Formula 1, spectators: The organizers of the Formula 1 race in Russia are planning to hold it in front of spectators and, according to their own information, have already started selling tickets. At the Grand Prix scheduled for September 27th, 50 percent of the grandstand capacity will be used, said Alexej Titow of the racing promoter Rosgonki to the specialist magazine Autosport: “That means that the maximum number of fans will not exceed 32,000.” Titov did not specify how many tickets had actually already been sold.
Formula 1 has been driving behind closed doors since the start of the season in early July and hopes to be able to change this over the course of the year. The organizers in Sochi are now the first to aggressively announce such a plan. On October 11th, Formula 1 is to drive at the Nürburgring.
Basketball, NBA: MVP candidate Giannis Antetokounmpo got away with a relatively mild sentence for his headbutt against Moritz Wagner and was only banned for one game by the NBA. The league announced on Wednesday (local time). The Milwaukee Bucks player had fought with national player Moritz Wagner the day before and committed the assault against the Washington Wizards professional. Antetokounmpo missed the game against the Memphis Grizzlies on Thursday due to the penalty, but is then entitled to play in the playoffs from the start. According to ESPN, it was the fourth time in his NBA career that the 25-year-old was taken off the field.
Table tennis, EM: Due to the increasing number of corona infections in Europe, the European table tennis championship planned for September in Warsaw has been postponed indefinitely. The European association ETTU announced this on Wednesday night on its website. The European Championships in singles, doubles and mixed should actually take place in the Polish capital from September 15th to 20th. “Since not all member associations could have participated under these conditions, it would not have been fair European championships,” said the Dutch ETTU President Ronald Kramer. “The safety of the players, coaches, officials, volunteers and support staff is a priority.” A new date for the individual EM has not yet been set. Because of the corona pandemic, the team World Cup in Busan, South Korea, has already been postponed to 2021. The only major international tournament that has not yet been canceled this year is the World Cup from October 16 to 18 in Düsseldorf.
Snooker, WM: Defending champion Judd Trump surprisingly failed in the quarterfinals of the Snooker World Cup in Sheffield. The English world number one had to admit defeat to his compatriot Kyren Wilson with 9:13. The “Crucible Theater curse” struck again: a player has never successfully defended his title in the year after his first World Cup triumph. Trump (30) went into the second part of the game after a weak performance the day before, 6:10 behind. There, however, he did not make the comeback he had hoped for, Wilson (28) moved into a World Cup semi-final for the second time since 2018.
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