Japan also expects the necessary positive results from the corona tests on arrival from the athletes who participate in the Olympic Games. According to Japanese Olympic Committee chairman Yasuhiro Yamashita, it is unlikely that everyone will test negative. “Even if you’ve been vaccinated twice, that doesn’t guarantee you’re negative,” […]
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Max Verstappen has set the best time in the first free practice for the Grand Prix of Styria in Formula 1. In the battle for the world title, the Dutch leader was on the Red Bull Ring in Austria with a lap time of 1.05.910, more than two tenths faster […]
Two positive tests for the corona of riders in one cycling formation within seven days leads to the exclusion of the entire team from the Tour de France. The umbrella organization UCI has confirmed this. The French stage race starts on Saturday in Brest. Compared to 2020, the rule […]
Max Verstappen has criticized Pirelli’s explanation for his tire blowout during the last Azerbaijan Grand Prix. “I think it’s pretty vague what they’re saying. It would have been a lot easier to understand if they had come up with a somewhat clearer statement, where the Grand Prix of France […]
Of the 80,000 volunteers expected to be active at the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympic Games next summer, 10,000 have resigned. This was announced by the Japanese television station NHK. The broadcaster bases this on statements by members of the local organizing committee. The departure is probably related to concerns […]
A desperate shot by star LeBron James has secured defending champion Los Angeles Lakers a place in the American basketball league NBA playoffs. With a minute to play in the jump-off against Golden State Warriors and the shot clock close to 0 seconds, James hit the ball from a […]
Wimbledon will say goodbye to the traditional “Middle Sunday”. The seventh day of the main tournament will never be played unless the schedule has been delayed a lot. From 2022, Wimbledon will therefore have fourteen instead of thirteen match days. “This allows us to expand our reach at an […]
The crash between Formula 1 drivers Valtteri Bottas and George Russell in the Grand Prix of Emilia Romagna could have significant negative consequences for Mercedes for the rest of the season. The wreck of Bottas has been written off, so it will cost Mercedes a lot of money to […]
The Formula 1 team Aston Martin has signed Nico Hülkenberg as reserve driver. The 33-year-old German, who has already driven 179 Grand Prix, will do test work for Aston Martin and replace the regular drivers Sebastian Vettel and Lance Stroll. Hülkenberg already came in three times last year at […]
The Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games will not welcome “overseas” spectators this summer. According to the Kyodo news agency, the Japanese government has decided this because the population of the Asian country fears that foreign visitors will further increase the number of corona infections. The Olympics were postponed for […]
