‘Will cancelling everything solve it? I’m not entirely sure:’ Mike Tindall shares his views on cancelling major UK sporting events as thousands of Cheltenham Festival revellers defied coronavirus fears Around 68,000 people packed into Prestbury Park in Gloucestershire today Mike Tindall admitted it was a ‘shame’ to see the sporting calendar torn up Singer Lily Allen, … Read more
Former Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has said he is ‘surprised and concerned’ Boris Johnson didn’t lockdown parts of Britain to tackle the coronavirus ‘national emergency’ as debate rages over whether the PM has gone far enough to protect Britain’s 66million population. Mr Hunt, who since leaving the cabinet is chair of the Commons health and social … Read more
MARKET REPORT: Bookies lose £2 billion as major sport events are cancelled in bid to stop the spread of coronavirus By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 23:33 GMT, 12 March 2020 | Updated: 23:33 GMT, 12 March 2020 More than £2billion was wiped off the value of Britain’s biggest bookies as a wave … Read more
Mass gatherings across Britain are not expected to be cancelled even if the Government shifts its response to the coronavirus outbreak to ‘delay’. Claims that all Premier League football games from this weekend will be cancelled – or, at the very least, played behind closed doors – also appear to be premature. This would mean … Read more
2020 OLYMPIC GAMES In doubt The scale of the outbreak in Japan saw senior International Olympic Committee member Dick Pound describe the disease as ‘the new war’ threatening Tokyo 2020 and he warned the Games may have to be cancelled if the virus was still around by May. Olympic organisers told athletes to train as normal … Read more
Men who transition to women could be allowed to compete in female-only sporting events under new guidelines drawn up by sports chiefs Sport England offered up to £25,000 to consultants to rewrite elite-sport rules Changes likely to fuel concerns among sportswomen and feminist campaigners Male-born trans women competing in female sports is increasingly controversial By … Read more
7 Events: From Nicola Roberts in City Of Angels to Romesh Ranganathan’s tour and an Andy Warhol show, Event picks the top things to do this week By Keeba Roy for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:01 GMT, 7 March 2020 | Updated: 22:01 GMT, 7 March 2020 The Musical: City Of Angels A revival … Read more
7 Events: From Toby Jones as Uncle Vanya on stage to the Strictly Live Tour and Good Omens on the BBC, Event picks the top things to do this week By Keeba Roy for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:01 GMT, 11 January 2020 | Updated: 22:01 GMT, 11 January 2020 The Play: Uncle Vanya … Read more
Google CANCELS one if its biggest annual events amid fears over the spread of coronavirus Google cancelled an in-person event for its annual developers conference The I/O Conference is one of Google’s biggest annual events It will still search for an alternative format for the conference By James Pero For Dailymail.com Published: 23:02 GMT, 3 … Read more
7 Events: From Sandi Toksvig’s tour to Hugh Laurie in Avenue 5 on TV and the Russian State Ballet Of Siberia, Event picks the top things to do this week By Keeba Roy for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:01 GMT, 18 January 2020 | Updated: 22:01 GMT, 18 January 2020 The Comedy Show: Sandi … Read more