We re very disappointed for Alex, he s said that he s shattered (at) not being able to come. It s been a dream since he was a child to represent Australia at the Olympic Games, but he has sent his very best wishes for the rest of the team.
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The Detail podcast explores why it s so likely that some Olympic athletes will have a stunning fall from grace when they get busted for doping. The plight of de Minaur’s doubles partner for the Olympics, John Pearce, has not been confirmed “We do know that no other tennis players have had physical contact with Alex since he left Wimbledon on July 5, where he tested negative,” Chesterman said.
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Los Angeles County, the most populated county in the U.S., will once again require people to wear masks indoors – regardless of vaccination status – due to a recent surge in new COVID-19 cases.
The startling change, announced exactly a month after California became one of the last in the country to reopen and drop coronavirus mandates, aims to stunt an uptick in new cases combined with the spread of the highly infectious delta variant. It will go into effect at 11:59 p.m. Saturday. This is an all-hands-on-deck moment, the county‘s health officer, Dr. Muntu Davis, said during a Thursday afternoon press briefing.
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Los Angeles County, the most populated county in the U.S., will once again require people to wear masks indoors – regardless of vaccination status – due to a recent surge in new COVID-19 cases.
The startling change, announced exactly a month after California became one of the last in the country to reopen and drop coronavirus mandates, aims to stunt an uptick in new cases combined with the spread of the highly infectious delta variant. It will go into effect at 11:59 p.m. Saturday.
Published July 16, 2021, 10:11 AM
In this file photo, Bradley Beal of the United States passes against Nigeria during an exhibition game at Michelob ULTRA Arena ahead of the Tokyo Olympic Games on July 10, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / AFP)
NBA guard Bradley Beal will not play for the US Olympic basketball team in Tokyo while forward Jerami Grant has joined him in COVID-19 protocols, USA Basketball announced Thursday.
A roster replacement for Beal will be named later, likely from a squad of NBA players who have worked with the Olympic squad during a Las Vegas training camp the past 10 days.