The Labour party welcomed the return of grassroots activity but called for more details. “After a year of stopping and starting, gyms, leisure centres and local clubs need to be able to plan,” a spokesperson said. “The government must now set out the details for our daily lives and play its part in making sure everyone can enjoy the physical and mental health benefits of sport.” … [Read more...] about Crowds of up to 4,000 and grassroots sport to return after English lockdown
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Bucs Making Super Bowl Sees Tampa Become Only Third City to Achieve This Sports Trifecta
Led by Conn Smythe Trophy winner Victor Hedman, Nikita Kucherov and playoffs top scorer Brayden Point, the Lightning lost Game 1 before winning three straight games and eventually clinching the series in Game 6, securing a third major title for the Tampa Bay after the Bucs won Super Bowl XXXVII in 2003 and the Lightning themselves won their first Stanley Cup the following year. … [Read more...] about Bucs Making Super Bowl Sees Tampa Become Only Third City to Achieve This Sports Trifecta
Montana Lawmakers Advance Bill Banning Biological Males from Girls’ Sports
Be it enacted by the legislature of the State of Montana: Interscholastic, intercollegiate, intramural, or club athletic teams or sports that are sponsored by a public elementary or high school, a public institution of higher education, or any school or institution whose students or teams compete against a public school or institution of higher education must be expressly designated as one of the following based on biological sex: males, men, or boys; females, women, or girls; or coed or mixed. Athletic teams or sports designated for females, women, or girls may not be open to students of the male sex. … [Read more...] about Montana Lawmakers Advance Bill Banning Biological Males from Girls’ Sports
Sport England announces ‘golden reset’ to transform fitness and tackle obesity
Children and the most disadvantaged in society have been put at the heart of a “golden reset” for sport and activity, with Sport England announcing a new 10-year strategy to transform fitness levels and tackle obesity. As part of the plan, an additional £50m of support will be given to help grassroots sports such as netball and rugby recover from Covid-19 in 2021. … [Read more...] about Sport England announces ‘golden reset’ to transform fitness and tackle obesity
Spark Sport promise to cover all Super Smash Twenty20 matches in future
Spark’s coverage of 52 games also includes 28 on free-to-air – 13 on TVNZ 1 (seven women’s/six men’s) and 15 on Duke (seven women’s/eight men’s) – though both elimination finals and grand finals will be solely on the paid-for platform. … [Read more...] about Spark Sport promise to cover all Super Smash Twenty20 matches in future
Top Performers: Battle Sports 7-on-7 Miami
Domani Jackson, the Top247’s No. 1 ranked cornerback is as athletic as they come, plays with a ton of tenacity and like Singletary showed great feet, burst and when needed speed. He’s one of the fastest players in the country. Receivers knew he was there with a nudge he’d typically give on every snap. Ground Zero didn’t have the showing they wanted but Jackson showed he possess the all the traits with a lot of physical maturity still in the tank. … [Read more...] about Top Performers: Battle Sports 7-on-7 Miami
Ashley Tisdale shows off her bare baby bump while in a sports bra… after revealing she had the child’s name picked out before she got pregnant
She clarified: 'When I say that, it's because I usually am on a strict diet of no carbs and all these veggies and grains. o yeah, if I want a gluten-free bagel, I allow myself to have a gluten-free bagel! I let my body speak to what I need.' … [Read more...] about Ashley Tisdale shows off her bare baby bump while in a sports bra… after revealing she had the child’s name picked out before she got pregnant
COVID Restrictions: Santa Clara County Lifts Ban On Team Sports; Sharks To Return To SAP Center
“To ensure that all these athletes and their personnel are limiting any exposure to the broader community and basically keeping within their households or participating in their activities, because with close-contact sports, obviously there’s no social distancing,” said Santa Clara County Counsel James R. Williams. … [Read more...] about COVID Restrictions: Santa Clara County Lifts Ban On Team Sports; Sharks To Return To SAP Center
Hank Aaron obituary
In 1966 the Braves franchise moved to Atlanta’s Fulton County Stadium, a park so hitter-friendly it was known as “the launching pad”. It was a time when Atlanta was turning itself into a “big-league” city, and Aaron played a huge part in helping overcome its segregationist past. Having broken the 40 home run mark five times in his 12 seasons in Milwaukee, he did it four times in only eight years at Atlanta, and began to realise that if he kept himself in good physical condition then Ruth’s record was within reach. … [Read more...] about Hank Aaron obituary
Sibley and Buttler finish off Sri Lanka to wrap up series victory for England
Asked to complete the second highest chase at the ground, England lost Crawley for 13 as Embuldeniya completed a full house of four dismissals against the Kent man. Despite the breakthrough the walls never closed on in England, with too many soft balls on the pads and a cautious field that allowed low-risk runs. There was intent too, though, with Sibley middling a sweep for four and Jonny Bairstow hoisting six over long-on and, somewhat comically, into a bucket of white paint. … [Read more...] about Sibley and Buttler finish off Sri Lanka to wrap up series victory for England