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Organization: the Tokyo State of Emergency Leads to Safe Games
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Organization: the Tokyo State of Emergency Leads to Safe Games

The organization of the Olympic Games in Tokyo does not see the declaration of a state of emergency as an obstacle to preparations for the global sporting event.   According to the Japanese, it is good that action is now being taken. "This offers Tokyo 2020 the opportunity to make plans for safe Games next summer," the organization told the BBC. "We will continue with the preparations." Just less than 200 days before the start of the Games, the Japanese government declared a state of emergency in the Tokyo region and three surrounding areas. According to Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, this is necessary to reduce the increasing number of daily corona cases. For example, the catering industry has to stop serving alcohol every evening at 7 pm and close their doors an hour later. Afte...
Formula 1 Driver Grosjean Has One Hand Out of Context
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Formula 1 Driver Grosjean Has One Hand Out of Context

Eleven days after his serious crash in the Bahrain Grand Prix, Formula 1 driver Romain Grosjean has one hand free again.   The Frenchman sustained burns to both hands when he escaped from the conflagration created after driving his Haas car into the crash barriers at high speed. The car broke in two, which led to a fire. Grosjean had to walk around with both hands in the bandages for days. He initially hoped to be able to race again during the last Grand Prix of the season in Abu Dhabi next weekend, but that turned out to be impossible. Last weekend, the 34-year-old driver decided to return to his home in Switzerland to continue to recover there. One hand is now out of context. "I don't know if I can race, but we can chat," Grosjean wrote on Twitter. He answered questions from fa...
Djokovic Starts With A Convincing Win At ATP Finals
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Djokovic Starts With A Convincing Win At ATP Finals

Tennis player Novak Djokovic has started with a convincing victory at the ATP Finals in London.   In his first group match, the five-time champion left Argentinian Diego Schwartzman, the number 9 in the world, without a chance with 6-3 6-2. The match lasted only 78 minutes. Debutant Schwartzman broke Djokovic in the third game, but after a quick re-break, he was not involved anymore. Djokovic played well and gave up only five points to his own service in the second set. At 5-2 he wanted to finish it quickly, but after a double fault and a sharp point, he only used his third game point with a good volley. For the first-seeded Djokovic, it was the first win since his shocking defeat at the Vienna ATP tournament, where he managed to secure the number 1 position at the end of the year...
Veteran Räikkönen for Another Year in Formula 1 at Alfa Romeo
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Veteran Räikkönen for Another Year in Formula 1 at Alfa Romeo

Kimi Räikkönen will continue in Formula 1 for another year. The 41-year-old Finn will also occupy one of the seats at Alfa Romeo in 2021.   It will be his nineteenth season in the premier class of motorsport. Räikkönen already holds the record for the driver with the most participation in GrandPrix races. He will start his 325th Formula 1 appearance this weekend in the Grand Prix of Emilia-Romagna. The Finn won 21 races in his career and was crowned world champion in 2007, the last to produce Ferrari. Italian Antonio Giovinazzi was unsure for a long time whether he could keep his seat at Alfa Romeo. Mick Schumacher, the son of German Formula 1 legend Michael Schumacher, would be the leading candidate. The team management has still given preference to the 26-year-old Giovinazzi, ...
Djokovic Calls His Fans to Order After Taunting the Linesman
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Djokovic Calls His Fans to Order After Taunting the Linesman

The painful incident with the linesman at the US Open continues to haunt tennis player Novak Djokovic.   The Serb felt compelled to call his fans to order because, on social media, they scolded and accused the woman of affectation. "Please remember that the linesman who has hit the ball also needs the support of our community. She hasn't done anything wrong at all. I ask you to support her during this period and to be nice", tweeted 33-year-old Djokovic. The number 1 in the world and 17-time Grand Slam winner was disqualified on Sunday after he hit a ball hard against the line judge in his match against Pablo Carreno Busta out of frustration about his own failure. The woman fell down with a scream and grabbed her throat. The organization saw no other measure than to ban Djokovic ...
The Return of Formula 1 on the German Nürburgring Circuit Seems Sealed
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The Return of Formula 1 on the German Nürburgring Circuit Seems Sealed

The return of Formula 1 on the German Nürburgring circuit seems sealed. Various media report that a race will be held on October 11 that counts for the world championship.   According to a well-entered motorsport site, the race will be named the Grand Prix of the Eifel. A circuit spokesman confirmed on Thursday that talks were underway with the Formula 1 management. Since 2014, the Nürburgring has been missing due to the high financial charges. Sebastian Vettel was the last winner of the race on the famous circuit in 2013. Last year the German Grand Prix was at Hockenheim. That circuit was also in the picture for a race on the calendar-adjusted for the corona pandemic but indicated on Thursday that a Formula 1 race for this year is not feasible. According to motorsport media, the...
Formula 1 Reports First Two Corona Cases After the Start of the Season
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Formula 1 Reports First Two Corona Cases After the Start of the Season

The relatively compact Formula 1 caravan has faced the first two corona cases since the late start of the season.   The F1 organization and the international motorsport federation FIA announced the two positive cases on Friday in Budapest on the first training day of the Hungarian Grand Prix. Names and positions of the persons involved were not mentioned. They have gone into isolation, as have the people with whom they have been in close contact. The two infected individuals were not present at the Steiermark Grand Prix in Spielberg, Austria, according to F1 and FIA last week. Between Friday last week and last Thursday, nearly 5,000 corona tests were conducted in the "bubble" of Formula 1. The Formula 1 season started at the beginning of this month with the Austrian Grand Prix, ...
Pogba Also Treated Racist After Missing Penalty
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Pogba Also Treated Racist After Missing Penalty

Pogba also Treated racist after Missing Penalty. Once again, a Premier League player has become the target of social media racism.   This time, Manchester United star Paul Pogba was the victim. The Red Devils drew 1-1 against Wolverhampton Wanderers on Monday evening. Pogba missed a penalty in that league match. He was then racially attacked on social media. He is after Yakou Meite of Reading, which will play in the Championship,  and Chelsea's Tammy Abraham, the third English player,  to be confronted with racism within a week after missing a penalty. Strongest possible action Manchester United says in a statement that it will "do everything it can" to identify the people,  who are guilty of racist misconduct and to take "the strongest possible action" against them. "We c...