Twenty-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer announced a donation of one million Swiss Francs ($1.46M CAD) with his wife, Mirka, on Wednesday to help families in Switzerland during the COVID-19 pandemic. “These are challenging times for everyone and nobody should be left behind. Mirka and I have personally decided to donate one million Swiss Francs for…
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KRYK: Panthers cut Cam Newton, but that he’s healthy is even bigger news
Panthers release face of the franchise; now where will he land?Cam’s cut. That’s big news.Cam’s healthy? That’s even bigger news.Unable to find a trade partner for their face of the franchise last decade, the Carolina Panthers on Tuesday afternoon cut quarterback Cam Newton, the No. 1 overall NFL draft pick in 2011 and 2015 league…
Bayern and Dortmund players to take pay cut
Bayern’s players in training before the coronavirus lockdownBayern Munich’s players and directors have agreed to take a temporary 20% pay cut.The German giants said the move was to help the other employees at the club financially during the current coronavirus crisis.Last week, Borussia Monchengladbach’s players were the first in the country to offer to forgo…
Bronze’s journey from sibling rivalry to cutting pizzas to World Cups
Media playback is not supported on this device Lucy Bronze wins BBC Women’s Footballer of the Year 2020 Lucy Bronze has come a long way from cutting pizzas.The England defender has experienced a career of ups and downs on her way to winning 81 caps for her country and numerous trophies with Liverpool, Manchester City…
‘Heartbreaking’ but a ‘relief’
Hockey player Susannah Townsend planned to retire after the Olympics this summerFor most, Tuesday’s news that the Tokyo 2020 Olympics have been postponed until 2021 was merely a formality. It seemed inevitable, given the global coronavirus pandemic which has claimed the lives of almost 17,000 people worldwide.But what about the athletes, those who have targeted…
Brady avoids criticism of Patriots after end of 20-year relationship
Tom Brady was Super Bowl MVP on four occasionsQuarterback Tom Brady backed New England Patriots chiefs after he was asked whether they could have done more to prevent the end of their 20-year relationship.The 42-year-old helped Patriots to six Super Bowls, but became a free agent in this off-season and signed for Tampa Bay Buccaneers…
How to put eyebrows on your villager in Animal Crossing: New Horizons
In Animal Crossing: New Horizons, the customization options appear endless. You can make your tools pink, change your bedsheets, and remix your villager’s style with fresh haircuts and clothes. But while dozens of animal villagers have rocked sets of eyebrows for years, the series’s developers have yet to include them as a default customization option…
Slovenia to introduce health checks on border with Austria
LJUBLJANA (Reuters) – Slovenia will introduce health checks on Wednesday on its border with Austria, a measure already in place on its border with Italy, a government spokesman said. Jelko Kacin told a news conference on Tuesday that only people with a certificate showing they tested negative for coronavirus within the past three days or…
New Zealand’s Olympic Committee, athletes support Games postponement
FILE PHOTO: A woman takes a photograph in front of the giant Olympic rings at the waterfront area at Odaiba Marine Park in Tokyo, Japan, March 22, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato(Reuters) – New Zealand Olympic and Paralympic athletes support a postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, the New Zealand Olympic Committee said on…
Why is Olympic decision taking so long and what will the fallout be?
Could the sun be setting on the 2020 Olympic Games?Even the Olympics is not immune. It now seems almost certain that Tokyo 2020 will be postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic sweeping the world.But as the IOC gives itself another four weeks to mull over a delay, what forces are at play behind the biggest…