Grand National

Coronavirus UK: Grand National cancellation set to cost £500MILLION amid Covid-19 pandemic

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Grand National cancellation set to cost a staggering £500MILLION with bookies hit hardest by the loss of revenue from Aintree’s three-day festival amid coronavirus lockdown The cancellation of the Grand National is set to prove financially shattering  A total of half a billion pounds will be lost, with the bookies losing £400million   There are £60m … Read more

Government may cap sports crowds at just 500 if coronavirus escalates

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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