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COVID-19 pandemic.Frank Halligan is the convener of KASSAA, the Kingston-area Secondary School Athletic Association.“If there was an opportunity we would have gone forward,” Halligan said.“But just to be safe, at this point in time the protocol suggests that we postpone all fall sports.”Not taking to the court will be girls’ basketball and boys’ volleyball. No football or field hockey.

PHOENIX – David Peralta slapped a bases-loaded single through the right side of the infield with one out in the ninth inning to push the Arizona Diamondbacks past the streaking Oakland Athletics 4-3 on Monday night.The Diamondbacks won their fifth straight game and are above .500 for the first time this season. They needed the ninth-inning rally after blowing a late lead.The A’s trailed 3-1 going into the eighth but came back to tie it after loading the bases with one out.

PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia Public League is suspending all fall sports until January 2021. The Philadelphia Public League is the interscholastic sports league for the public high schools in Philadelphia.The decision, which impacts thousands of young athletes, including those working towards college scholarships, was made after Pennsylvania Gov.

(Photo by: Visions of America/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia Public League is suspending all fall sports until January 2021. The Philadelphia Public League is the interscholastic sports league for the public high schools in Philadelphia.In the wake of that announcement, the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) put their fall sports plans on pause for two weeks.

OAKLAND, Calif. – Benches cleared during the seventh inning of the Astros-Athletics series finale Sunday, tempers flaring at last between the AL West rivals months after Houston's sign-stealing scandal was brought to light by Oakland pitcher Mike Fiers.Oakland's Ramon Laureano was hit by a pitch from Humberto Castellanos with one out in the seventh. He began exchanging words with Astros hitting coach Alex Cintron, then left first base, threw down his batting helmet and began sprinting toward Cintron.Astros catcher Dustin Garneau tackled Laureano before the A's outfielder got to the hitting coach.

Athletics chiefs have apologised to fans after the sold-out British Championships were rescheduled for behind closed doors.

OSLO – Svein Arne Hansen, the president of European Athletics and longtime organizer of the Bislett Games in Norway, has died. He was 74.The Norwegian Athletics Association confirmed Hansen's death on Saturday, saying there had been several complications with his health after he suffered a stroke on March 15.“Many are mourning the loss of one of the sports leaders who has left indelible marks for 50 years in the service of sports,” the federation said.Hansen spent 24 years as director of the Bislett meet in the Norwegian capital, Oslo — often a venue for distance-running world records — and 12 as president of Norway's track and field federation.

Tributes have been paid to a former athletics coach and youth worker who is credited with having changed hundreds of children's lives.Granddad Ray Fitzpatrick was a fixture at Stockport Harriers for over three decades.A former lorry driver, mechanic and engineer, he also volunteered at local scout groups and he and his wife of 54 years Winifred fostered dozens of children.He also once made national headlines after protecting renowned long distance runner Zola Budd from protesters at a top race meeting.Ray, also known as Fitzy, died last month at the age of 74 after a short illness.His death is not believed to be related to coronavirus.His friends and family have now paid a moving a tribute saying 'he only ever thought of others' and that

Athletics will get around lockdown restrictions tomorrow by staging an international competition - in back gardens almost 5,000 miles apart.

With the provincial budget cuts, the University of Alberta athletics department already had to make make some changes. Add in the impact of COVID-19 and athletics director Ian Reade felt compelled to let athletes, coaches and alumni know about the financial trouble the department is facing.

D-Nice's Club Quarantine Instagram Live parties have been the place to be.

New UK Athletics chairman Nic Coward believes the Tokyo 2020 Olympics should be postponed due to the coronavirus.

The boss of UK Athletics has called for the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics to be postponed due to the "intense" mental strain the uncertainty is having on athletes.