Doctors say heart inflammation in American athletes who survived COVID-19 is not a major concern. Recent reports have found increased rates of the condition, known as myocarditis, in young athletes infected with coronavirus. Now, a team of cardiologists led by Massachusetts General Hospital, have suggested this is no need to due wide-based screening or to cancel … Read more
Caster Semenya LOSES appeal in Swiss Federal Supreme Court over restriction of testosterone levels in female athletes… meaning South African star cannot defend her Olympic 800m title in Toyko next year Caster Semenya lost an appeal over testosterone restrictions for female athletes The South African star appealed against a Court Of Arbitration ruling last year The … Read more
Natalie Portman opens up about climate crisis while showing support for new Athletes Unlimited pro sports league on social media By Brian Gallagher For Dailymail.com Published: 01:16 BST, 2 September 2020 | Updated: 01:28 BST, 2 September 2020 Natalie Portman is never one to shy away from speaking her mind, with the actress opening up … Read more
President Donald Trump took aim at protesting athletes again on Tuesday, tweeting that people ‘are not happy that players are not standing for our National Anthem!’ Although some NFL players have done so since 2016, athletes across the NBA, NHL and Major League Baseball have recently begun kneeling in protest of racism during The Star-Spangled … Read more
Linford Christie furiously accuses the Met of institutional racism after two of his athletes are stopped, manhandled from their car outside their home and searched – but Scotland Yard claims they ‘sped off’ Two of Linford Christie’s international athletes were stopped by the police The Met said they were patrolling an area known for increasing … Read more
REVEALED: Athletes who ‘take a knee’ in solidarity with anti-racism movement face BANS at next year’s Tokyo Olympics with the protests ‘subject to discipline on case-by-case basis’ The IOC confirmed that athletes are still banned from protesting at the Games Several sports have moved to allow protests in the wake of George Floyd’s death Athletes … Read more
Reebok and athletes around the world have cut ties with CrossFit after founder Greg Glassman tweeted ‘it’s FLOYD-19’ after the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), said racism and discrimination is a public health issue that needs an urgent response. The IHME research firm had tweeted a statement from its director Christopher Murray who … Read more
Roger Federer becomes first tennis player EVER to top Forbes’ Athletes Rich List after raking in yearly earnings worth £86m as 38-year-old edges out Lionel Messi, LeBron James and Tyson Fury Forbes have released their list of the top-50 paid athletes in the world of sport Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and LeBron James all earn … Read more
French athletes believe they caught coronavirus at the World Military Games in Wuhan in October, 20 days before the first recorded case in China. It comes after it was revealed that Frenchman Amirouche Hammar, 43, had been infected with COVID-19 outside Paris as early as December. The hospital where Hammar was treated for chest pains … Read more
Smart patch that measures sweat in athletes could be used on coronavirus patients to predict when cases become life-threatening A smart patch developed with Gatorade may help monitor coronavirus patients The patch measures sweat, but could look for biomarkers of the virus It could determine if the patient’s cytokine levels increase or if they have a … Read more