SHANGHAI (AFP) -- Next month's World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions in Shanghai, won last year by Rory McIlroy, has been cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic, organisers said Wednesday. Asia's flagship event, which in 2019 had the largest prize fund of any tournament outside the US or...
Justin Thomas of the United States plays his shot from the 12th tee during a practice round prior to the 2020 PGA Championship at TPC Harding Park on August 04, 2020 in San Francisco, California. (Sean M. Haffey / Getty Images / AFP) Newly-crowned world number one Justin Thomas is playing at the...
Olympic Rings are seen a the headquarters of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in Lausanne, amid the spread of the COVID-19. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP) Next year's coronavirus-postponed Olympics could be held in front of a "limited number of spectators" to prevent the spread of...
Paris Saint-Germain's Brazilian forward Neymar celebrates with the trophy after winning the French Cup final football match between Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and Saint-Etienne (ASSE) on July 24, 2020, at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, outside Paris. (Photo by GEOFFROY VAN DER HASSELT / AFP)...
In this file photo taken on March 25, 2020, the logo for the Tokyo 2020 torch relay is pictured as the Olympic flame goes on display at the Aquamarine Fukushima aquarium in Iwaki in Fukushima prefecture, the day after the historic decision to postpone the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. (Photo by Philip...
International Olympic Committee Thomas Bach (AFP Photo / Fabrice COFFRINI) Thomas Bach said Friday he will stand in 2021 for a second term as president of the International Olympic Committee, admitting however there is "no solution today" to the challenges posed by coronavirus to the postponed...
International Olympic Committee Thomas Bach (AFP Photo / Fabrice COFFRINI) Banning fans from the Tokyo Olympics is "clearly something we don't want," International Olympic Committee chief Thomas Bach said, adding that "multiple scenarios" were under consideration for the rescheduled Games. Bach...
From left, IOC president Thomas Bach and President of the Paris Organising Committee of the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games Tony Estanguet meet with sports advisor of the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, community, involvement and youth Cyril Mourin, French President Emmanuel Macron and advisor...
