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Hong Kong Open Badminton Falls Victim To Covid Policies

Hong Kong's top badminton tournament has been cancelled because of stringent anti-Covid policies which required players to compete in an "isolation bubble", organisers said on Thursday. The Hong Kong Open, scheduled for November 8-13, has not been held since the pandemic began and the latest announcement dealt a fresh blow to the Chinese city's ambitions to reboot its decimated sports scene. The Hong Kong Badminton Association said there was "no viable option" but to cancel because the city's anti-epidemic measures -- which follow China's zero-Covid strategy -- differed from that of other World Tour events.

Dirk Nowitzki becomes first player to have number retired by German Basketball Federation

COLOGNE, Germany — Dirk Nowitzki now has a number retired on two continents.

Olympic great Scott Moir credits coaches-turned-colleagues for rediscovering his love of skating

Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir came out of retirement to compete at the 2018 Olympics with a "stone cold" focus.

China World Indoor Athletics tournament postponed to 2025

The World Indoor Athletics Championships that were scheduled for China next year have been postponed until March 2025, organisers announced Thursday, with Beijing's zero-Covid policy continuing to cast a shadow on international events.

Track's world indoors in China postponed again to 2025

The world indoor track championships in China were postponed for a third time Thursday, pushing the event first scheduled for 2020 back to 2025.

Hong Kong Open Badminton Falls Victim To Covid Policies

Hong Kong's top badminton tournament has been cancelled because of stringent anti-Covid policies which required players to compete in an "isolation bubble", organisers said on Thursday. The Hong Kong Open, scheduled for November 8-13, has not been held since the pandemic began and the latest announcement dealt a fresh blow to the Chinese city's ambitions to reboot its decimated sports scene. The Hong Kong Badminton Association said there was "no viable option" but to cancel because the city's anti-epidemic measures -- which follow China's zero-Covid strategy -- differed from that of other World Tour events.

Finally a sense of normalcy for Canadian figure skaters after COVID-plagued seasons

Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier had competed under a COVID-19 cloud for the better part of two seasons — from worrying about getting sick, to competing in front of no fans, to not being able to compete at all.

From Olympics gold to drug confession: The Joseph Schooling timeline

SINGAPORE: The gold medal win in the 100m butterfly event at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games propelled Joseph Schooling to international stardom.

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Hong Kong Open Badminton Falls Victim To Covid Policies

Dirk Nowitzki becomes first player to have number retired by German Basketball Federation

Olympic great Scott Moir credits coaches-turned-colleagues for rediscovering his love of skating

China World Indoor Athletics tournament postponed to 2025

Track's world indoors in China postponed again to 2025

Hong Kong Open Badminton Falls Victim To Covid Policies

Finally a sense of normalcy for Canadian figure skaters after COVID-plagued seasons

From Olympics gold to drug confession: The Joseph Schooling timeline