Neymar is unlikely to play for Paris Saint-Germain this season. The Brazilian attacker has to undergo ankle surgery, and the top French club thinks it will take three to four months before Neymar (31) can rejoin group training. According to PSG, after the last sprain of the ankle, on February […]
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Qatar could use its ingenious air-conditioning system in football stadiums to help recruit for the 2036 Olympics. Even the Olympic marathon could be run on a course cooled by air-conditioning, says engineer Saud Abdulaziz Abdul Ghani, who is 13 years old and worked on the cooling systems in seven of […]
Formula 1 team Red Bull expresses disgust at insults that Max Verstappen, Sergio Pérez and their families received on social media after the race in São Paulo. That was in response to ignoring a team order from Verstappen in the last round of the Brazilian Grand Prix. The world champion […]
Qatar has summoned hundreds of citizens, including diplomats from abroad, to mandatory military service as security guards during the World Cup. This reports Reuters news agency based on a source and documents it has in its possession. The deployment of conscripts, some of whom would generally receive a reprieve, shows […]
Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton could just collide again on the circuit this season. Formula 1 technical director Ross Brawn fears this, he hints in his column. “I don’t think either of them will hold back for the rest of the year, but I hope the championship is won […]
The Mercedes Formula 1 team has officially presented George Russell as the successor to Valtteri Bottas. The 23-year-old Briton will take over from Valtteri Bottas after this season, who switches to Alfa Romeo. Russell will be a teammate of seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton at the German racing stable. […]
Thousands of Japanese have gathered around the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo, where the Olympic Games open. Despite the corona measures, many interested parties are close to each other along the road around the stadium. They probably want to get a glimpse of the ceremony outside and catch a glimpse […]
Global interest in the upcoming Olympics has fallen to 46 percent. In Japan itself, the interest in the event is the least high of all countries at 35 percent, reports market research agency Ipsos. The coronavirus-stricken Games, which start in nine days, have lost public support amid ongoing concerns […]
A Lithuanian participant in the Olympic Games has tested positive for the coronavirus. That happened in Hiratsuka, west of Tokyo. A member of the Israeli sports delegation was also tested positive upon arrival at Haneda Airport in Tokyo. Japanese media report that without giving further details. All athletes and […]
Japan Does Not Allow Spectators At All in Tokyo At Games. The Olympic Games will be played in Tokyo without spectators. The organizing committee, in consultation with the Japanese government and the International Olympic Committee (IOC), has decided not to allow an audience at all at the sports venues […]
