The coronavirus in Japan has brought not just an epidemic of infections, but also an onslaught of bullying and discrimination against the sick, their families and health workers. A government campaign to raise awareness seems to be helping, at least for medical workers. When Arisa Kadono tested positive and was hospitalized in early April, she was only identified as a woman in her 20s in food business.
While many residents in Iran's capital are taking advantage of loosened COVID-19 controls, some worry about a new spike in infections in what remains the Middle East's deadliest virus epicentre. The government began paring back coronavirus controls outside Tehran on April 11, arguing that the economy -- already sagging under punitive US sanctions -- needed to get back to bare bones operations. It allowed small businesses to reopen in the capital a week later, before permitting malls to welcome customers on April 21 and barbers on Wednesday.
The dynamic entrepreneur talked up the possibility of an immediate move to Texas or Nevada as he announced a lawsuit in connection to a plant in California.
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To mask or not to mask while getting fresh air is the question many of us are asking ourselves. According to the CDC, we should wear masks in “areas of significant community-based transmission”, such as grocery stores and pharmacies. While the CDC doesn’t list the outdoors as a high-density space, that doesn’t necessarily mean it’s OK to exercise outdoors mask-free.
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Australia is well into its second month of Covid-19 lockdowns and every state enforcing physical distancing laws slightly differently.
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Forerunner of the modern AFL, the VFL hosted its first round of matches on 8 May 1897, but who took home the competition’s inaugural premiership?
Melbourne
Geelong
Collingwood
Essendon
Perhaps the greatest ODI batsman in history was born on 8 May 1970, but which of these statements about Michael Bevan is true?
First Canberra-born cricketer to represent Australia
First man to play 300 ODIs
First man to retire with an ODI average above 60
A man who took his nickname “The Finisher” to such extremes he was always the first to clear his plate during team meals
Wally Lewis claimed his final State of Origin man of the match award on 8 May 1991, but on how many occasions was the Emperor of Lang Park considered best afield in his 31 Origin appearances?
31
20
12
8
The tennis circuit should be in the middle of the European clay season right now, counting down to Roland Garros and Ash Barty’s defence of the Coupe Suzanne Lenglen. But can you remember who the Queenslander beat in last year’s French Open final?
Simona Halep
Naomi Osaka
Markéta Vondroušová
Amanda Anisimova
Mark Williams won his third world snooker title on 7 May 2018, 15 years after his second, but during his celebrations, how did he honour a bet he had made at the beginning of the tournament?
By appearing at his post-win press conference nude
By taking a midnight dip in the nearby River Don
By reciting Hamlet’s soliloquy in the middle of one of England’s most important regional theatres
By retiring
Melbourne Victory and Melbourne City have only met once in an A-League finals contest, and it happened on 8 May 2015 with Victory romping home 3-0. What was the official attendance that night?
60,873
50,873
40,873
30,873
Australian boxing great Lionel Rose died on 8 May 2011, but at what weight did he hold the lineal world title?
Flyweight
Bantamweight
Featherweight
Lightweight
Leicester City lifted the Premier League trophy on 7 May 2016, becoming the unlikeliest champions in the competition’s history. The presentation ceremony featured a spine-tingling rendition of Nessun Dorma from which tenor?
Andrea Bocelli
Placido Domingo
Luciano Pavarotti
Bryn Terfel
The Super Netball season was supposed to get underway last weekend with which side defending their premiership?
NSW Swifts
Sunshine Coast Lightning
Melbourne Vixens
Collingwood Magpies
Andrew McLeod made the first of his 340 AFL appearances for Adelaide on 5 May 1995, but who traded the dual Norm Smith medallist a few months earlier, without him ever pulling on that club’s guernsey?
Brisbane
Port Adelaide
Fremantle
West Coast
With just three seconds remaining in the deciding fifth game of the first round of the 1989 NBA playoffs Michael Jordan nailed “The Shot”. But who did the Chicago Bulls eliminate in such dramatic fashion on 7 May 31 years ago?
Boston Celtics
New York Knicks
Philadelphia 76ers
Cleveland Cavaliers
Australia began their campaign to secure a maiden ICC Women’s T20 World Cup on 6 May 2010 with a group match against England. Both teams finished 104 all out, and both ended the super over six for two. How was the result decided?
Coin toss
Fewest extras
Most sixes
Points shared
The eyes of the football world were trained on Milan on 6 May 1970 to witness which Dutch side become the first to lift the European Cup?
Ajax
Feyenoord
PSV Eindhoven
FC Twente
The magical four-minute barrier for the mile was broken by Roger Bannister on 6 May 1954 in Oxford, but whose record did he overhaul to set the new mark?
John Landy
Herb Elliott
Peter Snell
Gunder Hägg
Dan Christian was born on 4 May 1983. A successful all-rounder at first-class and 50-over level, Christian has made the T20 franchise circuit his own. How many professional teams (states, counties and franchises) has he represented during his career?
17
12
8
5
13 and above.
Congratulations. Top of the class
10 and above.
You've been immersed in nostalgic re-runs, haven't you?
7 and above.
No disgrace in being average
4 and above.
Plenty of room for improvement
0 and above.
Perhaps use isolation to read up on some history?
Continue reading...The NSW premier is trying to project a sense of order during Covid-19 but the men in her team are indulging in a kind of sabotage
Since well before Christmas the New South Wales premier, Gladys Berejiklian, has been dealing with crises: first the drought, then bushfires that ravaged her state, then the Covid-19 pandemic that has affected everyone.
Every morning at 8am Berejiklian fronts the media for her Covid-19 briefing, trying to project a sense of calm, order and empathy, urging the people of NSW to stick with the restrictions.
Continue reading...THE boss of Costa Coffee has announced the new rules for customers following the reopening of a number of branches.
When CBS Friday announced a series order for Silence of the Lambs sequel Clarice starring Rebecca Breeds, the announcement included three key new cast members whose deals had closed after the coronavirus pandemic suspended all pilot production in mid-March, Kal Penn, Nick Sandow and Michael Cudlitz. Designated Survivor and The Good Doctor alum Penn became available after NBC/Universal […]
Chelsea star Christian Pulisic says he will be "forever" grateful to Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp for giving him his first chance to impress at Borussia Dortmund.
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The Premier League's Project Restart plan could 'cost lives' if competition is resumed prematurely during the coronavirus pandemic, warns Brighton chief executive Paul Barber.
The UFC is returning after an involuntary eight-week break in what will be the U.S.’s first major sporting event since the coronavirus pandemic shut down much of the world two months ago.
F1 remains hopeful that the season can start in early July with a doubleheader at the Austrian Grand Prix. But even if it does, it will likely lack its usual festive atmosphere.
In the latest instalment of our Hindsight In 2020 series: The first baseman had one of the prettiest swings in baseball, but manager Cito Gaston and hitting coach Willie Upshaw wanted Olerud to generate more power.
The new system will be numbered from one to five, with level five being the most serious.
Japanese medical workers and infected patients have reported widespread incidents of discrimination amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Kane Cornes has slammed the Adelaide Football Club after a serious breach of the AFL’s training protocols.
The Kansas City Chiefs will open defence of their Super Bowl championship by hosting Houston on September 10 (Sept. 11 AEST) in the NFL’s annual kick-off game — pending developments in the coronavirus pandemic, of course.
The AFL has decided to take the opposite approach to the NRL, telling clubs that players and officials don't have to have a flu vaccination.
Super Rugby trans-Tasman finals appear unlikely as Rugby Australia looks to lock in a July 3 domestic reboot, which is set to include the Western Force.
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New Zealand Rugby has engaged in talks with a multi-billion-dollar American investment firm about taking a stake in the struggling sport.
Renault boss Cyril Abiteboul says the team are keen to secure a new deal with Daniel Ricciardo for 2021.
Ronaldo Souza has been ruled out of UFC 249 after he and two of his cornermen tested positive for COVID-19.
Teams will be allowed to make five substitutions per match after the International Football Association Board (IFAB) made a temporary amendment to football’s laws to cope with returning from the coronavirus-enforced break.
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Netflix’s The Last Dance has removed a ‘disrespectful’ dig at former US president Barack Obama.
Episodes seven and eight of The Last Dance premiere on May 11 with Michael Jordan’s relationships with his Chicago Bulls teammates to the fore.
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West Ham vice-chairman Karren Brady says clubs may even have to disinfect the grass at their training grounds to ensure players can return to work safely.
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Sonny Bill Williams would happily jump in the ring with Mike Tyson, but the former heavyweight champ will only make a sensational ring return to fight “another bona fide boxer.”
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Experienced list manager Stephen Silvagni has called on the AFL to keep list sizes the same moving forward, despite the impact COVID-19 has had on the competition.
A devastating elbow combination has seen Calvin Kattar beat Jeremy Stephens at UFC249 by a second round TKO.
Chelsea legend Petr Cech has revealed he played through part of two title-winning seasons with two TORN shoulders.
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US President Trump has congratulated UFC for restarting the sports world on Saturday night after a nearly two-month hiatus.