Copa America postponed from 2020 to 2021 over pandemic
Promoted Content2020 Tattoo Trends: Here’s What You’ll See This YearWhich Country Is The Most Romantic In The World?10 Risky Jobs Some Women Do5 Of The World’s Most Unique Theme ParksTop 6 Iconic Supercar MoviesEver Thought Of Sleeping Next To Celebs? This Guy Will Show YouCouples Who Celebrated Their Union In A Unique, Unforgettable Way10 Largest Cities In The World10 Outrageous Ideas That Made People Ridiculously RichBirds Enjoy Living In A Gallery Space Created For Them13 kids at weddings who just don’t give a hoot6 Interesting Ways To Make Money With A Drone Loading… The Copa America due to kick off in June in Argentina and Colombia was on Tuesday postponed by a year to 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic, organisers CONMEBOL said. Brazil won the 2019 Copa America on home soil but the 2020 edition, now postponed to 2021, was due to be played in two countries for the first time The announcement came shortly after UEFA’s decision to also push back the 2020 European Championship by 12 months. Sport and football all over the world has come to a grinding halt due to the coronavirus outbreak with the Champions League, Copa Libertadores and almost all national football leagues suspended. Other sports like tennis, golf, rugby and Formula One have also either delayed or cancelled a host of events and competitions. According to the latest figures more than 180,000 people worldwide have been affected by the coronavirus outbreak with 7,400 people dying from the COVID-19 disease. The Copa is South America’s main continental competition between national sides and had been scheduled to run from June 12-July 12. “This has hit us hard, we were really excited about staging it,” Colombia’s Sports Minister Ernesto Lucena told AFP. But “health comes before competition.” It was due to be staged for the first time in two countries rather than one, with 12 teams taking part, including invitees Australia and 2022 World Cup hosts Qatar. “It’s an extraordinary measure due to an unexpected situation, and therefore responds to the fundamental need to avoid an exponential evolution of the virus,” said CONMEBOL. The tournament is now rescheduled to run from June 11-July 11 in 2021. – ‘Copa will return’ – “It wasn’t easy to take this decision but we have to safeguard at all times the health of our sportsmen and all the stakeholders that form part of the large South American football family. “There’s no doubt that the oldest national team tournament in the world will return with renewed strength in 2021, ready to once again make the continent and the whole world vibrate with the passion that also defines us.” The decision was taken in conjunction with UEFA’s move to postpone the Euros. “We also thank UEFA and its president Aleksander Ceferin for working together and the co-ordinated decision to also postpone the 2020 Euros for the betterment of the whole football family,” added CONMEBOL. The South American governing body had decided to align the Copa, which mostly used to be played in odd years, to the Euros in order to reduce the impact on European clubs, where a large number of South American international players ply their trade. Chile’s Colombian coach Reinaldo Rueda said the decision was “coherent” with the aim of aligning the Copa to the Euros. Club football all over the world has been suspended due to the coronavirus leaving teams and leagues sweating on whether they will be able to finish the current season. The start of World Cup qualifying in South America, which was due to begin at the end of March, has also been postponed. Many governments have imposed travel restrictions and even total lockdowns on their populations’ movements. The suspension of the Copa and Euros increases the chances of domestic leagues being brought to a conclusion, as long as such social limitations are lifted in the coming weeks or months. – Champions Brazil – Brazil won the last Copa in 2019 on home soil, beating plucky outsiders Peru 3-1 in the final at Rio de Janeiro’s iconic Maracana stadium. For the next edition, the 12 competing teams have been drawn into two geographical groups, one in the north of the continent, hosted by Colombia, and the other in the south, hosted by Argentina. Australia have been drawn in the south zone and Qatar will play in the north zone. Read Also: Mikel Obi quits Trabzonspor by mutual consent The final will be played in the Estadio Metropolitano in Barranquilla, Colombia. “Obviously there are economic impacts, but for now preparations are just delayed,” said Lucena. Colombia’s only previous success was in 2001, the last time they hosted the Copa. The 2024 Copa America will be held in Ecuador. FacebookTwitterWhatsAppEmail分享 
INDIANAPOLIS — The jobless rate in Indiana remained steady in July at 5.9 percent, according to a newly released report from the Indiana Department of Workforce Development.The state reports 9,990 private sector jobs added last month with gains concentrated in the manufacturing sector. Indiana leads the nation in manufacturing growth over the past year and ranks second in manufacturing jobs added since July 2009.Officials said the unemployment rate held steady despite private sector gains due to a sizeable increase in the labor force. The unemployment rate last year was 7.6 percent.“Indiana followed up a record-breaking June by adding nearly 10,000 more private sector jobs in July,” said Scott B. Sanders, Commissioner of the Indiana Department of Workforce Development.“The Hoosier labor force has also grown by over 54,000 individuals in the past year at a rate that is more than eight times larger than the national rate of growth during the same time period, which is quite remarkable.”
At €50m plus €10m in bonuses and three youth team players, Osimhen becomes the most expensive ever Napoli signing. read also:Napoli president urges fans to be ‘patient’ with match-rusty Osimhen, UEFA The previous record holder, Chucky Lozano, has struggled to make any real impact in his first Serie A season. “We believe he can only do better, so the desire is to continue together,” added the director of sport. FacebookTwitterWhatsAppEmail分享 Loading… Napoli director of sport, Cristiano Giuntoli, has said they would like to ‘continue together’ with Hirving Lozano and admits negotiations were ‘tough’ for Victor Osimhen. The transfer guru spoke at the press conference presenting new signings Osimhen from Lille and Amir Rrahmani from Verona. “I remember Osimhen in the Under-17 World Cup and he had a great tournament. It was a tough negotiation process because it was done at a distance, so clearly we didn’t get the usual sense of whether this was going to work or not,” said Giuntoli. “Thankfully, it all went well. It was an expensive investment, but we are convinced he will do very well.”Advertisement
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Alma May Ashton, 92, of Milan passed away Wednesday, February 13, 2019 at Ripley Crossing in Milan. Alma was born Sunday, May 23, 1926 in Wheeling, West Virginia the daughter of John and Mayme (Andres) Besco. She married Ernest Ashton and he preceded her in death. She was a dental assistant and a real estate agent. She attended Zion Lutheran Church of Manchester, was past president of the Eastern Star, enjoyed her family, sewing, going on walking rallies and traveling.Alma is survived by her sons: Joe (Lynn) Ashton of Chattanooga, Tennessee and James (Wendy) Ashton of Milan; 10 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband and four sisters.Service will be held at the convenience of the family. Memorials may be given in honor of Alma to Dearborn County P.A.W.S. Sibbett-Moore Funeral Home entrusted with arrangements, Box 156, Moores Hill, IN 47032, (812)744-3280. You may go to www.sibbettmoore.com to leave an online condolence message for the family.
Rising Sun, IN—The Ohio County Convention, Tourism, and Visitors Commission is pleased to announce 2020 Marketing Grant opportunities for non-profit/501 organizations. Grants are being made available to non-profit organizations that produce tourism-related events/projects to generate visitors and overnight stays in Rising Sun/Ohio County, Indiana.To access the application/guidelines, click here.The purpose of the Marketing Grant is to defray marketing costs for brochures, posters, advertising, signs, banners, etc., that help organizations generate tourism in Rising Sun/Ohio County. Marketing Grants are available up to $5000 per event. Grant funds do not have to be paid back to the Commission. All events/projects must be held in Rising Sun/Ohio County in 2020.Applications are available at the Visitors Center located at 217 N. High Street in Rising Sun during normal business hours or by e-mailing Kendal Miller, executive director, at kendal@enjoyrisingsun.com.Submissions can be dropped off at the Visitors Center or mailed through the USPS with an event project/budget by Monday, November 4, 2019 at 4: 30 p.m. Submissions received after this date/time will be ineligible for funding in 2020. A final report will be required within three months after the close of the 2020 event/project. A signed contract between the Tourism Commission and grant awardees will also be required.
Amateur rugby competitions in France were canceled for the season on March 27 after strict social measures were put in place to deal with the outbreak.The FFR has now arranged a package that will see 14 million euros ($15 million) go to clubs to cover losses and fees for this season and a further 21 million euros ($22.5 million) for the 2020-21 season.It means they will not have to pay for such things as insurance costs and license fees.Rugby officials are waiting to see what rules the government sets out following the end of lockdown before definitively deciding if a resumption is possible in the country’s top league.___ April 28, 2020 Associated Press Athletes in track and field can apply for money from a $500,000 fund to help them get through the coronavirus pandemic.World Athletics and the International Athletics Foundation have launched the fund to help athletes who have lost income because competitions are suspended.World Athletics president Sebastian Coe says the fund will try “to help as many athletes as possible.”It’s unclear when or if the track season can begin. Diamond League meets and the Olympics have been postponed.Coe says the fund was the idea of 1,500-meter world record holder Hicham El Guerrouj. The Moroccan runner will be part of the team examining applications from athletes. Share This StoryFacebookTwitteremailPrintLinkedinRedditThe Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:___The French Rugby Federation has announced a support package worth 35 million euros ($38 million) to help ease the financial concerns of its amateur clubs during the coronavirus pandemic.
How teams qualify for the 2021 Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana is also to be resolved.Tapia tells TNT Sports “everyone wants to play again when we can, and if we have to play in January because we couldn’t do it earlier in the year, we will.”___More AP sports: https://apnews.com/apf-sports and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports,Tampa Bay Lightning advance to face Dallas Stars in Stanley Cup finals, beating New York Islanders 2-1 in OT in Game 6 The Latest: French rugby to support amateur clubs ___The end of the Argentine league soccer season is expected to be ratified by the national association executive committee.AFA president Claudio Tapia says there will be no relegation until 2022 to ease club finances burdened by the coronavirus pandemic.The end of player contracts on June 30 will be honored.Boca Juniors won the title shortly before the AFA suspended all soccer on March 15.
(BBC) – The 2020 NFL draft is to go ahead as scheduled next month but players, fans and media will not be present because of the coronavirus pandemic.It will be held April 23-25 in a television studio, with players interviewed via video conference.The draft was due to take place in Las Vegas and NFL had already cancelled all public events.NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said it “can serve a very positive purpose for our clubs, our fans, and the country”.He added: “There is no assurance that we can select a different date and be confident that conditions will be significantly more favourable than they are today.”The NFL draft is one of the biggest events in the United States’ sporting calendar, with all 32 teams recruiting talent from the American collegiate system amid wall-to-wall media coverage.About 500 000 fans attended last year’s draft in Nashville.In a memo sent to franchises, Goodell said: “We will not be bringing prospects and their families to the draft and the draft itself will be conducted and televised in a way that reflects current conditions.“All clubs should now be doing the necessary planning to conduct draft operations in a location outside of your facility, with a limited number of people present, and with sufficient technology resources to allow you to communicate internally, with other clubs, and with draft headquarters.”
The campaign for Los Angeles City Council’s 8th District seat is heating up, with candidates raising and receiving hundreds of thousands of dollars in donations and endorsements.Forescee Hogan-Rowles is hoping to defeat incumbent Bernard Parks, who is seeking his third term on the city council.A map of Los Angeles’s 8th District. Suji Pyun | Daily TrojanThe 8th District represents USC and its surrounding community as well as Baldwin Hills, Crenshaw, Chesterfield Square, Vermont Knolls and Leimert Park.Hogan-Rowles, who made an unsuccessful bid for the 8th District seat in 2003, said that the lack of improvement in the district under Parks motivated her to run again.“I ran in 2003 [for the 8th District seat] and didn’t win, but I decided that if the district wasn’t faring better in regards to business and employment than I would run again in eight years,” Hogan-Rowles said. “Things looked worse, and therefore I decided to run.”Parks is running for a third term, and he said he hopes he can continue to build on the progress and development he has brought to the 8th District since 2003.“In the first eight years we have brought $4.5 million in development to the community, led the city in job growth and renovated all of the parks and libraries in the district,” Parks said. “There is a lot to be done in the pipe lines, and I want to see these projects through.”Parks said he renovated every park and recreational facility in the 8th district. For example, the Norman O. Houston Park now has a decomposed granite jogging path, playground with rubberized surface, new picnic tables and other improvements.Both candidates have pledged to increase partnerships with USC.In cooperation with USC, Parks hopes to develop more green space and redevelop the areas north and west of campus.“I want to work in partnership with [USC] to expand the green space beyond Exposition Park,” Parks said. “I also want to work hand-in-hand with USC to renovate the houses in the North/West Park area into single family units, and assure that affordable housing is maintained in the area.”Parks also wants to work with USC to increase the scope of the plans to renovate the University Village.“I want to expand on the current plan to [the new University Village] Project to bring more jobs to the area,” Parks said.Hogan-Rowles, however, argues that Parks has so far failed to utilize the benefits of USC to improve the 8th District.“USC is a great asset to the 8th District, and the district has missed out thus far on the opportunity to use the expertise of the university to move forward,” Hogan-Rowels said. “We have a great opportunity to utilize the research function of the university to write grants to get more state and federal funding for the business community and overall desire to increase jobs.”In conjunction with USC faculty, students and administrators, Hogan-Rowles wants to increase safety in the community surrounding USC and improve the landscape in Exposition Park.“I plan to work with President [C. L. Max] Nikias, faculty and students to improve the district,” Hogan-Rowles said. Besides working more closely with USC, Hogan-Rowles wants to refurbish the business areas within the 8th District by ensuring the equal distribution of resources throughout the city.“When I was growing up the retail corridors were operating and flourishing. The dilapidation that has occurred is unacceptable,” Hogan-Rowles said. “I want to make sure that the people [of the 8th District] receive the same resources that people in wealthier districts are receiving.”Parks’ main focus, if re-elected, will be the city’s budget.“It is most important to bring the budget in line to where it is solvent and sustainable, and to address pensions, medical costs, workers compensation and salaries,” Parks said.Prior to his election to city council, Parks served as an officer for the Los Angeles Police Department.Hogan-Rowles is currently the President and CEO of Community Financial Resource Center, which provides financial resources for businesses and residents in low-income areas.The election for the 8th District seat will be held March 8.
GOTV BOXING NIGHT 13Rilwan “Baby Face†Babatunde, the light welterweight boxing star, has vowed to inflict maximum pain on Chijioke “Painless†Ngige when they clash for the vacant national title at GOtv Boxing Night 13 on 26 December.The event, which holds at the Landmark Centre, Victoria Island, will provide a proof of Baby Face’s progress since his discovery at GOtv Boxing NextGen 1 in Lagos. He is yet to suffer any loss and emerged best boxer at GOtv Boxing Night 11, winning a cash prize of N2million. “Painless will receive maximum punishment and pain. This title is something I have been dreaming of and I don’t see how Painless can stop me. I have fought better boxers like Oganla and Tombraye. They fell. Painless too will fall, but not before I inflict plenty of pain on him,†bragged the soft-spoken 22-year old.The headline bout on the night will see see Nigeria’s Oto “Joe Boy” Joseph take on Abdulrahim Ahmed of Egypt for the vacant African Boxing Union (ABU) lightweight title. The explosive Olaide “Fijaborn” Fijabi will also fight for the ABU light welterweight title against Michael “Tyson” Odhiambo of Kenya.Another important match-up is the one that will see Abolaji “Afonja Warrior†Rasheed defend his West African Boxing Union (WABU) middleweight title against Arye Ayiiteh of Ghana.The event, which will feature musical performances by Small Doctor, Simi, Falz and Reekado Banks, will equally see Rilwan “Real One” Oladosu go up against Kehinde “Ijoba” Badmus, while Jimoh “Hogan Jnr.” Lukman will fight Rilwan “Scorpion” Opatola. Both fights are in the lightweight division.In the middleweight division, Matthew “Wizeman” Obinna will fight David “Cosmos”Awosika in a challenge bout. Tickets for the event are available online at ariiyatickets.com, SLOT and Ebeano Supermarket outlets, Freedom Park and National Stadium, Lagos.Organisers have promised free bus rides for ticket holding fans from the stadium to the venue and back.Share this:FacebookRedditTwitterPrintPinterestEmailWhatsAppSkypeLinkedInTumblrPocketTelegram
Share Submit Share Related Articles Sky Bet has become the latest online UK operator, to roll out a minimum bet guarantee to its customers. The guarantee will allow punters to bet to win £500 on Class 1 and Class 2 races from 10am on the morning of the race. The new minimum bet, which also applies to restricted customers, means that Sky Bet has become the largest online bookmaker to roll out such a guarantee. Sky Bet’s racing PR manager Michael Shinners commented of the new offer: “We already offer a very competitive racing package with extra places and price boosts and the guaranteed minimum bet will hopefully prove popular with existing and potential customers.”Sky Bet’s initiative applies solely to the win part of bets and not to the each way selection, it also excludes multiple bets, nonetheless, the initiative will be seen as a step in the right direction for horse racing bettors, who have long pushed for lesser restrictions when it comes to horse racing markets. It follows on from similar initiatives by BetVictor, Betfair, William Hill and Ladbrokes Coral. The first time customers will be able to utilise Sky Bet’s minimum bet offer is at this week’s Goodwood event, which will host a total of three class 2 races. The guarantee acts as an affirmation to Sky Bet’s strong focus on providing an unrestricted fair horse racing offering, speaking at the All Party Parliamentary Betting & Gaming Group Seminar in the House of Lords earlier in the year, Sky Bet CEO Richard Flint revealed that the firm was considering moving the minimum liability from £100 to £500. The Horseracing Bettors Forum, who have long campaigned for a £500 liability guarantee, reacted to positively to the news ion a tweet which stated: “While not as comprehensive a provision as some, it is a further step in the right direction, and another operator prepared to allow previously restricted customers to have a reasonable bet on some races.” William Hill accelerates transformation agenda to overcome COVID realities August 5, 2020 StumbleUpon PokerStars moves to refresh global appeal with ‘I’M IN’ August 18, 2020 SBC Magazine Issue 10: Kaizen Gaming rebrand and focus for William Hill CEO August 25, 2020