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Chester Racecourse reveal plans for 5,000 spectators a day to attend May festival with mass on-site Covid testing and racegoers given staggered arrival times to avoid congestion Chester’s entire programme last year was staged behind closed doors Organisers claim a race day will lose money with less than 5,000 spectators Plan would need approval from … Read more
The Tokyo Olympics could go ahead behind-closed-doors because spectators are NOT a ‘must-have’, says IOC chief… and it’s ‘2021 or nothing’ with no chance of another postponement because of coronavirus Tokyo Games organisers are considering making the Olympics a TV-only event IOC president Thomas Bach says organisers have to be flexible with their plans Cased … Read more
Look out! Terrifying moment off-road buggy barrel rolls back down a huge hill narrowly missing spectators An off-road driver in Ohio had a lucky escape when his buggy rolled down a hill The driver and spectators survived the crash but his vehicle was badly damaged Terrifying footage of the crash was filmed by an onlooker … Read more
Theatre-goers and sport spectators could get 24-hour ‘Covid passes’ if they test negative allowing them to cram back into venues knowing they are safe Matt Hancock reveals government has thrown its weight behind new rapid tests Officials have been told to move at ‘extreme pace’ to get crowds back at events Mr Hancock says pregnancy-style … Read more
Spectators will be allowed to attend World Snooker Championship final as Government confirm pilot events for safe return of crowds to start at the Crucible Spectators will be allowed to attend the World Snooker Championship Final Government confirmed pilot events for safe return of crowds to sport An October 1 return for fans in other … Read more
Fans FINALLY return to watch live British sport with 1,000 spectators in attendance for Surrey’s friendly against Middlesex… as The Oval hosts the first test event with social distancing guidelines in place Alternate rows were used and advisory signs were on show for a friendly match There were limited number of members in assigned seats … Read more
Silverstone boss Stuart Pringle warns British Grand Prix ‘is not a given’ even if it takes place behind closed doors as he urges F1 to make decision on race Formula One are lining up two races behind close doors in Austria in early July It is hoped that two further races could then follow at … Read more
2020 OLYMPIC GAMES The 2020 Olympic Games has been postponed until 2021 on March 24 – becoming one of the last major sporting events this summer to fall victim to the coronavirus. Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe held a crucial conference call with Olympics chief Thomas Bach on Tuesday to formally decide a plan and … Read more
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
Horse racing fans from across the UK will have their eyes on the Cheltenham Festival as the hotly-anticipated four-day meet kicks off today. But while the action on the track is front and centre at the racecourse itself, for viewers watching from home – or reading about it after the fact – there is also … Read more