Shock and oar: Spectators face £200 fine if they watch Boat Race from riverbank 

Shock and oar: Spectators face £200 fine if they watch the Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race from Ouse riverbank Anyone who tries to watch this year’s Boat Race from river bank could be fined Signs warning of penalties have been put up to stop crowds from gathering  Covid marshals will be there to ensure public stays away … Read more

Shock and oar: Spectators face £200 fine if they watch Boat Race from riverbank 

Shock and oar: Spectators face £200 fine if they watch the Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race from Ouse riverbank Anyone who tries to watch this year’s Boat Race from river bank could be fined Signs warning of penalties have been put up to stop crowds from gathering  Covid marshals will be there to ensure public stays away … Read more

Archaeology: Roman arena found in Turkey held gladiator fights for 20,000 spectators 1,800 years ago

Archaeologists have uncovered a Roman arena in Turkey that was ‘just like Rome’s Colosseum’ and would have hosted gladiator fights for some 20,000 spectators. The find, a national first, was revealed as part of excavations of Mastaura, an ancient city in Aydin Province. The arena was partly buried and hidden by vegetation. Its remains are well preserved … Read more

Tickets for FA Cup final at Wembley ‘may be restricted to local spectators’

Will Manchester United and Man City fans be SHUT OUT of the FA Cup final? Tickets for Wembley ‘may be restricted to local spectators’ to cut unnecessary travel with 20,000 set to be allowed in Fans from outside of London may not be able to attend this year’s FA Cup final  Manchester City, Manchester United … Read more

Chester reveal plans for 5,000 spectators to attend May festival with mass on-site Covid testing

Chester Racecourse reveal plans for 5,000 spectators a day to attend May festival with mass on-site Covid testing and racegoers given staggered arrival times to avoid congestion Chester’s entire programme last year was staged behind closed doors Organisers claim a race day will lose money with less than 5,000 spectators Plan would need approval from … Read more

Tokyo Olympics could go ahead behind-closed-doors without spectators

The Tokyo Olympics could go ahead behind-closed-doors because spectators are NOT a ‘must-have’, says IOC chief… and it’s ‘2021 or nothing’ with no chance of another postponement because of coronavirus Tokyo Games organisers are considering making the Olympics a TV-only event IOC president Thomas Bach says organisers have to be flexible with their plans  Cased … Read more

Theatre-goers and sport spectators could get 24-hour ‘Covid passes’

Theatre-goers and sport spectators could get 24-hour ‘Covid passes’ if they test negative allowing them to cram back into venues knowing they are safe Matt Hancock reveals government has thrown its weight behind new rapid tests Officials have been told to move at ‘extreme pace’ to get crowds back at events Mr Hancock says pregnancy-style … Read more

Spectators will be allowed to attend World Snooker Championship final

Spectators will be allowed to attend World Snooker Championship final as Government confirm pilot events for safe return of crowds to start at the Crucible Spectators will be allowed to attend the World Snooker Championship final Government confirmed pilot events for safe return of crowds to sport An October 1 return for fans in other … Read more