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Cycling: Spanish Vuelta reduces format for 1st time in 35 years

Thursday, 30 April 2020, 19:52 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

The Spanish Vuelta cycling race has reduced its format for the first time in more than three decades because of the coronavirus pandemic. Organizers said Wednesday this year’s race will...

Cycling: Tour de France called off amid virus, no new dates set

Tuesday, 14 April 2020, 14:29 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

After weeks of holding out hope the Tour de France would be able to go ahead as planned despite the coronavirus pandemic, the world’s most famous cycling race was finally added to the list of...

World Games in Birmingham, Alabama postponed until 2022

Thursday, 2 April 2020, 20:31 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

The World Games is a showcase for athletes who compete in eclectic array of sports that have one thing in common: They are not part of the regular Olympic program. Now, they'll have to...

Rugby in crisis as unions engage in 'unprecedented dialogue'

Thursday, 2 April 2020, 14:20 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

The U.S. has filed for bankruptcy. The Australians are facing a black hole of more than $70 million. English rugby leaders have drawn up worst-case scenarios of an even bigger financial hit. The...

2021 Mediterranean Games postponed over coronavirus

Tuesday, 31 March 2020, 17:29 Last update: about 8 years ago

The 2021 Mediterranean Games have been postponed a year due to the coronavirus outbreak, the host country Algeria confirmed on Tuesday. The Algerian Sports Ministry said in a statement that it...

2 Olympic champions among 4 Russians with new doping charges

Friday, 27 March 2020, 15:55 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Two Olympic gold medalists were among four Russian track and field athletes charged with doping offenses. Andrei Silnov, the 2008 Olympic high jump champion, and Natalya Antyukh, the 2012...

Holding out: Tour de France yet to be postponed amid virus

Thursday, 26 March 2020, 20:19 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Perhaps no other sports event puts so many fans in such close contact with athletes as the Tour de France, with swarms of people clogging city streets, winding roads and soaring mountain passes during...

World Rugby delays sevens tournaments, cancels U20 World Cup

Friday, 20 March 2020, 20:43 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

World Rugby has postponed the final rounds of the men's and women's world sevens series and canceled the men's under-20 world championship in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The London...

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