Six Nations, no crowds: Scotland take the lead 8-3 against England in eerily silent Twickenham as millions of rugby fans cheer on at home Scots took an early lead in southwest London, perhaps alleviated by absence of the usual 80,000 onlookers Earlier France trounced Italy 50 points to 10 at a similarly quiet contest at … Read more
Football matches in empty stadiums during the current pandemic have made players and coaching staff engage in fewer altercations on the pitch, a new study claims. Austrian researchers compared male players and staff during matches played both before leagues were suspended due to coronavirus and those played when football restarted without fans in stadiums. Overall, … Read more
Football matches in empty stadiums during the current pandemic have made players and coaching staff engage in fewer altercations on the pitch, a new study claims. Austrian researchers compared male players and staff during matches played both before leagues were suspended due to coronavirus and those played when football restarted without fans in stadiums. Overall, … Read more
Football and rugby fans were finally allowed back into stadiums to watch matches following the UK’s second lockdown. Football fans were seen attending Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in north London while adhering to social-distancing rules. A limited number of fans are allowed to attend stadiums and Tottenham, which has a capacity of 62,303, has allowed 2,000 spectators … Read more
Football and rugby fans were finally allowed back into stadiums to watch matches following the UK’s second lockdown. Football fans were seen attending Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in north London while adhering to social-distancing rules. A limited number of fans are allowed to attend stadiums and Tottenham, which has a capacity of 62,303, has allowed 2,000 spectators … Read more
Around 10,000 masked football fans have been allowed to take their seats in sports venues in London, Carlisle, Shrewsbury and Cambridge as England exits its four-week lockdown. Fans went to the 27,000-capacity Valley sports stadium in Charlton to watch the League One clash between Charlton Athletic and MK Dons, while Carlisle United squared off against Salford … Read more
Around 10,000 masked football fans have been allowed to take their seats in sports venues in London, Carlisle, Shrewsbury and Cambridge as England exits its four-week lockdown. Fans went to the 27,000-capacity Valley sports stadium in Charlton to watch the League One clash between Charlton Athletic and MK Dons, while Carlisle United squared off against Salford … Read more
Care homes will have to wait to get hold of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine for its residents because they can’t be broken down into batches smaller than 975 at a time, the chief of the NHS said today. Sir Simon Stevens, appearing at a Downing Street briefing alongside Boris Johnson, said the logistics of getting the … Read more
Care homes will have to wait to get hold of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine for its residents because they can’t be broken down into batches smaller than 975 at a time, the chief of the NHS said today. Sir Simon Stevens, appearing at a Downing Street briefing alongside Boris Johnson, said the logistics of getting the … Read more
Bars, cinemas and football stadiums could turn away Britons who have not been vaccinated against coronavirus, the UK’s vaccine minister has claimed. Nadhim Zahawi MP warned many businesses would likely require proof of the jabs once they become available, in the same way they now ask customers to check-in using QR codes. He admitted ministers … Read more