Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has agreed to extend until 1 August 2020 the deadline for the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) to verify the eligibility of all 4.0 and 4.5 class players set to compete at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.In January 2020, the IPC announced that the IWBF was non-compliant with the IPC ...

Andy Murray will play in a tournament organised by brother Jamie that will raise money for NHS Charities Together.‘Schroders Battle of the Brits’ will take place behind closed doors at the National Tennis Centre in Roehampton from 23-28 June.The tournament, which will have singles and doubles champions, will feature the likes of Kyle Edmund and Dan Evans and will be ...

Roger Federer is the first tennis player to top the annual Forbes list of the world’s highest paid athletes, overtaking footballer Lionel Messi.Federer, 38, moved up four places after earning £86.2m in the past year – about £81m of it in endorsements.Cristiano Ronaldo (£85m), Messi (£84m) and Neymar (£77.5m) come next, while American basketball player LeBron James (£71.5m) completes the ...

England have named 14 uncapped players in a group of 55 that have been asked to return to training in preparation for a revamped international summer.Reece Topley, who has not played for England in four years after a long struggle with injury, is also included.England are likely to need to separate Test and limited-overs squads to cope with a congested ...

Coronavirus replacements could be allowed in England’s summer Test series against West Indies and Pakistan.The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is in talks with the International Cricket Council (ICC) over changes to the playing conditions.This month the ICC revealed plans to ban the use of saliva to shine the ball amid the coronavirus pandemic.Currently, the only reason a player ...