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Thousands of fans looked pleased to be back as they returned to Wembley Stadium for the first in more than a year for tonight's FA Cup semi-final between Leicester City and Southampton.
Hibbing, MN, USA / 93.9 WTBX Apr 17, 2021 6:39 PM SHEFFIELD, England (Reuters) - Ronnie O'Sullivan started his World Championship defence with a 10-4 win over Mark Joyce on Saturday as fans were allowed back into sporting events in England for the first time this year. More than 600 tickets were sold for the three sessions at the Crucible as part of the government's pilot scheme to help sport out of lockdown after an easing of COVID-19 restrictions. Six-time world champion O'Sullivan, 45, was playing on the first day of the tournament and despite a sloppy start he never looked threatened ...
Ronnie O'Sullivan's Covid fears after being 'harassed' by a fan Otherwise, a sport where clearing one's throat is frowned upon proves the perfect place to trial the return of crowds O'Sullivan had expressed his fears about Coronavirus before the tournament began Credit: GETTY Ronnie O’Sullivan fears that his defence of the World Snooker Championship could be derailed by catching Covid-19 after he was “harassed” by a “boozed up” snooker fan before his first round win on Saturday. The defending champion was having a meal between sessions of his 10-4 victory against Mark Joyce when he ...
April 17, 2021, 4:32 am Spectators will be back inside the Crucible for the first day of the 2021 World Snooker Championships (Richard Sellers/PA) Sign up for our daily newsletter featuring the top stories from The Press and Journal. Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Spectators will return to sport on Saturday when the World Snooker Championship gets under way with the Crucible to open its doors to fans once again. The venue in Sheffield could be up to 33 per cent full on the first day of the tournament...
Fans have returned to live sport in the UK at World Snooker Championship Crucible Theatre in Sheffield was one-third full for Saturday's opening session Capacity at the venue will be ramped up as the 17-day tournament progresses Organisers hope Crucible will be full to its 980-spectator capacity for the final All in attendance had to provide evidence of a negative Covid-19 test They wore masks while watching the action and were spaced out in the seats