling juice fandom for women's sports?
Mar 12, 2020 17:37 pm UTC| Entertainment Sports
Every March Madness, thousands of tweets and articles dissecting seedings, potential upsets and favorable matchups flood the feeds of sports fans. According to ESPN, over 70 million people will fill out a bracket....
Mar 12, 2020 04:46 am UTC| Sports
Manny Pac-Man Pacquiaos much-awaited return to the ring this year is slowly taking shape. After his team narrowed down the timeline, the boxer himself named two of his most likely opponents: Errol Spence Jr. and Mikey...
NFL rumors: What Tom Brady’s filmmaking venture says about the upcoming free agency
Mar 10, 2020 07:44 am UTC| Sports
Since the New England Patriots ended their run in the NFL season 2019, reports about the team have mostly been centered about its future that could be without its franchise quarterback Tom Brady. While the rumor mill has...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Why Germany ditched nuclear before coal – and why it won’t go back
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
Sudan: civil war stretches into a second year with no end in sight