REVEALED: Chelsea now have EIGHT players in quarantine – ‘after six of them tested positive for coronavirus’ – as stars return from sunshine holidays across Europe As many as EIGHT Chelsea players are isolating after a Covid-19 outbreak Tammy Abraham, Mason Mount, Christian Pulisic and Fikayo Tomori were all holidaying in Mykonos, Greece and are … Read more
Chelsea are hit by Covid-19 outbreak to dash Frank Lampard’s pre-season plans… with Mason Mount, Tammy Abraham, Christian Pulisic and Fikayo Tomori all in quarantine after holiday in Mykonos More than four Chelsea players are isolating after a Covid-19 outbreak Tammy Abraham, Mason Mount, Christian Pulisic and Fikayo Tomori were all holidaying in Mykonos, Greece … Read more
Novak Djokovic warmed up for the US Open by insisting he had no regrets over his ill-fated Adria Tour tournament, after which a number of tennis stars tested positive for coronavirus. The anti-vaxxer has faced huge criticism over his decision to host the competition in Croatia and Serbia in June. Players were not obliged to observe … Read more
Eight Aberdeen football players have gone into isolation as two tested positive for Covid-19 after flouting team rules by heading out to a bar at the centre of the city’s outbreak. Training was cancelled yesterday after one player tested positive for Covid-19 and it was later established a second player had also caught it – … Read more
Wimbledon give out £10m in prize money… for a tournament that isn’t happening! Players are handed up to £25,000 each after SW19 chiefs’ pay-out from pandemic insurance Players will reap the divident of Wimbledon’s pandemic insurance This weekend would have marked the finals of the 2020 tournament All England Club have unveiled a £10m fund … Read more
Early humanoid ancestor Homo erectus was the first to be able to run long distances despite having ‘wide, deep chests’ like Neanderthals, a new study revealed. Researchers from the Natural History Museum examined the ribcage of the famous Homo erectus skeleton – Turkana Boy – to better understand the species breathing. This is the first … Read more
It took a good few weeks, but the Premier League seems to have finally twigged that plastering ‘Black Lives Matter’ across the shirts of Britain’s top footballers may end up backfiring. The sentiment behind the gesture was doubtless honourable: In the wake of George Floyd’s death, our national sport wanted both to express revulsion at … Read more
Microsoft is BANNING players of the racing game Forza who decorate their cars with the confederate flag online Microsoft is banning the use of the confederate flag in the racing game, Forza It also banned Nazi symbols and imperialist Japan’s rising sun flag Players who use the flag must be reported before being banned By James … Read more
Premier League stars continue to show solidarity with Black Lives Matter movement as Norwich and Southampton players kneel before kick off as football united against racism Norwich and Southampton players took a knee ahead of kick-off on Friday The action was taken in support of the Black Lives Matter Movement Clubs have united against racism … Read more
by Mia de Graaf, US Health Editor As athletes of all sports speak out about their brain injury fears, we run through the need-to-know facts about risks, symptoms, tests and research. 1. Concussion is a red herring: Big hits are not the problem, ALL head hits cause damage All sports insist they are doing more … Read more