Mastercard Inc (MA.N) has decided to temporarily remove its brands from Copa America in Brazil, although the payments company remains a sponsor of the soccer tournament, it said on Wednesday.
Questions will be asked if Sun Yang is cleared to compete at the Olympics and performs well in the Tokyo pool, given he is banned from training through official channels in China, Australia swimming chief Kieren Perkins said.
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Mount Everest, the world highest peak, and other peaks of the Himalayan range are seen through an aircraft window during a mountain flight from Kathmandu, Nepal January 15, 2020. REUTERS/Monika Deupala/File Photo
Foreigners climbed Mount Everest for the first time since Nepalâs government reopened the mountain after it was shut last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, despite recent coronavirus cases at its base camp.
Thirty-eight climbers including ten Bahraini and two British mountaineers climbed the world s highest mountain on Tuesday, according to hiking companies.
It comes as a few climbers were evacuated from the Everest base camp in April after they fell sick with COVID-19 symptoms as Nepal battles a devastating second wave of coronaviurs infections.
Musicians from the Colorado Springs Philharmonic Orchestra took part in a âMarch to Save Our Orchestraâ on June 4. Carrying signs and playing Beethoven and Brahms on kazoos, the musicians marched up and down Tejon Street to raise awareness about their ongoing contract dispute with the Colorado Springs Philharmonic Orchestra (CSPO).
While professional orchestras across the country moved to virtual performances due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the CSPO invoked a force majeure clause (circumstances beyond their control) in the collective bargaining agreement to furlough musicians in July 2020. The CSPO board of directors officially canceled the collective bargaining agreement in September 2020, again citing force majeure.
Rafa Nadal dropped a set at Roland Garros for the first time in two years but roared back to beat 10th seed Diego Schwartzman 6-3 4-6 6-4 6-0 on Wednesday and reach the French Open semi-finals.