Shadow sports minister Alison McGovern said "sports face collapse" after the announcement of a new four-week lockdown from Thursday until 2 December to combat rising Covid-19 numbers. Meanwhile, the Conservative chairman of the Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) select committee called for action to help grassroots sports. "Today I was in touch with the minister for sport to request that the blanket ban on sports like tennis and golf be lifted," said Solihull MP Julian Knight. "The [DCMS] need to answer questions ASAP unless they want more sports to face collapse," she added. external-linkMeanwhile, 11-time Paralympic gold medallist Baroness Grey-Thompson has written to Prime Minister Boris Johnson external-link urging him to keep gyms and leisure centres open during the new lockdown.

Source: BBC November 01, 2020 11:37 UTC