As coronavirus sweeps the globe, the old adage is true: Coughs and sneezes spread diseases

Hundreds of flights have been cancelled. Tourists are stranded, quarantined in their hotels. World stock markets are in freefall, and there are reports of desperate shoppers stockpiling crates of supplies – from nappies to medicines to toilet roll. Sales of surgical spirit have surged and Boots announced it has sold out of anti-bacterial hand gel. There’s … Read more

Laura Kenny crash: Four-time gold medalist left with cut under eye in first event in the omnium

Four-time gold medallist Laura Kenny CRASHES as British cyclist is bloodied and bruised at the World Track Cycling Championships just a month on from breaking her shoulder Laura Kenny crashed at the World Track Cycling Championships in Berlin The Briton said it was a ‘risk’ competing as she broke her shoulder last month  Reports of … Read more

Piers Morgan slams transgender weightlifter competing against women for Olympics spot

Piers Morgan slams gold medal-winning transgender weightlifter for destroying women’s right to a fair go as she closes in on a berth at the Tokyo Olympics Piers Morgan claims women’s sport is suffering because of transgender athletes  He believes transgender women should not to compete in female divisions  Trans weightlifter Laurel Hubbard won gold metals … Read more

Russia use delaying tactics in bid to compete at Olympics despite ban for state-sponsored doping

Russia use delaying tactics in a bid to compete at 2020 Olympics despite four-year ban for running state-sponsored doping programmes The World Anti-Doping Agency last year imposed a four-year ban on the country The Russian Anti-Doping Agency want more time to build a case for an appeal A delay could mean they would be able … Read more

Coronavirus chaos: Ireland’s Six Nations clash with Italy in doubt among multiple other events

Coronavirus causes sporting chaos with Ireland’s Six Nations clash with Italy in doubt and Tokyo Olympics and Cheltenham Festival at risk too in light of epidemic described as ‘the new war’ Coronavirus outbreak is threatening the postponement of major sport events Ireland are due to play Italy in the Six Nations on March 7 at … Read more

British coronavirus couple’s family reveal quarantined pair are struggling with their mental health

British couple David and Sally Abel, from Northamptonshire, are struggling with poor mental health in a Japanese hospital after cruel online trolls accused them of ‘milking it’. The pair, who were on the Diamond Princess cruise for their 50th wedding anniversary, were both been diagnosed with pneumonia before being moved to a hospital. It comes … Read more

Third Diamond Princess passenger, 80, dies of coronavirus

British coronavirus couple’s family reveal quarantined pair are struggling with their mental health in Japanese hospital and slam online trolls who accuse them of ‘milking it’ as third Diamond Princess passenger dies By Sophie Law For Mailonline Published: 12:38 GMT, 23 February 2020 | Updated: 12:53 GMT, 23 February 2020     An elderly man … Read more