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Apr102021 by adminNo Comments

COP26: Greta Thunberg says Glasgow summit should be postponed

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Greta Thunberg has told the BBC she does not plan to attend the UN climate conference due to be held in Glasgow this November.The 18-year-old Swedish climate campaigner is concerned about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on attendance at COP26.She believes the summit should be postponed.She says the UK government, which is hosting the summit, should wait until global vaccination rates have risen.The summit will bring together world leaders with the aim of agreeing a plan to tackle climate change.Government has 'no plans' to delay climate summitCOP26: What, where, when?Who is Greta Thunberg and what does she want?Bishops would welcome Pope to COP26 climate summitMs Thunberg's decision is likely to be a significant blow for the UK government.The activist has attended every major climat...

Oct142020 by adminNo Comments

Florida-LSU football game postponed due to Gators’ COVID-19 outbreak

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Oct. 14 (UPI) -- Saturday's scheduled Florida-LSU college football game was postponed Wednesday after more than 20 Florida players tested positive for COVID-19, Gators' athletic director Scott Stricklin said Wednesday. The game was to be held at 4 p.m. EDT Saturday at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, Fla. It tentatively has been rescheduled for Dec. 12. The Gators have paused all football activities indefinitely. Advertisement Stricklin said 18 scholarship players and three walk-on players tested positive for COVID-19. He also said the Gators would have fewer than 50 scholarship players available if they tried to play Saturday because of players in quarantine or on the COVID injury list. "We understand the importance of trying to have a team available," Stricklin said. "That was o...

Jul82020 by adminNo Comments

Ryder Cup to be postponed until 2021 due to coronavirus pandemic

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July 7 (UPI) -- With coronavirus cases spiking around the country, the PGA of America is electing to postpone the Ryder Cup until 2021. Sources told ESPN and the Golf Channel on Tuesday that the PGA of America and European Tour are expected to make the announcement Wednesday morning. Advertisement The 43rd Ryder Cup matches were originally scheduled to take place Sept. 25-27 at Whistling Straits in Sheboygan, Wisc. According to the outlets, the location and time frame of the event will remain the same next year. As a result of the Ryder Cup's impending postponement, the Presidents Cup -- originally set to run in 2021 from Sept. 30 through Oct. 3 at Quail Hollow in Charlotte, N.C. -- will move to 2022. According to ESPN, this year's Ryder Cup will take that window, and the next Ryder Cup -...

Jun152020 by adminNo Comments

Oscars 2021 ceremony postponed for two months

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Next year's Oscars ceremony has been pushed back by two months, the latest big celebrity event to have been affected by the coronavirus outbreak.The Academy Awards were due to take place on 28 February next year but have now been put back until 25 April.Organisers have also agreed to extend the eligibility window beyond 31 December 2020 to the end of February.Next year's British Academy Film Awards (Baftas) have been pushed back to 11 April, keeping in line with the Oscars. The pandemic has already halted work on a number of films which were due to be released by the end of the year.The Oscars has only been delayed three times before - due to LA flooding in 1938; after the assassination of Dr Martin Luther King Jr in 1968; and fo...

Apr32020 by adminNo Comments

Sports news LIVE: Premier League pledges £20m to NHS and £125m support for EFL and National League, Joshua vs Pulev POSTPONED due to coronavirus pandemic

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[unable to retrieve full-text content]We will bring you all the latest sports news and updates on how the coronavirus outbreak continues to affect the sporting calendar.. Headlines: Premier League confirm football season will not resume at start of May and will only start again when ‘it is safe to do so’ Premier League also announces plans for players to […] talkSPORT