“We want our league to be healthy and we want the players to feel safe and healthy. “I think the whole league is in a concerned place,” said Monty McCutchen, the former official who is now an NBA executive overseeing all referee matters. Mirkovich was assigned Phoenix at Boston, Aubry got Atlanta at Cleveland and O’Connell was picked for New York at Oklahoma City. It was the first time that the NBA had to call up G League officials to work games this season. The NBA refereeing corps has had to do the same.Ī trio of G League officials - Tyler Mirkovich, Clare Aubry and Pat O’Connell - were assigned games on Friday, the NBA debuts for all three. The virus outbreak hasn’t just sent NBA teams looking for help from the G League. Trio of G League referees get NBA games amid virus issues - 2:49 p.m. Of the Bundesliga’s 18 clubs, 13 have reported coronavirus infections.
“All four players are doing well,” Gladbach said. Gladbach is also affected after reporting four positive coronavirus infections – Joe Scally, Mamadou Doucouré, Denis Zakaria and Keanan Bennetts are all in quarantine.
Neuer, who said he was suffering from light symptoms, will miss the match. It’s unclear if the five are infected with the omicron variant and whether they will miss Bayern’s game against Borussia Mönchengladbach to resume the league on Friday. The team’s return was already delayed by a day after the Bavarian club reported five COVID-19 infections – captain and goalkeeper Manuel Neuer, players Kingsley Coman, Corentin Tolisso and Omar Richards, as well as assistant coach Dino Toppmöller, all tested positive. German clubs’ preparations for the Bundesliga’s resumption after the winter break are being hampered by coronavirus infections.ĭefending champion Bayern Munich is among those worst affected, with Monday’s training session put back until the late afternoon so players and coaching staff can be tested upon their return. There’s quite a bit to play out and I think it will play out in the coming days.”Ĭoronavirus hampering German soccer clubs’ Bundesliga return - 8:46 a.m. “As far as the status relates to Novak, I think we’ll have a much clearer picture in the coming days otherwise it’s getting pretty late to show up and play the Australian Open. “We’ve still got a few charter flights coming in until the end of this week and then all the players will be here,” Tiley said. Next week, both Adelaide and Sydney will hold joint ATP-WTA tournaments.Īustralian Open chief executive Craig Tiley says there is “quite a bit to play out” before nine-time champion Djokovic shows up to play in Australia. In Adelaide, there is a joint ATP and WTA tournament this week. The men’s ATP Cup team event has been on since the weekend in Sydney, and there are three tune-up events being played this week in Melbourne as part of Tennis Australia’s “Summer Set” of tournaments - two WTA tournaments and one ATP. He is tied with Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal with 20.ĭjokovic withdrew from Serbia’s ATP Cup team last week. But there has been speculation Djokovic could apply for a medical exemption to play as he eyes a record-breaking 21st Grand Slam singles title. The top-ranked player has continually refused to reveal if he is vaccinated against COVID-19, a requirement to play in Melbourne. 1 Novak Djokovic and his participation in the Australian Open, the rest of the tennis world returns to work this week to prepare for the season’s first major beginning Jan.
While the “will he or won’t he?” question remains for No. Will Djokovic play in the Australian Open? - 9:23 a.m. A growing number of schools are looking at a return to online classes and mandatory boosters for students and staff Michigan and other schools are also requiring proof of vaccination for fans who hope to attend games or other big events. The NCAA’s membership do not have to follow the guidance, but many have already taken similar steps when it comes to quarantine and isolation protocols. The NCAA is also recommending five days of quarantine after a positive test, which falls in line with recent guidance from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Under the guidelines released Thursday, anyone beyond those timeframes will have needed to receive a booster to be considered fully vaccinated. The NCAA has updated its recommended pandemic-related protocols for winter sports athletes and teams to follow the latest federal guidelines.Īnyone will be considered fully vaccinated within two months of receiving a Johnson & Johnson single dose, within five months of completing both Pfizer doses or within six months of completing the Moderna doses.