Entertainment

• Wednesday, March 4th 2020 - 07:11 UTC

  IOC tells the world “to prepare for the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020”

  

  The International Olympic Committee said on Tuesday it is confident this summer's Tokyo Games will open as scheduled in July amid concerns over possible disruptions caused by the current worldwide coronavirus outbreak.

• Wednesday, March 4th 2020 - 06:40 UTC

  Football matches in Italy and Spain with a high expected attendance suspended or played behind closed doors

  

  Italy and Spain are adopting drastic measures regarding soccer matches because of concerns about the coronavirus outbreak. The Coppa Italia semi-final second leg match between Juventus and AC Milan in Turin on Wednesday has been postponed indefinitely because of concerns about the coronavirus outbreak, the ANSA news agency and other Italian media said on Tuesday.

• Saturday, February 22nd 2020 - 09:10 UTC

  Brazil distributes 128 million condoms ahead of Carnival festivities

  

  Brazil’s Ministry of Health has begun to distribute the 128.6 million condoms purchased to guarantee the protection of those who participate in Carnival 2020 later this month. Officials said that by the beginning of the Carnival period, all states in the country will have been supplied.

• Friday, February 21st 2020 - 08:01 UTC

  Brazil unveils statute of Pele, to celebrate 50th anniversary of 1970 World Cup

  

  The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) unveiled a statue of Pele at its headquarters on Thursday, the first of a series of events to commemorate June’s 50th anniversary of the team’s third World Cup triumph.

• Thursday, February 20th 2020 - 18:26 UTC

  Pep Guardiola openly attacks his ex club Barcelona in defense of Manchester City

  

  Pep Guardiola went to war with his former club Barcelona on Wednesday as Manchester City's manager defended his current employers in the wake of their European ban. Barca president Josep Maria Bartomeu has “thanked” UEFA for banning City from the Champions League and Europa League for two years, a shock sentence handed out on Friday which the Premier League champions plan to appeal.

• Thursday, February 20th 2020 - 08:32 UTC

  London: She played her violin while surgeons removed a tumor in the brain

  

  A violinist helped surgeons avoid damage to her brain during surgery to remove a tumor by playing her instrument, the UK hospital where she underwent the innovative procedure said. Surgeons came up with the novel approach to ensure that areas of Dagmar Turner's brain responsible for intricate hand movements were not affected during the precision

• Tuesday, February 18th 2020 - 13:40 UTC

  Falklands completes successfully Badminton Cup, despite Argentina; Canada wins both categories

  

  The Falkland Islands female team competing at the Badminton Pan Am Cup in Brazil gallantly completed its participation in the four-day event, despite protests and bullying from Argentina. Meanwhile Canada successfully defended both titles on finals day at the Pan Am Male and Female Cup.

• Saturday, February 15th 2020 - 08:20 UTC

  Manchester City banned from EU competition and fined for breaching financial fair play rules; the club will appeal

  

  English champions Manchester City have been banned from European competition for the next two seasons and fined 30 million Euros by European soccer's governing body UEFA after an investigation into alleged breaches of Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules.

• Thursday, February 13th 2020 - 10:15 UTC

  Argentina/Falklands dispute at the Badminton Pan Am Cup 2020 in Brazil

  

  Argentina is threatening a Falkland Islands team to play under the name “Islas Malvinas” or to pull out of an international competition, it has been claimed. Falkland Islands Badminton are vowing to “not give in to bullies” amid alleged tensions ahead of the Badminton Pan Am Male & Female Cup 2020, which is due to commence on Thursday.

• Wednesday, February 5th 2020 - 07:00 UTC

  Premier League demands improved VAR; Football Association foreign players numbers controversy

  

  Premier League chief executive Richard Masters admits his organization must try to improve VAR after a season marred by controversy surrounding the review technology. A recent survey from opinion polling firm YouGov showed more than two-thirds of Premier League fans questioned believe VAR has made the game less enjoyable since it was introduced into the English top-flight.