Reports of this summer’s Tokyo Olympic Games being canceled due to Covid-19 are “categorically untrue”, the International Olympic Committee said in a statement to CNN on Friday. The Japanese government also said on Friday that it is determined the Games will go ahead following an unconfirmed report that a cancellation might be imminent. On Friday,
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Rising tennis star Paula Badosa announced on Thursday that she has tested positive for Covid-19 — the first known Australian Open player to contract the virus. The 23-year-old Spaniard is among dozens of players now quarantining in Melbourne ahead of the Grand Slam event next month. “I have some bad news. Today I received a
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The Japanese government is determined that the Tokyo Olympics will go ahead, organizers said Friday, following an unconfirmed report that cancellation of the Games might be imminent. On Friday, the Times of London, citing an unnamed senior member of the ruling coalition, reported that Japanese authorities had privately concluded that the Olympics could not proceed
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Here are the local scores from Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS BOYS HOOPS Capital City (73) Helias (82) FINAL Blair Oaks (90) Licking (44) FINAL Moberly (77) Mexico (71) FINAL Hallsville (63) Salisbury (66) FINAL HS GIRLS HOOPS South Callaway (58) New Haven (39) FINAL
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team has found its newest addition in veteran NFL coach Steve Wilks. #NewZOU pic.twitter.com/7VYClLGG1N— Eliah Drinkwitz (@CoachDrinkwitz) January 21, 2021 “Steve has a strong reputation as a man of character and a leader of men. His experiences both as an NFL head coach and defensive coordinator are exactly what
Continue Reading This year has not started well for Real Madrid. The Spanish giant was booted out of the Copa del Rey on Wednesday after a humiliating defeat to third-division club Alcoyano. Zinedine Zidane’s side had taken the lead through Eder Militao late in the first half but was forced into extra time by a late goal
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Here are the local scores from Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS GIRLS HOOPS Smith-Cotton 18 | Helias 68 FINAL Harrisburg 33 | Macon 57 FINAL HS BOYS HOOPS Rock Bridge 50 | Lincoln Prep 47 FINAL Iberia 71 | Russellville 32 FINAL HS WRESTLING Helias
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou defensive line coach Brick Haley is leaving the program, according to PowerMizzou.com and others reports. A Mizzou spokesperson would not comment on those reports. Haley came to Columbia ahead of the 2017 season. Head coach Eli Drinkwitz kept him on staff after Barry Odom was fired in 2019. Drinkwitz now has
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Congratulations to Boonville’s Kennedy Renfrow for winning our Week 2 SportsZone Basketball play of the week. You can watch her score five points in less than 10 seconds in the video player above. Up next – Boonville will host Blair Oaks Thursday at 7:30 p.m.
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Although the freakish past 12 months has led to tragedy for many and huge disruption to the sporting calendar, golfer Tyrrell Hatton will look back on 2020 as a breakthrough year. He began it recovering from wrist surgery and sat 32nd in the world rankings, but by the end of the year he was in
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Novak Djokovic says his “good” intentions were “misconstrued” after a list of proposals he sent to Craig Tiley, the CEO of Tennis Australia, prompted a backlash from sections of the public. The Serb’s suggestions would have loosened the restrictions on the quarantining tennis players ahead of next month’s Australian Open and make their acclimation to
Continue Reading Golfing great Annika Sorenstam has defended her decision to accept the Presidential Medal of Freedom a day after rioters stormed the US Capitol. Sorenstam, a 10-time major winner, said she wasn’t going to “second guess” accepting the honor on January 7. Five people were killed as a result of the insurrection and authorities are investigating
Continue Reading As she adjusts to life quarantining ahead of the Australian Open, tennis star Sloane Stephens has revealed she is mourning the death of her grandfather, less than a week after announcing that her grandmother and aunt had passed away due to Covid-19. The 2017 US Open champion is currently undergoing a strict 14-day quarantine at
Continue Reading Tiger Woods‘ season is on pause after the 15-time major champion underwent a back operation for the fifth time in his career. A statement on his social media channels said the 45-year-old had experienced “discomfort” whilst playing at the PNC Championship in December and had had a successful “procedure to remove a pressurized disc fragment
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou big man Jeremiah Tilmon scored a game-high 19 points in the Tigers 81-70 win over South Carolina. The senior also brought down 10 rebounds. Watch: A well deserved ovation from the crowd as #Mizzou big man Jeremiah Tilmon checked out of the game with 19 points and 10 rebounds. We'll have
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Here are the local scores from Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. GIRLS HOOPS Blair Oaks 20 | Rock Bridge 56 FINAL Troy 56 | Hickman 47 FINAL Tolton 34 | Fulton 40 FINAL Southern Boone 67 | Versailles 34 FINAL BOYS HOOPS Helias 52 | Jefferson
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The quarantine controversy over tennis’ Australian Open has raised questions about whether large-scale international sporting events can take place in the middle of a pandemic and could offer a preview of the difficulties facing this summer’s Tokyo Olympics. Players arriving in the Australian state of Victoria have been placed into a 14-day quarantine ahead of
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The New York Mets have fired general manager Jared Porter after he reportedly sent explicit pictures to a female reporter in 2016. ESPN reported that Porter sent unsolicited, explicit texts and photos “culminating with a picture of an erect, naked penis” to the female reporter when he worked for the Chicago Cubs as the team’s
Continue Reading The rivalry between elite football clubs is already fierce, but it’s just been shot into new territory. As global fanbases shelter from the pandemic at home, a collaboration between Epic Games – the creator of the video game Fortnite – and the world of football has opened another sphere of competition online. “Fortnite has been
Continue Reading A record-breaking run chase at the Gabba saw India topple Australia to take an unlikely 2-1 series victory. India needed 328 to win on Tuesday — the final day of the four-test series — as Shubman Gill’s 91 and an unbeaten 89 from Rishabh Pant led the charge for the touring side. Pant hit the
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