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FRIDAY 13 MARCH 2020 SPORTSPORT 18 CRICKET FOOTBALL It's so difficult to play a side like this. I don't understand Y’S First ODI Amir Cup with the quality they have the football they play: Jurgen A Australia vs New Quarter-final Klopp hits out at Atletico Madrid's defensive approach after D Zealand Al Sadd vs O ACTION Liverpool were knocked out of the Champions League. TODAY’S T in Sydney Al Wakrah Tokyo 2020 torch lit behind closed doors in ancient Olympia ATHENS — REUTERS Greek actress Xanthi Georgiou, playing the role of High organisations around the world announce drastic measures. Priestess, lights the flame during the Olympic flame lighting taking significant measures to US President Donald The Tokyo 2020 Olympics ceremony for the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics, yesterday. contain the spread of the coro- Trump suspended travel from torch relay got under way navirus,” IOC President Europe, except for the UK, for yesterday when the flame was Thomas Bach said. 30 days starting Friday, and lit by the rays of the sun in “The Tokyo Games are hard-hit Italy tightened its ancient Olympia in a scaled- delivered by an all-star, all- lockdown. down ceremony over- Japan team with outstanding As of Wednesday, Japan shadowed by the coronavirus support and cooperation on all had 620 cases and 15 deaths, pandemic. levels of government,” he told excluding people on a cruise Actress Xanthi Georgiou, in a small crowd of invited guest ship that was quarantined near the role of high priestess, used on a sun-drenched morning Yokohama last month, a parabolic mirror at the site of inside the ancient stadium, according to the health min- the ancient Greek Olympics to nestled in the western istry. Experts say the tally may ignite the torch, before handing Peloponnese. be deceptively low due to the it to Greek Olympic shooting The ceremony was the limited number of tests in champion Anna Korakaki, the first since 1984 to be held Japan compared with many first woman to ever launch an without spectators on the other countries. Olympic relay. grassy slopes of the stadium, Tokyo Games chief Yoshiro Korakaki subsequently lit and only a few dozen Mori has called any talk of the torch of Japanese runner accredited officials were postponement “outrageous”, Mizuki Noguchi, the 2004 allowed to watch the lighting while yesterday Tokyo Gov- Olympic marathon champion. at the nearby Temple of Hera. ernor Yuriko Koike said she The torch will be handed over The World Health Organi- believed cancellation was not to Tokyo Games organisers in well as the International amid mounting speculation that “Nineteen weeks before the zation (WHO) described the an option, although she Athens on March 19 after a Olympic Committee (IOC) have they could be cancelled or post- opening ceremony of the coronavirus outbreak as a pan- acknowledged that the pan- seven-day relay in Greece. insisted the Games will go ahead poned as the virus spreads games we are strengthened in demic for the first time, demic label would affect future Tokyo Games organisers as as planned on July 24- Aug. 9, rapidly across the globe. our commitment by many... prompting more countries to discussions. Russian federation fined F1: Australian Grand Prix in $10m for breaching chaos as McLaren pulls out anti-doping rules REUTERS — MOSCOW be once again suspended if AFP — MELBOURNE Russia fails to pay half of the The Russian athletics feder- $10m fine by July 1, World McLaren pulled out of the ation has been fined $10m Athletics said. season-opening Australian for breaching anti-doping That followed the pro- Grand Prix yesterday after a rules and a maximum of 10 visional suspension of the team member tested positive for Russian track and field federation’s president at the coronavirus, throwing the race athletes will be allowed to time, Dmitry Shlyakhtin, into chaos. compete at the Tokyo and six other people for The employee was among at Olympics as neutrals, World having provided false least five Formula One personnel Athletics said yesterday. explanations and forged -- four from Haas -- who went Russia’s athletics feder- documents to justify missed into isolation this week after ation was suspended in 2015 doping tests by high jumper showing flu-like symptoms after a report commissioned Danil Lysenko. typical of the virus. by the World Anti-Doping World Athletics President “The team member was Agency (WADA) found evi- Sebastian Coe said the body’s tested and self-isolated as soon dence of mass doping among council had felt “severely let as they started to show track and field athletes in the down” by the federation’s symptoms and will now be country. previous administration and treated by local healthcare Yet some of its officials that it had approved new cri- authorities,” McLaren said in a and senior coaches have teria for its reinstatement, statement, adding that he would since then been involved in including additional over- be quarantined. doping scandals, under- sight by international experts “The decision (to withdraw) mining the country’s efforts based in Russia. has been taken based on a duty to have the ban lifted. In recent months Russia of care not only to McLaren F1 Mechanics push the car of McLaren’s Carlos Sainz Jr. down the pitlane during practice in this file photo. World Athletics, the has stepped up its efforts to employees and partners, but also sport’s global body gov- have its athletes cleared to to the team’s competitors, ference packed with media. Asked why he felt the race “We’ll cross that bridge when erning, said yesterday it was compete internationally, Formula 1 fans and wider F1 “It seems that the rest of the was still on, Hamilton replied: we get to it,” he said. limiting to 10 the number of including with the stakeholders.” world is already reacting a little “Cash is king.” Australia has reported 150 Russians who could be eli- appointment of a new fed- Results of the tests for the bit late, but you have seen this Four-time world champion cases of coronavirus so far, gible to compete in track and eration president and the Haas staff have yet to be morning with (President Donald) Vettel said it was difficult to including among fans who field as neutrals at this year’s resignation of its executive revealed. Trump shutting down the border judge what to do as the virus attended the women’s T20 Tokyo Olympics. committee. McLaren’s decision to pull to Europe to the States, the NBA continues its spread. Cricket World Cup final and a It also reinstated the Russia is also in the out casts doubt over whether the suspended, yet Formula One “Obviously we have to trust Super Rugby match, both in Mel- process by which Russian process of appealing a four- race will be run without a full continues to go on. the FIA (International Auto- bourne last week. athletes can apply to year ban from competing complement of teams, and “It’s a concern I think for the mobile Federation) to take pre- European countries that are compete internationally as under its flag in many sports whether others will follow suit. people here. It’s quite a big circus cautions as much as they can, but home to many of the F1 teams neutrals after demonstrating at major international events World champion Lewis Ham- that’s come here, it’s definitely I think the answer that nobody and journalists at the grand prix that they train in a doping- as punishment for having ilton earlier yesterday said he concerning for me.” can give you at the moment is have had far more cases. free environment. provided WADA with doc- was “very surprised” that it was The Mercedes star, who is how much you can control what Despite concerns, fans That vetting process will tored laboratory data. going ahead as fears mount gunning to match Michael Schu- is going on,” he said. flocked to Albert Park yesterday about the spread of the disease. macher’s record seven world “As a matter of fact, we are for a Supercars qualifying World Athletics, the sport’s global body “I am really very, very sur- crowns this season, sat alongside here so you just try to take care session. governing, said yesterday it was limiting to 10 prised that we’re here. I don’t Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel and as much as you can.” “I’m not worried, I’m washing the number of Russians who could be eligible think it’s great that we have races Renault’s Daniel Ricciardo in the Haas team principal Guenther my hands and that’s the best to compete in track and field as neutrals at this but it really is shocking that we’re media session, but a large open Steiner said they had not yet dis- thing to do,” said spectator year’s Tokyo Olympics. all sitting in this room,” he said space separated them from the cussed what to do if any of their Robert Clarke as he used a hand- at an official pre-race press con- press. employees tested positive. sanitiser station. ATP suspends men’s tour for six weeks REUTERS — LONDON this time in order to protect the all and we must all do every- health and safety of our players, thing we can to reduce its The ATP suspended its profes- staff, the wider tennis com- spread. sional men’s tennis tour for six munity and general public The International Tennis We believe this is the weeks yesterday, citing health in the face of this global Federation (ITF) postponed all concerns over the coronavirus pandemic,” he said.

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