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Tokyo Olympics: Fans May Face Cheering Ban, Says Top Official | Other Sports News
Fans may be asked not to cheer at the Tokyo Olympics to avoid the risk of spreading the coronavirus, a top official said on Thursday. The comments follow a gymnastics test event in Tokyo on Sunday where mask-wearing spectators, urged not to shout or cheer, confined themselves to polite applauseContinue Reading
Australia vs India: Virat Kohli, Team India Members Depart For Australia Tour | Cricket News
Virat Kohli will return to India after the first Test in Australia.© Twitter The Indian cricket team on Wednesday departed for a two-month long tour of Australia where it will aim to build on the historic Test series win two years ago. The BCCI tweeted photographs of the Indian contingentContinue Reading
Winter exercise is important for maintaining physical and mental health
Exercise improves physical health, immunity, and can reduce fatigue. Maridav/ Shutterstock As winter descends on the northern hemisphere and the temperature drops and daylight hours shorten, many people may want to spend more time indoors. And those of us under lockdown for the second time may feel even less inclinedContinue Reading
Australia vs India: Cheteshwar Pujara Shares A Wholesome Pre-Departure Pic With Family Before Leaving For Sydney. See Pic | Cricket News
Australia vs India: Cheteshwar Pujara is part of India’s Test squad for Australia tour.© AFP Cheteshwar Pujara shared a picture posted by his wife Puja in his Instagram stories where Pujara, his wife and their daughter Aditi are seen posing for the camera ahead of their depature to Sydney along withContinue Reading
COVID-19 vaccines are coming – how will we know they work and are safe?
Pfizer and BioNTech have just released interim results of their COVID-19 vaccine trial. Although it is not the only vaccine in the late stages of testing, the large size and careful design of the trial, not to mention the promising results, have caused understandable enthusiasm around the world. As weContinue Reading
Wales cancels 2021 A-level and GCSE exams: other UK nations should follow suit
Monkey Business Images/Shutterstock The education minister for Wales, Kirsty Williams, has announced that Welsh school pupils will not take GCSE and A-level exams in 2021. Instead, externally set and marked classroom assessments, which can be taken within a broad window of time, will be used to grade students. Scotland hasContinue Reading
Coronavirus: inequalities in healthcare may explain worse outcomes for BAME people
Robin J Gentry/Shutterstock With Britain now in its second lockdown, and the government predicting that the second wave could be worse than the first, it’s critical to examine why there are large racial disparities in the effects of COVID-19 and what could be done to reduce these. In England andContinue Reading
COVID-19 vaccines are coming – how would we know they work and are safe?
Pfizer and BioNTech have just released interim results of their COVID-19 vaccine trial. Although it is not the only vaccine in the late stages of testing, the large size and careful design of the trial, not to mention the promising results, have caused understandable enthusiasm around the world. As weContinue Reading
Alistair Cooke: Letter from America may be long gone, but it still speaks to this US election
Such has been the drama of the 2020 US election and its aftermath that opportunities for reflection have been in short supply. The BBC’s Today programme tried gamely to fill the gap providing two minutes of space for James Naughtie to ruminate on the election. But how would veteran BBCContinue Reading
Indian Premier League 2020: La Liga Congratulates Rohit Sharma As Mumbai Indians Win Trophy | Cricket News
Spanish football league La Liga took to social media to congratulate their brand ambassador Rohit Sharma after he led Mumbai Indians to the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 title. Mumbai Indians beat Delhi Capitals by five wickets on Tuesday to claim their fifth IPL trophy. Rohit Sharma was their captainContinue Reading